The Oxford Drawing Book, Or The Art Of Drawing, And The Theory And Practice Of Perspective: In A Series Of Letters Containing Progressive Information On Sketching, Drawing, And Colouring Landscape Scenery, Animals, And The Human Figure: With A New Method Of Practical Perspective: Detailed In A Novel, Easy, And Perspicuous Style, For The Use Of Teachers, Or For Self-Instruction. Embellished With Upwards Of One Hundred And Fifty Lithographic Drawings, From Real Views, Taken Expressly For This Work
The Oxford Drawing Book, published in 1825 by Nathaniel Whittock, is a self-instruction manual for drawing, perspective and colouring landscape, animals and the human figure, written for teachers and students. Its plates are lithographs of real views, including a Gothic abbey seen from above, a Roman inscribed arch and a large oak tree beside a fence, and they show how to build a scene from measured outline and tonal shading, useful for designers studying architectural and landscape sketching.
