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Elements of Drawing: Exemplified in a Variety of Figures and Sketches of Parts of the Human Form
Henry Williams (American, 1787–1830)
1814
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 18.5 x 1 cm (8 7/8 x 7 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number54.1759
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Boston: Published by H. Williams [et al.], 1814
Catalogue Raisonné
Shaw & Shoemaker 33690
Description(Boston: Published by H. Williams [et al.], 1814) 23 cm; 1 [of 3] ff., plus 20 [of 26] plates; nineteenth-century marbled paper wrappers (gray manila folder, beige cloth spine).
Diagrams of figures and parts of figures for drawing students.
Diagrams of figures and parts of figures for drawing students.
ProvenanceInscribed in pen and brown ink on front flyleaf "Miss Elizabeth Walker from her affectionate / friend / M. Balch / Jan. 3 1815"; graphite "Gift of Miss F. L. Chace / 5 Oct. 1925"; Maxim Karolik (1893-1963), by whom given to MFA, December 9, 1954.