CHARLES SMITH'S, late SMITH & WARNER'S,
Reading edition
SUPERIOR IMPROVED MOIST WATER COLOURS,
Suitable for sketching from Nature, which retain their moisture for a length of time, freely and readily give their full force without the usual delay attending the Cake Colours; they dry instantly on paper, and are free from mildew or cracking.
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C. SMITH'S WATER COLOURS, FINELY PREPARED IN CAKES.
£. s. d.
Ultramarine1 1 0
Burnt Carmine 7 0
Carmine 5 0
Gall Stone 5 0
Smalt 5 0
Purple Madder 5 0
Pink Madder 3 0
Intense Blue 3 0
Intense Brown 3 0
French Blue 3 0
Lemon Yellow 3 0
Cobalt 2 0
Sepia 1 6
—— Warm 1 6
Scarlet Lake 1 6
Crimson Lake 1 6
Purple Lake 1 6
Brown Madder 1 6
Indian Yellow 1 6
White, warranted permanent 1 6
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C. SMITH'S PERMANENT MOIST WHITE,
So celebrated for its permanency and harmless nature, being quite free from lead; useful as lights upon Tinted Paper, without ever losing its brilliancy of Colour.
All the following One Shilling per Cake.
GambogeRed LeadCappah BrownSap Green
Yellow OchreVermilionBurnt UmberPrussian Green
Roman OchreLight RedVandyke Brown Emerald Green
Yellow LakeVenetian Red BistreVerdigris
King's YellowIndian RedCologne EarthOlive Green
Italian PinkDragon's Blood Byrne's BrownHooker's Greens
Pale ChromeAntwerp BlueNeutral TintVarley's Orange
Deep ChromePrussian BluePayne's Grey—— Dark Green
Orange Chrome IndigoBritish Ink—— Warm Green
Raw SiennaVerditerIvory Black—— Warm Grey
Burnt SiennaRaw UmberBlue Black—— Purple Grey
Brown PinkIndian LakeLamp Black—— Neutral Tint
*** The above Colours kept in Powder, Bladders, and Crude state.
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WILLSON'S PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE TINTS.
C. Smith, being of opinion that a Set of Practical Landscape Tints were required, apart from the above positive Colours, engaged the services of the Author of this Work to assist in forming them, which is intended to accompany his instructions for their use, already printed. See page 83.
They are now ready, and can be had by themselves, in a box, price 12s.; or, with Sixteen other general Colours added, inclusive of French Blue, Pink Madder, Cobalt, &c., £1: 6s.
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34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent Street, London.
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WATER COLOUR, FITTED UP IN BOXES, ETC.
£.s.d.
Mahogany Slide Box, with 6 Colours and Brushes0 6 0
—— 12 Ditto0 12 0
—— 18 Ditto0 18 0
—— 24 Ditto1 4 0
Mahogany Lock Box, with 12 Colours, Brushes, &c.0 16 0
—— 12 Colours, Drawer, &c.1 0 0
—— 18 Ditto1 7 0
—— 24 Ditto1 12 0
Mahogany Lock Box, with 12 Colours, Slab, Glass, &c.1 1 0
—— 12 Colours, Drawer, &c.1 6 0
—— 18 Ditto1 15 0
—— 24 Ditto2 2 0
Mahogany Best Box, with 12 Colours, Glass Slab, &c.1 12 0
—— 18 Ditto2 12 6
—— 24 Ditto3 3 0
Mahogany Best Box, with 12 Colours, Chalks, &c.2 2 0
—— 18 Ditto3 3 0
—— 24 Ditto3 13 6
Rosewood Best Box, with 12 Colours, Brushes, &c.2 12 6
—— 12 Colours, Chalk, &c.3 3 0
—— 18 Ditto4 14 6
—— 24 Ditto5 5 0
Inlaid Rose and Satin Wood Boxes, 12 Colours, &c.4 10 0
—— 18 Ditto5 10 0
—— 24 Ditto6 6 0
Mahogany Miniature Desk, with 12 Colours, Brushes, &c.2 2 0
Portable Ditto, Extra Colours4 4 0
Boxes and Cabinets fitted up with every requisite for Painting in Oil and Water, from £6 6s. to20 0 0
Mahogany Boxes, fitted up with Oil, Powder and Body Colours
Mahogany Boxes of Liquid Colours, for Velvet and Poonah Painting
Mahogany Boxes, with Slab and Indian Ink
Mahogany and Tin Boxes, with Chalks &c., complete
Tin Boxes fitted up with Moist Colours, &c.
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SUPERIOR HAIR PENCILS AND BRUSHES,
Made of the Finest Sable Hair, Camel's Hair, &c., by the most perfect English and French artists. The largest possessing the Fine Elastic Points of the smallest, and with the advantage of containing a much greater quantity of Colour.
Red and Brown Sable Hair Pencils
Camel Hair and Fitch ditto
Sable and Camel Hair Pencils for Miniature Painting
Sable and Camel Hair Writers
French Hog and Goat Hair Tools, round and flat
Sable, Fitch, and Camel Hair Tools, round and flat
Badger Tools, for Blending, &c.
