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Chapman, J.G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889. / The American drawing-book: a manual for the amateur, and basis of study for the professional artist: especially adapted to the use of public and private schools, as well as home instruction.
(1870 [1873 printing])
[Introduction], pp. [unnumbered]-10
'O~EO~M~ LEARN TO~TE CM LEA~NTOD~V
and, as writing is not taught to those only who are
destined to become
authors, but as forming an essential part of general
education, so is
drawing equally important to others besides professional
artists. To write
-to draw a form ~r figure that shall be recognized
as the representative
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of a letter or word, is one thing; and to be able
to design, draw, or write
such forms, upon principles of grace and accuracy-to
understand the
Art of writing-is another. Thus it is also with Drawing,
another mode
of expressing ourselves, not less useful or necessary
than that by letters
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