length of time, freely and readily give their full force without the
usual delay attending the Cake Colours; they dry instantly on paper, and
are free from mildew or cracking.
=C. SMITH'S WATER COLOURS, FINELY PREPARED IN CAKES.=
L. _s._ _d._
Ultramarine 1 1 0
Burnt Carmine 7 0
Carmine 5 0
Gall Stone 5 0
Smalt 5 0
Purple Madder 5 0
Pink Madder 3 0
Intense Blue 3 0
Intense Brown 3 0
French Blue 3 0
Lemon Yellow 3 0
Cobalt 2 0
Sepia 1 6
---- Warm 1 6
Scarlet Lake 1 6
Crimson Lake 1 6
Purple Lake 1 6
Brown Madder 1 6
Indian Yellow 1 6
White, warranted permanent 1 6
=C. SMITH'S PERMANENT MOIST WHITE,=
So celebrated for its permanency and harmless nature, being quite free
from lead; useful as lights upon Tinted Paper, without ever losing its
brilliancy of Colour.
All the following One Shilling per Cake.
Gamboge
Yellow Ochre
Roman Ochre
Yellow Lake
King's Yellow
Italian Pink
Pale Chrome
Deep Chrome
Orange Chrome
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Brown Pink
Red Lead
Vermilion
Light Red
Venetian Red
Indian Red
Dragon's Blood
Antwerp Blue
Prussian Blue
Indigo
Verditer
Raw Umber
Indian Lake
Cappah Brown
Burnt Umber
Vandyke Brown
Bistre
Cologne Earth
Byrne's Brown
Neutral Tint
Payne's Grey
British Ink
Ivory Black
Blue Black
Lamp Black
Sap Green
Prussian Green
Emerald Green
Verdigris
Olive Green
Hooker's Greens
Varley's Orange
---- Dark Green
---- Warm Green
---- Warm Grey
---- Purple Grey
---- Neutral Tint
*** The above Colours kept in Powder, Bladders, and Crude state.
=WILLSON'S PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE TINTS.=
C. Smith, being of opinion that a Set of Practical Landscape Tints were
required, apart from the above positive Colours, engaged the services of
the Author of this Work to assist in forming them, which is intended to
accompany his instructions for their use, already printed. _See page
83._
They are now ready, and can be had by themselves, in a box, price
12_s._; or, with Sixteen other general Colours added, inclusive of
French Blue, Pink Madder, Cobalt, &c., L1: 6_s._
34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent
Street, London.
=WATER COLOUR, FITTED UP IN BOXES, ETC.=
L. _s._ _d._
Mahogany Slide Box, with 6 Colours and Brushes 0 6 0
---- 12 Ditto 0 12 0
---- 18 Ditto 0 18 0
---- 24 Ditto 1 4 0
Mahogany Lock Box, with 12 Colours, Brushes, &c. 0 16 0
---- 12 Colours, Drawer, &c. 1 0 0
---- 18 Ditto 1 7 0
---- 24 Ditto 1 12 0
Mahogany Lock Box, with 12 Colours, Slab, Glass, &c. 1 1 0
---- 12 Colours, Drawer, &c. 1 6 0
---- 18 Ditto 1 15 0
---- 24 Ditto 2 2 0
Mahogany Best Box, with 12 Colours, Glass Slab, &c. 1 12 0
---- 18 Ditto 2 12 6
---- 24 Ditto 3 3 0
Mahogany Best Box, with 12 Colours, Chalks, &c. 2 2 0
---- 18 Ditto 3 3 0
---- 24 Ditto 3 13 6
Rosewood Best Box, with 12 Colours, Brushes, &c. 2 12 6
---- 12 Colours, Chalk, &c. 3 3 0
---- 18 Ditto 4 14 6
---- 24 Ditto 5 5 0
Inlaid Rose and Satin Wood Boxes, 12 Colours, &c. 4 10 0
---- 18 Ditto 5 10 0
---- 24 Ditto 6 6 0
Mahogany Miniature Desk, with 12 Colours, Brushes, &c. 2 2 0
Portable Ditto, Extra Colours 4 4 0
Boxes and Cabinets fitted up with every requisite for
Painting in Oil and Water, from L6 6_s._ to 20 0 0
Mahogany Boxes, fitted up with Oil, Powder and Body
Colours
Mahogany Boxes of Liquid Colours, for Velvet and Poonah
Painting
Mahogany Boxes, with Slab and Indian Ink
Mahogany and Tin Boxes, with Chalks &c., complete
Tin Boxes fitted up with Moist Colours, &c.
