Pretty arts for the employment of leisure hours : a book for ladies (1879)
Davidson, Ellis A., -1878 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 118
Pretty Arts for Leisure Hours. 104 object to be delineated. The point in the picture, which is supposed to be immediately opposite to the eye, is called the Point of Sight. … Fig. 20. — Perspective. All lines, which in the object are at right angles to the picture, that is, which run directly from the spectator into the distance, converge in the drawing to the point of sight. It is of course needless to say that the view of the object depends actually on its position in…
Handicraft · Decorative arts
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