The elements of drawing : in three letters to beginners / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations drawn by the author.

John Ruskin

RA Collection: Book

Record number

15/5342

Author

Edition

Second Edition

Imprint

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1857

Physical Description

xxii, 359 p.: illus.; 195 mm.

General Note

The printer statement is found on the verso of the title-page (and at the foot of page 359): 'London: / Printed by Spottiswoode & Co. / New-street Square.'
Loosely inserted in the back of the book is a letter on thin paper, addressed to Ruskin, written from Dusseldorf, 26 August 1872, by Lloyd Mifflin. It was seemingly never sent.

Provenance

Pencil signature on the front pastedown, 'F Short'.
A sheet of paper pasted to the front free endpaper written in ink and headed: 'Note from George Allen Edition 1902 [?]'. The notes relate to Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing and its editions. [Writer of these notes unidentified.]

Binding Note

Bound in green cloth with the spine lettered in gilt, 'The / Elements / Of / Drawing / - / Ruskin' and 'London / Smith, Elder & Co.'

Subject

Drawing - Drawing Technique - Drawing Study and teaching

Contributors

Sir Frank Short RA, previous owner
Lloyd Mifflin, previous owner?
John Ruskin, source artist
Smith, Elder and Company (London), publisher
Spottiswoode and Company (London), printer