An essay on a new theory of colours, and on composition in general : illustrated by coloured blots shewing the application of the theory to composition of flowers, landscapes, figures, &c

Title Variants

Uniform: Essay on light and shade, on colours, and on composition in general

By

Gartside, Mary, , author

Gardiner, Thomas, , bookseller
Miller, William, 1769-1844 , bookseller
Barfield, John, active 1790-1842 , printer
John and Arthur Arch (Firm) , bookseller

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed by J. Barfield, Wardour-Street, for T. Gardiner, Princes-Street, Cavendish-Square, W. Miller, Albemarle-Street, and I. and A. Arch, Cornhill, 1808

Edition

The second edition.

Notes

First published in 1805 as: An essay on light and shade, on colours, and on composition in general.

Pages 39-[42] are letterpress tables with watercolour samples, printed on thicker paper.

Plates comprise a hand-colored engraving and 8 watercolors.

Signatures: [A]⁴(-A4) B² C⁴(-C1) D-E⁴ F⁴(F3+chi2) G-L².

Subjects

19th century , Annotations (Provenance) , Botanical illustration , Color , Composition (Art) , England , Hand coloring , Quarto (book format) , Watercolors (paintings)

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.152944
OCLC: 1008404090