The Works of the Late Edward Dayes: Containing An Excursion Through the Principal Parts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire, with Illustrative Notes by E.W. Brayley; Essays on Painting; Instructions for Drawing and Coloring Landscapes; and Professional Sketches of Modern Artists |
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| Title | The Works of the Late Edward Dayes: Containing An Excursion Through the Principal Parts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire, with Illustrative Notes by E.W. Brayley; Essays on Painting; Instructions for Drawing and Coloring Landscapes; and Professional Sketches of Modern Artists |
| Author | Edward Dayes |
| Editor | Edward Wedlake Brayley |
| Publisher | Mrs. Dayes, 1805 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 26 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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