Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643

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The author and illustrator Henry Peacham wrote some of the earliest instructional works on graphic arts in English intended specifically for non-professionals, or gentlemen. The first of these publications was The art of drawing with the pen (London, 1606), a treatise on drawing and watercolors. In 1612, this work was expanded and retitled Graphice. The work was reissued the same year, with a new frontispiece, as The gentleman's exercise. Further expansions appeared in 1634 and 1661. Cf. Levy, F.J. "Henry Peacham and The Art of Drawing." Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. Vol. 37 (1974), pp. 174-190.

From the description of The first booke of drawing & limning, circa 1700?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702181109

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associatedWith Osborn, William. person
associatedWith Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), b. 1851, person
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Drawing
Drawing
Glass painting and staining
Heraldry
Landscape drawing
Painting
Paint mixing
Watercolor
Workshop recipes
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Birth 1576

Death 1643

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