The art of painting in miniature on ivory ... Also, instructions for painting in wax-crayons ... To which is annexed, the art of burnishing gilding on glass / [John Payne].

  • Payne, John, active 18th century
Date:
1829
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Credit: The art of painting in miniature on ivory ... Also, instructions for painting in wax-crayons ... To which is annexed, the art of burnishing gilding on glass / [John Payne]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE ART PAINTING IN MINIATURE ©it Efcorg, IN THE MANNER PRACTISED BY THE MOST EMINENT ARTISTS IN THE PROFESSION. ALSO, INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAINTING IN WAX-CRAYONS ; Comprising, under the following Heads,— The proper Colours for Painting in Miniature ; the Nature and Properties of each, and Manner of preparing them. Rules for choosing Camel-Hair Pencils. Instructions relative to the choice of Ivory, and to bleaching and polishing it preparatory to be¬ ginning a Picture. Method of managing the Colours, in the different Sittings, in tak¬ ing a Picture from Life, or in copying from another Picture. Instructions for painting in Wax- Crayons. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, The Art of Burnished Gilding on Glass. IN A VARIETY OF BRANCHES. .1 By JOHN PAYNE. THE NINTH EDITION. I ' *•„ . ... • ■ ' LONDON: PRINTED FOR R. H. LAURIE, MAP, CHART, AND PRINT, SELLER, NO. 53, FLEET STREET. I_ 1829. . .
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