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Title: The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Subjects: Fashion Art, Decorative
Publisher: London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ...
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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C!)e IRepositorp Of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fasliions, and Politics^ SPECIMENS OF DRAWING PAPERS. I R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, London, I ON WATER-COLOUR PAI.VTING AND MATERIALS. 51 nhicli composed, the picture. Gir- : as fresh as on the first day of theirtin and Turner \vere the first to i production. Throw off the leading-strings, and ,boldly venture upon untroddenpaths. These distinguished artistsliave been followed in rapid succes-1sioa by others, who have carriedthe art successful! v through all the Among others of the various cir-cumstances which have tended totiie groat advancement just noticed,may be mentioned the improvementswhicli have taken place in the pre-paration of colours, and in the ma- variout stag«s of improvement, till j nufacture of paper, some specimensit has attained in their hands to a of which latter article we have nowvery hiijh degree of perfection. The to introduce to the notice of ourexhibitionsof water-colour paintings ; readers. afford

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