On the theory and practice of painting in oil and water colours, for landscape and portraits
Subtitle: including the preparation of colours, vehicles, varnishes, &c., method of painting in wax, or encaustic : also on the chemical properties and permanency of colours, &c. : with a manual of lithography
By: illustrated with plain and coloured plates ; by T. H. Fielding ...
Contributors: C. Wood & Co.
Edition: Fourth edition, much enlarged.
Publisher: Ackermann & Co.
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Painting -- Technique.; Lithography -- Technique.
Other titles: T. H. Fielding's Theory of painting; On the theory of painting
Notes: Aquatint plates are hand-coloured.

Plates 1-6 at end are hand-coloured colour samples.

Plates are unsigned.  A few are with imprint: "T. H. Fielding Pinxit" or "From Sketches by T. H. Fielding".

Etched plates 4, 7, 9-12 are the same as those used in "On the theory of painting" published in 1842 by Ackermann & Co.  See McLean O 0211.5.

Plates are the same as those used in "The theory and practice of painting in oil and water colours" published in 1852 by David Bogue.  See McLean O 0212.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-2] at end.  Includes "Directions for the Bookbinder" on p. [4] at end.

Includes "Lithography. A Manual of Lithographic Drawing and Printing.": p. [201]-236.

MASS copy: Bound in grey diagonal rib-grain cloth blocked in blind with the spine blocked in gold; a.e. speckled red.  With yellow endpapers.  With some amateur hand-colouring.  With small embossed label: "Virens Adhuc".