The Young Artists' Companion; or, Drawing-Book of Studies and Landscape Embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons

1825

Not on view

Like many British watercolorists, Cox gave private lessons to amateurs. He intended this book to demonstrate to students how nature studies could be developed into finished compositions. The frontispiece displays an artist’s palette, portfolios of sketches, and paintings in progress.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Provenance

Exhibition History

References

Title: The Young Artists' Companion; or, Drawing-Book of Studies and Landscape Embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons
Artist: Written and illustrated by David Cox (British, Birmingham 1783–1859 Harborne, near Birmingham)
Engraver: Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838)
Engraver: Richard Reeve (British, 1780–1835)
Publisher: S. & J. Fuller (London)
Printer: Lancelot Harrison (British, active 1807–42)
Published in: London
Date: 1825
Medium: Illustrations: soft ground etching, aquatint, some hand-coloring
Dimensions: 8 13/16 x 11 in. (22.4 x 28 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.88.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

By David Cox

In the same medium

From the same time and place

Greenwich Hospital (recto); Study of a Building (verso), David Cox British, Watercolor over graphite (recto); graphite (verso) — Greenwich Hospital (recto); Study of a Building (verso)
David Cox
1820s

Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706) with Buff Coat, Richard Holden British, Steel, gold, leather, textile, British, London; buff coat, European — Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706) with Buff Coat
Armorer Armor attributed to Richard Holden
Armorer Helmet cheek pieces and metal plates on shoulder straps made by Daniel Tachaux
ca. 1683 and later; buff coat, 17th–18th century

Ulysses, James Joyce Irish, Soft ground etching — Ulysses
Author Written by James Joyce
Henri Matisse
Publisher G. Macy
1935

River Landscape in Wales, David Cox British, Watercolor with touches of gouache (bodycolor) over black chalk on rough paper pasted onto board — River Landscape in Wales
David Cox
ca. 1850

The grammar of ornament, Owen Jones British, Chromolithography — The grammar of ornament
Author Owen Jones
Illustrator Francis Bedford
Publisher Day & Son, Ltd., London
1856

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.