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A Practical Illustration of Gilpin's Day, Representing the Various Effects of Landscape Scenery from Morning till Night, in Thirty Designs from Nature


Cloudy Morning (from "A Practical Illustration of Gilpin's Day"
Rev. William Gilpin (English, 1724–1804)
John Heaviside Clark (English, 1770–1863)
Published by: Edward Orme (English, 1775–1848)
London
1811

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with hand-colored aquatints
Dimensions Legacy dimension: 14 3/4 in.
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2246
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

DescriptionWilliam Gilpin and John Heaviside Clark, A Practical Illustration of Gilpin's Day, Representing the Various Effects of Landscape Scenery from Morning till Night, in Thirty Designs from Nature by the Rev. William Gilpin, A.M. Prebendary of Salisbury, and Vicar of Boldre, near Lymington. With Instructions in, and Explanation of, the improved Method of Colouring, and Painting in Water Colours; by John Heaviside Clark, Author of an Esseay on Colouring , and Painting in Water Colours (London: Published by Edward Orme, Printseller to his Majesty, Engraver and Publisher, Bond Street, Corner of Brook Street; Printed by J. Hayes, Dartmouth Street, Westminster, 1811)
Provenance1937, bequest of William A. Sargent to the MFA.