The Artist's Assistant in Drawing, Perspective, Etching, Engraving, Mezzotinto-Scraping, Painting on Glass, in Crayons, in Water-Colours, and on Silks and Sattins; the Art of Japanning, &c.; Containing the Easiest and most Comprehensive Rules for the Attainment of those Truly Useful and Polite Arts, Methodically Digested, and Adapted to the Capacities of Young Beginners, Illustrated with Suitable Examples Engraved on Copper; the Sixth edition, improved
Object type: Book
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Benjamin Davies|Benjamin Johnson
Artist bio: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Artist role: Publisher|Printer
Artist nationality: American|American
Date: 1794
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving (fold-out plates)
Dimensions: 6 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (17 × 10.4 cm)
Classification: Books
Geography:  Philadelphia     
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1954
Accession year: 1954