The principles of drawing : or, an easy and familiar method whereby youth are directed in the practice of that useful art. Being a compleat drawing book: ... To which is prefix'd, an introduction to drawing; ... Translated from the French of Monsieur Gerard de Lairesse, and improved with abstracts from C. A. Du Fresnoy.
| Author/creator | Lairesse, Gérard de |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The fifth edition. |
| Publication Info | London : printed, and sold by Thomas Bowles; and John Bowles and Son, 1752. |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 8, 2 unnumbered pages, plates ; 2⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Variant title | Les principes du dessein. English |
| General note | Titlepage in red and black. |
| General note | In the middle of the sequence of plates is a letterpress divisional titlepage for part 2. |
| General note | A translation of Gérard de Lairesse's 'Les principes du dessein'. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT212760. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |