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Image: A New Method of Assisting the Invention in Drawing Original Compositions of Landscapes

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A New Method of Assisting the Invention in Drawing Original Compositions of Landscapes

1785
18th century

Alexander Cozens, British (English), (1717–1786)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Lift-ground aquatint and engraving on paper
Series: from A New Method of Assisting the Invention in Drawing Original Compositions of Landscapes
Edition: From the set of 43 prints with two boxes and slipcase
Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Berthold Wolpe, London
Bibliography: Wilton, Print Collector’s Quarterly, vol. 8 (1980), p. 61; George L. McKenna, Art by Chance: Fortuitous Impressions (Kansas City, MO: Nelson–Atkins Museum of Art, 1989), cat. no. 178.
Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1960
Accession Number: 1960.25.1.30

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clouds*, sets (groups)*, sky, studies (visual works)*, techniques*
  • clouds - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm002200
  • sets (groups) - Use with reference to a group of things designed to be used or viewed together. [March 1993 descriptor moved. April 1991 descriptor changed, was "sets"; alternate term changed, was 'set'.]
  • sky
  • studies (visual works) - Use for works in any medium of the visual arts that explore a subject or are preliminary to a separate, more finalized work; more finished than sketches. For representations or diagrams that clarify, usually accompanying a text, use "illustrations." [April 1993 scope note changed. May 1991 scope note changed; descriptor changed, was "studies"; alternate term changed, was 'study'. April 1991 descriptor moved.]
  • techniques - Use for the manner or method by which an activity is performed. Use "processes" when referring generally to the activities or procedures followed to produce some end, and for the actions or changes that take place in materials or objects. [May 1998 alternate descriptor changed, qualifier added. April 1993 scope note changed.]

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