The Artist's Assistant; or School of Science. Being an Introduction to Painting in Oil, Water, and Crayons, with Biographical Accounts of Some of the Principal Artists; The Arts of Drawing, Designing, Colouring and Engraving in all its Different Modes, on Copper and Wood; of Enamelling, Gilding on Metal, Wood, Glass and Leather; Japanning, Dying, Casting &c. with a Great Variety of Miscellaneous Information Relative to Arts and Manufactories. Illustrated with plates.

[Henry Carington Bowles (1724-1793)?]

Published by Printed for Thomas Ostell, Ave-Maria Lane by Swinnery and Ferrall, Birmingham . 1807., 1807

About this Item

Recently rebound hard back binding in quarter olive cloth, blue paper sides, cream and black paper label to the spine, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains frontispiece, (xvi), 296 printed pages of text with folding monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [Technique & Materials].

Seller Inventory # 101462

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Artist's Assistant; or School of Science. Being an Introduction to Painting in Oil, Water, and Crayons, with Biographical Accounts of Some of the Principal Artists; The Arts of Drawing, Designing, Colouring and Engraving in all its Different Modes, on Copper and Wood; of Enamelling, Gilding on Metal, Wood, Glass and Leather; Japanning, Dying, Casting &c. with a Great Variety of Miscellaneous Information Relative to Arts and Manufactories. Illustrated with plates.
• Publisher: Printed for Thomas Ostell, Ave-Maria Lane by Swinnery and Ferrall, Birmingham . 1807.
• Publication Date: 1807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good