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LESSONS IN ART.

By HUME NISBET.

With 22 Illustrations by the Author.

‘A book which merits prompt and hearty recognition.... Mr. Nisbet is himself an accomplished artist, and the book is the outcome of long years spent in the attempt to teach others the principles and laws of painting and drawing.... Mr. Nisbet possesses such an enviable faculty of clear and attractive exposition that this little book is sure to make its own welcome.’—Leeds Mercury.

‘A readable little volume.... The author has endeavoured to write out some of the strictly necessary rules and laws of drawing and painting for the use of students, so that they may be able to work at home, and spare their masters a number of questions if they are at art schools. The book deals with drawing and painting in water and oil colour, and concludes with “Hints on General Art.”... Art students will, no doubt, find the little work helpful, and the general reader may dip into it with pleasure.’—Pall Mall Gazette.

‘A very useful book for young students.... Mr. Nisbet has a knack of explanation so clear and pointed that few can fail to understand the many practical hints with which the little book abounds.... The book may be cordially commended.’—Scotsman.

‘A most entertaining as well as instructive book, that will commend itself to young and old alike. To the author’s experience as an art teacher is doubtless due the lucid manner in which he writes. The completeness and range of the lessons are remarkable.’—Manchester Examiner.

‘The advice given will certainly succeed in its aim of enabling art students to work at home and “spare their masters a number of questions.” Equally helpful will be the examples of drawing and painting with which the letterpress is relieved, and which is invariably of a high order of merit.’—Scottish Leader.

‘Quite one of the best books of the kind which we have recently encountered is Mr. Nisbet’s “Lessons in Art”; a little volume filled with sound and practical advice, and charmingly illustrated.... This little book possesses distinct merit, and that of a kind which is never too common in popular manuals.’—Speaker.

‘With this book at hand no one need be at a loss, and may, by attending to the valuable instructions given, become not only proficient, but attain to a meritorious position as an artist.’—Stirling Journal.

‘The first part of the book treats of drawing, and is in the main practical in aim and useful as guidance.’—Saturday Review.

‘A very useful handbook for beginners.’—Graphic.

‘A book written by a teacher who is an artist, and who fortunately remembers that he has been a student, and doubtless this is why the sympathies of his readers are promptly enlisted.’—Daily Chronicle.

’“Lessons in Art” should prove of use to both pupils and teachers.’—Morning Post.

‘As a teacher in the old School of Arts, Edinburgh, Mr. Nisbet may be credited with knowing the kind of questions which students are likely to ask, and he has here answered them in theoretical and practical detail.’—Glasgow Herald.

London: CHATTO & WINDUS, 214 Piccadilly, W.