File:The American drawing-book - a manual for the amateur, and basis of study for the professional artist - especially adapted to the use of public and private schools, as well as home instruction (1847) (14803473253).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(2,558 × 2,476 pixels, file size: 474 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description
English:

Identifier: americandrawingb02chap (find matches)
Title: The American drawing-book : a manual for the amateur, and basis of study for the professional artist : especially adapted to the use of public and private schools, as well as home instruction
Year: 1847 (1840s)
Authors: Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889
Subjects: Drawing
Publisher: New York : J.S. Redfield
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
cases, it is true, but it is there. By the aid of shadows is developed the true form of the model;and to parts more or less advanced or depressed, are thereby given a location, as decided andcertain as if seen in profile. So truly can they be expressed, on a flat surface, that a sculptorcan model a bust, from a picture, and the eye may be so completely deceived, by their closerepresentation, as scarcely to distinguish the reality from its counterfeit. It is, therefore, asessentially necessary to preserve the forms, masses, and proportions, of shadows, as of the more T H E II U M A N II A N l>
Text Appearing After Image:
substantial parts of the object of imitation; and the surest way to acquire facility in expressingthem, is to proceed in precisely the same manner with them, as with other details and accessories. 88. The Hand, although more difficult to draw than the foot, not only on account of itspeculiar structure, but the great variety of action and position, of which it is capable, presentsgreater facility of study to the draughtsman, is better understood, and more familiar to our obser- 76 RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING.

Note About Images

Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Date
Source

https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14803473253/

Author Internet Archive Book Images
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail.
Flickr tags
InfoField
  • bookid:americandrawingb02chap
  • bookyear:1847
  • bookdecade:1840
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Chapman__J__G___John_Gadsby___1808_1889
  • booksubject:Drawing
  • bookpublisher:New_York___J_S__Redfield
  • bookcontributor:Harold_B__Lee_Library
  • booksponsor:Brigham_Young_University
  • bookleafnumber:22
  • bookcollection:brigham_young_university
  • bookcollection:americana
Flickr posted date
InfoField
30 July 2014


Licensing

[edit]
This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as:
  1. The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
  2. The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions;
  3. The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or
  4. The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions.

More information can be found at https://flickr.com/commons/usage/.

Please add additional copyright tags to this image if more specific information about copyright status can be determined. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Internet Archive Book Images at https://flickr.com/photos/126377022@N07/14803473253. It was reviewed on 24 September 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the No known copyright restrictions.

24 September 2015

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current00:11, 24 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 00:11, 24 September 20152,558 × 2,476 (474 KB)Fæ (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{information |description={{en|1=<br> '''Identifier''': americandrawingb02chap ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=Search&search=insource%3A%2Famericandrawingb02chap%2F fin...

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:The_American_drawing-book_-_a_manual_for_the_amateur,_and_basis_of_study_for_the_professional_artist_-_especially_adapted_to_the_use_of_public_and_private_schools,_as_well_as_home_instruction_(1847)_(14803473253).jpg&oldid=593396505"