=SUPERIOR HAIR PENCILS AND BRUSHES,=
Made of the Finest Sable Hair, Camel's Hair, &c., by the most perfect
English and French artists. The largest possessing the Fine Elastic
Points of the smallest, and with the advantage of containing a much
greater quantity of Colour.
Red and Brown Sable Hair Pencils
Camel Hair and Fitch ditto
Sable and Camel Hair Pencils for Miniature Painting
Sable and Camel Hair Writers
French Hog and Goat Hair Tools, round and flat
Sable, Fitch, and Camel Hair Tools, round and flat
Badger Tools, for Blending, &c.
Badger, Fitch, Hog, and Camel Hair Brushes, round and
flat, for varnishing
A variety of French Sable, Camel Hair, and other Brushes
Water Colour Softeners
Ivory Cases, to protect the points of Hair Pencils
Large Hair Pencils, for washing in clouds, &c.
Proutonian Sables, the largest ever made.
=C. SMITH'S INDELIBLE COLOURED INKS,=
REMBRANDT'S AND PROUT'S FAVOURITE TINTS FOR PEN SKETCHING, &c.
Sketches made in these Inks can be made Drawings, coloured over at any
time without fear of disturbing the Original Sketch; particularly
adapted for Prout's Architectural Subjects, such as the elaborate work
of Churches, Cathedrals, and Buildings of Venice, &c.
=C. SMITH'S PURE CUMBERLAND LEAD PENCILS,=
EQUAL TO ANY MADE.
F For General Use
FF Bold Sketching
HB Middle Shade
B Shading
BB Black Shading
BBB Extra Shading
HHHH Finest Lines
HHH Engineering
HH Architecture
H Fine Outline
Common Pencils for Schools, Pocket-Book Pencils, various. Also,
Mordan's, Brookman and Langdon's, and Dobbs's Pencils.
34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent
Street, London.
=SOLID SKETCH BOOKS.=
With Compressed Leaves, made of thin and thick White, Drab, Yellow, and
Grey Drawing Papers, forming a solid packet of thirty or forty leaves,
each of which can be easily separated from the others by the
introduction of a pen-knife underneath.
=WOVE AND CARTRIDGE DRAWING PAPERS.=
Demy 20 by 15
Medium 22 -- 17
Royal 24 -- 19
Super Royal 27 -- 19
Imperial 30 -- 21
Colombier 34 -- 23
Atlas 34 -- 26
Double Elephant 40 -- 26
Antiquarian 52 -- 31
Extra Antiquarian 56 -- 40
Emperor, the largest size paper, 68 inches by 48 inches. Rough,
Extra-thick, Tinted, and Hot pressed Papers, Drawing Cartridge Papers,
for Architects, &c., Crayon, Tinted, London and Bristol Boards, English
and French Tracing Papers, to 60 in. by 40 in.
=HARDING'S NEW DRAWING PAPER,=
Made pure and perfectly free from any chemical agency that will tend to
fade the Colours or alter their Tint. Recommended to those who paint
with Body Colours, &c.
=C. SMITH'S MATERIALS FOR SKETCHING IN WATER COLOURS.=
Compressed Paper, in Packets
Sketching Books of all kinds
Sketching Folios and Portfolios
Albums and Scrap Books
Sketching Books, with Boxes attached
Sketching Desks for the Neck
Parlour's Patent Sketching Instrument and Camera Lucidas
and Obscuras
Desks, with Colours, &c., for ditto
Stands and Tables for ditto
Camp and other Seats for Sketching
Japanned Tin Boxes, with Moist Colours, Cups, Bottles,
&c., for Sketching
Fixed Sketching Inks and Reed Pens
Ditto, in Cases for Travelling, &c.
Drawing and Sketching Boards
Liquid Sepia, for Drawing
Leather Cases, for Colours, Brushes, &c.
Creta Laevis Crayons, or different Colours that work dry
or with water
Portable Cases, containing a Seat, Book, Box, &c. for
Sketching
Artists' Umbrellas, to shade the sun
Seat and Table combined, for Sketching
India Rubber Water Bottles
India Ink of the finest quality, warranted genuine
=C. SMITH'S SUPERIOR NEW DRAWING BOARDS,=
For straining thick or thin Drawing Paper more efficiently, and much
more easily, without pasting or cutting; also fitted up with Colours,
Brushes, Saucers, &c.
