THE
PRINCIPLES
OF
DRAWING:
OR,
An Easy and Familiar Method whereby Youth are directed
in the Practice of that useful ART.

BEING
A COMPLEAT DRAWING BOOK:
CONTAINING

A curious Collection of Examples in all the Variety of Cafes;

As the several Parts of the Human Body, whole Figures, Landskips, Cattle,
Building, &c. curiously Engraved on Copper-Plates, after the Defigns of
ALBERT DURER, ABRAH. BLOEMART, CARLO MORAC, LE CLERC, HOLLAR,
and other Great Maasters.

To which is prefix'd,

AN INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING;

Containing an Account of the Infruments and Materials used in DRAWING, and the
Method of managing them; also Infructions to form the Judgment of a young Beginner,
and direct his Hand in Practice, with easy and proper Leffons for him at the firft Entrance.

ALSO,

Easy and Proper LESSONS for a YOUNG BEGINNER, with Infructions to form his
Judgment and direct his Practice.

Translated from the FRENCH of

Monfieur GERARD DE LAIRESSE,

And improved with Abftracts from C. A. DU FRESNOY.

The FIFTH EDITION.

LONDON:

Printed, and fold by THOMAS BOWLES, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and
JOHN BOWLES and Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill.

M.DCC.LII.