How to paint : a complete compendium of the art designed for the use of the tradesman, mechanic, merchant, and farmer, and to guide the professional painter ... (1874)
Gardner, F. B. (Franklin B.) · New York : S.R. Wells · leaf 54
CHAPTER YI. HVmng Jpaint. … 5. Durability. It is not always within the power of the painter to adjust the first mentioned quality, for, as shown elsewhere, some pigments are opaque, others transparent; and no art known to the painter can change these peculiarities, vet, he may so combine them when making colors and shad.es,…
Painting, Industrial
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