A treatise on the art of painting, in all its branches; accompanied by seventy engraved plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings of the best masters, illustrating the subject by reference to their beauties and imperfections
A 1817 London treatise on painting by Gérard de Lairesse, with engraved plates re-edited by W. M. Craig and engraved by J. Carwitham, written for students of drawing and composition. Its plates show architectural perspectives with arcades and receding courts, statues set in niches, and Roman-style stage or garden scenes, all in fine etched line with careful depth cues a designer could use for spatial structure.