=C. SMITH'S MATERIALS FOR SKETCHING AND PAINTING IN OIL COLOURS.=
Prepared Paper and Millboards, for Sketching from Nature, &c.
Prepared Panels and Cloths, and Tickens on or off frames
Tin Boxes for Oil Colours, &c.
Portable ditto for Sketching
Oil Colours in Cakes and Bottles (see Wilson's Letter)
Tin Oil Cups, and Cups for Washing Brushes
Steel, Ivory, and Horn Palette Knives
Mahogany and Satin Wood Palettes
Bladder Colours, Powder Colours, and Raw Colours
Rack, Folding, and Upright Easels
Desk and Table Easels
Nut, Poppy, Linseed, and Drying Oils
Mastic, Copal, and Spirit Varnishes
Turpentine Gold Size, Asphaltum and M'Guelph
Glass, Stone, and Earthen Slabs and Mullers
Maul or Rest Sticks
Charcoal and Pipe Clay
Bladder Colour Nobs
Oil Box and Easel combined
C. Smith's new invented Telescope portable Cane Easels,
extremely light, for Sketching
Compressed Oil Papers for Sketches
34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent
Street, London.
=NEW CAMERA OBSCURAS.=
For Sketching, so contrived, that any person with a slight knowledge of
Drawing can use them without difficulty, straining the sight, or
previous practice. The images, being reflected on paper, require nothing
more than tracing their outlines.
=MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS.=
Mathematical Instruments
Dividers and Compasses
Tee Squares and Triangles
Flat, Parallel and Stationer's Rulers
Tracers, Erasing and Pen Knives
Drawing Pins and Indian Glue
Crow Quills and Pens
Deal and Mahogany Clamped Boards
Boxes of Juvenile Colours, &c.
Conte's Black, White, and Red Chalks
Vancouver's Cement for mending China
Black Lead Powder, and Crayons for Stumping
Best Italian Black, White, and Red Chalks, in Crayons
and Pencils
Lithographic and French Chalks
Cabinet Saucers in Cases
Indian Rubber and Sponge
Black Lead, in Cakes, for Mezzotinting
Indelible Marking Ink, for Linen
Ox Gall, in Pots and Liquid
Gold and Silver, in Shells, Saucers, and Leaves
Gold, Silver, Copper, and Green Bronzes
Ivories for Miniature Painting
Gum Water for ditto, &c.
Leather, Paper, and Cork Stamps
Improved Holders and Portcrayons
Harding's Silver Crayon Holders
Oriental Tinting Paper
White and Coloured Tissue Paper
Sponge Pencils
=C. SMITH'S NEW INVENTED WATER-COLOUR CREAM.=
A M'Guelph, or Medium, for using with Water-Colours, either transparent
or semi-opaque, for obtaining opaque masses of colour or glazing. Drying
slower than water, and not so fluid, enables the touch to be preserved
where required without hard ridges.
Soft Swiss and French Crayons
Harding's Lithographic Drawing Books
Sketches, Tinted Paper, &c.
Fixing Liquid for Chalk Drawings, &c.
Varley's and Hayter's Perspectives
Cooper's Studies of Cattle
Modelling Tools
Leather and Paper Pencil Cases
Finest Quality Indian Ink
Best Clear Vellum
Ink Stones and Saucers
Slabs, Tiles, and Palettes in great variety
Ivory and other Pencil Racks
Glass Frames for Tracing
Graining Combs
Photogenic Materials
Patterns for Irregular Lines
Fixing Liquid for Chalk Drawings, &c.
New Perspective Parallel Rulers
Prout's Hints on Light, Shadow, &c.
---- Figures for Landscapes, &c.
Merimee's Oil Painting
Cawse's ditto
Howard's Sketcher's Manual
---- on Colour
Laporte's Studies of Trees
A great variety of Juvenile Lithographic Drawing Books of Landscapes,
Animals, and the Human Figure, and other Popular Works on Drawing and
Painting.
=SHADE'S DRAWING AND PERSPECTIVE MODELS.=
For the practice of young students in obtaining a knowledge of the first
rudiments of Perspective Drawing, Light and Shade, &c. with numerous
illustrations explanatory of the infinite variety of useful Drawing
Studies they are capable of forming together. To be had complete in
boxes, price 10_s._ 6_d._ and L1 1_s._
A variety of Miniature Models of Churches, Cottages, Castles, &c. &c.;
lent out for the use of early in-door Landscape Students, as a
substitute for Nature.
Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation.
_October, 1841._
34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent
Street, London.
J. D. HARDING'S WORKS,
PUBLISHED BY TILT AND BOGUE.
HARDING'S DRAWING BOOK, 1841. Sketches in Sepia and Chalk, partly
original and partly selected. Six Nos. 3s. 6d. each; half morocco, 24s.
SKETCHES AT HOME AND ABROAD, containing more than Sixty Views, tinted in
imitation of the Original Drawings. Imperial folio, half-bound morocco,
L6. 6s.
*** This splendid work has been entirely drawn on Stone by Mr. HARDING
_himself_, and printed under his immediate inspection. The resemblance
to the Original Sketches is complete, and each Subject may be considered
as a _bona fide_ and first-rate Drawing.
ELEMENTARY ART: THE USE OF THE LEAD-PENCIL ADVOCATED AND EXPLAINED. New
Edition. Imperial 4to. cloth, price L2. 2s.
*** The object of this work is to teach the young Student and the
Amateur, by the practical use of the simplest (but most valuable)
instrument in art--_the Lead-pencil_--how they may study Nature and
acquire Art with the certainty of eventual success, and also to furnish
them with assistance to which they may continually refer in the absence
of their Master. The work is illustrated by Twenty-eight Lithographic
Drawings by Mr. HARDING, and he has followed as nearly as possible the
course which his experience in actual instruction has suggested to him.
HARDING'S DRAWING BOOK, 1837. Each Number of this Work contains Four
Studies, including in the whole a great variety of subjects. The whole
are printed on India Paper, price 3s. each Part; or 21s. neatly
half-bound.
HARDING'S DRAWING BOOK, 1838. A Series of advanced Studies, printed in
Mr. HARDING'S new tinted style. Imperial 4to. Six Nos. 3s. each; or,
neatly half-bound morocco, 21s.
HARDING'S PORTFOLIO. Twenty-four highly-finished Sketches, tinted in
exact imitation of the Original Drawings. Half-morocco, price 21s.; or,
coloured, 31s. 6d.
HARDING'S EARLY DRAWING BOOK, consisting entirely of Elementary Studies
for Beginners. Six Nos. 1s. 6d. each; or, bound in cloth, 10s. 6d.
NEW AND POPULAR DRAWING-BOOKS,
PUBLISHED BY TILT AND BOGUE.
PROUT'S MICROCOSM; or Artist's Sketch-Book of Groups of Figures,
Shipping, and other Picturesque Objects. By SAMUEL PROUT, F.S.A. Printed
in tints. Imperial 4to. Six Nos. 4s. each, or, neatly bound, 24s.
PROUT'S ELEMENTARY DRAWING BOOK of Landscapes, Buildings, &c. Six Nos.
1s. 6d.; cloth, 10s. 6d.
SKETCH BOOK OF SHIPPING AND CRAFT. By W. M. GRUNDY. In Progressive
Studies. Six Nos. 1s. 6d.; cloth, 10s. 6d.
ANDREW'S PROGRESSIVE DRAWING BOOK OF FLOWERS. Six Nos. coloured, 1s.
6d.; cloth, very neat, 9s.
BARRAUD'S STUDIES OF ANIMALS. Lithographed by FAIRLAND. Six Nos. large
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JULIEN'S STUDIES OF HEADS. Selected or Drawn from Nature. Six Nos. 2s,;
cloth, 14s.
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ZEITTER'S STUDIES OF ANIMALS AND RUSTIC GROUPS. Six. Nos. 1s.; cloth,
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LESSONS IN FLOWER PAINTING. Drawn and coloured after Nature, by JAMES
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HARLEY'S LANDSCAPE DRAWING BOOK. Six Nos. 1s.; cloth, 7s. 6d.
PHILLIPS' FAMILIAR LIFE. Etchings of Figures, Groups, &c. Three Nos. 1s.
6d.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Text uses both "development" and "developement."
Contents, "71" changed to "70"
(OF BACKGROUNDS 70)
Page 13, "Park-corner" changed to "Park Corner" (park-gates at Hyde Park
Corner)
Page 52, "invole" changed to "involve" (light and shade may involve)
Page 78, "Jupitor" changed to "Jupiter" (Temple of Jupiter Tonans)
End of Project Gutenberg's The Use of a Box of Colours, by Harry Willson