The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

Ruskin's Educational series, 1st ed. (1871)

Ruskin's first catalogue of 300 works for the instruction of undergraduates and his notes on the use of particular examples.

Educational 1 cover

Catalogue of the Educational Series / 5. Landscape (Nos. 51—75) Elementary Illustrations of Landscape

    • Ruskin, John - Etching of Turner's Drawing of "Rietz, near Saumur" 51 Etching from Turner’s drawing of the banks of the Loire (in the Oxford Gallery ) . M
    • Turner, Joseph Mallord William - The Ruined Abbey at Haddington 52 Ruined abbey. Early unfinished drawing by Turner.
    • Lory, Gabriel Ludwig, and Mathias Gabriel Lory - View of the Beautiful Island (Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore) 53 Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore . Old coloured print. E
    • Lory, Gabriel Ludwig, and Mathias Gabriel Lory - View from Stresa of the Beautiful Island (Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore) 54 Isola Bella, from Stresa. Old coloured print. E
    • Gilpin, William - Early Morn 55 Early Morning. Old print after Turner, touched, I believe, by himself. E
    • Gilpin, William - Freaky Sunset 56 Sunset. Old Print after Turner. E
    • 57 Evening closing in. Old print after TurnerE
    • 58 Moonlight. Old print after Turner. E
    • Burghers, Michael - Bicester House 59 Mr. John Coker ’s Country Seat, at Burcester-King’s-end . Old print. E
    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of Turner's "Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard" 60 The Great St. Bernard . Fac-simile of Turner’s vignette for Roger’s Italy. M
    • Prout, Samuel - Kirkstall Abbey 61 Kirkstall Abbey. Pencil sketch. (Prout).
    • Turner, Joseph Mallord William - Liber studiorum - Crypt of Kirkstall Abbey 62 Kirkstall Abbey. ( Turner’s Liber Studiorum). E
    • Bromley, J. - Mezzotint of Turner's "Kirkstall Abbey, on the River Aire" 63 Kirkstall Abbey. Mezzotint after Turner. E

      • 64

      • Fribourg, Switzerland . Pen sketch, with
      • old print beneath. M
    • Chenu, Pierre, after Alexis Nicolas Perignon I - View of a Gate and the Bridge of Fribourg 65 Lucerne, Switzerland. Old print. E
    • Née, François Denis, after Alexis Nicolas Perignon I - View of the City of Luzern, taken on the Lake, near the Tuilerie 66 The Baron’s House at Zug . Old print. E
    • Née, François Denis, after Alexis Nicolas Perignon I - The Castle of the Baron of Zurlauben 67 Bridge at the Pfaffensprung, St. Gothard . Old print. E
    • 68 Bridge at the Pfaffensprung. ( Turner, Liber Studiorum). E
    • 69 The Devil’s Bridge, St. Gothard. Old print. E
    • Turner, Joseph Mallord William - Liber studiorum - Little Devil's Bridge 70 The Devil’s Bridge, St. Gothard. ( Turner, Liber Studiorum). E
    • Ruskin, John - The Kapellbrücke at Luzern 71 The Old Bridge of Lucerne . Sketch in 1862. M
    • Ruskin, John - View of Luzern from above 72 Lucerne from hill above Reuss. 1866. M
    • 73 Ponte della Pietra, Verona, with detached studies. M
    • 74 Ponte della Pietra and Ponte del Castello, Verona. M
    • 75 Farm, near Oxford. Sketch in first stage of colour. ( A. Goodwin ).

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