COLOUR.

COLOUR

AS A

MEANS OF ART:

BEING AN

ADAPTATION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSORS

TO THE

PRACTICE OF AMATEURS.

BY FRANK HOWARD,
AUTHOR OF "THE SKETCHER'S MANUAL," "THE SPIRIT OF SHAKSPEARE," &c.

LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
MDCCCXLIX.

Dedication

TO

SIR AUGUSTUS WALL CALLCOTT, R.A.

&c. &c. &c.

Dear Sir,

The endeavour of the present work is to fix and develope, for the benefit of the Amateur and the Student, some of the acknowledged general principles of Colouring as a means of Art, without reference to the purposes to which such Art shall be applied,—without reference to poetical expression or character, or to the imitation of the details of Nature, which are requisite for the production of great works.

And I have much pleasure in being permitted to dedicate it to you, who have so recently shown that the capability to execute in the higher walks of Art does not depend, as is erroneously supposed, upon mechanical skill attained by constant practice and devotion to one class of subjects; but upon intellectual qualifications and mental refinement, which has ever been conspicuous in your treatment of the subjects generally adorned by your pencil.

I have the honour to remain,

Your obedient Servant,

Frank Howard.

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