Badger, Fitch, Hog, and Camel Hair Brushes, round and flat, for varnishing
A variety of French Sable, Camel Hair, and other Brushes
Water Colour Softeners
Ivory Cases, to protect the points of Hair Pencils
Large Hair Pencils, for washing in clouds, &c.
Proutonian Sables, the largest ever made.
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C. SMITH'S INDELIBLE COLOURED INKS,
REMBRANDT'S AND PROUT'S FAVOURITE TINTS FOR PEN SKETCHING, &c.
Sketches made in these Inks can be made Drawings, coloured over at any time without fear of disturbing the Original Sketch; particularly adapted for Prout's Architectural Subjects, such as the elaborate work of Churches, Cathedrals, and Buildings of Venice, &c.
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C. SMITH'S PURE CUMBERLAND LEAD PENCILS,
EQUAL TO ANY MADE.
F For General Use
FF Bold Sketching
HB Middle Shade
B Shading
BB Black Shading
BBB Extra Shading
HHHH Finest Lines
HHH Engineering
HH Architecture
H Fine Outline
Common Pencils for Schools, Pocket-Book Pencils, various. Also, Mordan's, Brookman and Langdon's, and Dobbs's Pencils.
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34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent Street, London.
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SOLID SKETCH BOOKS.
With Compressed Leaves, made of thin and thick White, Drab, Yellow, and Grey Drawing Papers, forming a solid packet of thirty or forty leaves, each of which can be easily separated from the others by the introduction of a pen-knife underneath.
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WOVE AND CARTRIDGE DRAWING PAPERS.
Demy20 by 15
Medium22 — 17
Royal24 — 19
Super Royal27 — 19
Imperial30 — 21
Colombier34 — 23
Atlas34 — 26
Double Elephant40 — 26
Antiquarian52 — 31
Extra Antiquarian 56 — 40
Emperor, the largest size paper, 68 inches by 48 inches. Rough, Extra-thick, Tinted, and Hot pressed Papers, Drawing Cartridge Papers, for Architects, &c., Crayon, Tinted, London and Bristol Boards, English and French Tracing Papers, to 60 in. by 40 in.
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HARDING'S NEW DRAWING PAPER,
Made pure and perfectly free from any chemical agency that will tend to fade the Colours or alter their Tint. Recommended to those who paint with Body Colours, &c.
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C. SMITH'S MATERIALS FOR SKETCHING IN WATER COLOURS.
Compressed Paper, in Packets
Sketching Books of all kinds
Sketching Folios and Portfolios
Albums and Scrap Books
Sketching Books, with Boxes attached
Sketching Desks for the Neck
Parlour's Patent Sketching Instrument and Camera Lucidas and Obscuras
Desks, with Colours, &c., for ditto
Stands and Tables for ditto
Camp and other Seats for Sketching
Japanned Tin Boxes, with Moist Colours, Cups, Bottles, &c., for Sketching
Fixed Sketching Inks and Reed Pens
Ditto, in Cases for Travelling, &c.
Drawing and Sketching Boards
Liquid Sepia, for Drawing
Leather Cases, for Colours, Brushes, &c.
Creta Lævis Crayons, or different Colours that work dry or with water
Portable Cases, containing a Seat, Book, Box, &c. for Sketching
Artists' Umbrellas, to shade the sun
Seat and Table combined, for Sketching
India Rubber Water Bottles
India Ink of the finest quality, warranted genuine
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C. SMITH'S SUPERIOR NEW DRAWING BOARDS,
For straining thick or thin Drawing Paper more efficiently, and much more easily, without pasting or cutting; also fitted up with Colours, Brushes, Saucers, &c.
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C. SMITH'S MATERIALS FOR SKETCHING AND PAINTING IN OIL COLOURS.
Prepared Paper and Millboards, for Sketching from Nature, &c.
Prepared Panels and Cloths, and Tickens on or off frames
Tin Boxes for Oil Colours, &c.
Portable ditto for Sketching
Oil Colours in Cakes and Bottles (see Wilson's Letter)
Tin Oil Cups, and Cups for Washing Brushes
Steel, Ivory, and Horn Palette Knives
Mahogany and Satin Wood Palettes
Bladder Colours, Powder Colours, and Raw Colours
Rack, Folding, and Upright Easels
Desk and Table Easels
Nut, Poppy, Linseed, and Drying Oils
Mastic, Copal, and Spirit Varnishes
Turpentine Gold Size, Asphaltum and M'Guelph
Glass, Stone, and Earthen Slabs and Mullers
Maul or Rest Sticks
Charcoal and Pipe Clay
Bladder Colour Nobs
Oil Box and Easel combined
C. Smith's new invented Telescope portable Cane Easels, extremely light, for Sketching
Compressed Oil Papers for Sketches
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34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent Street, London.
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NEW CAMERA OBSCURAS.
For Sketching, so contrived, that any person with a slight knowledge of Drawing can use them without difficulty, straining the sight, or previous practice. The images, being reflected on paper, require nothing more than tracing their outlines.
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MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS.
Mathematical Instruments
Dividers and Compasses
Tee Squares and Triangles
Flat, Parallel and Stationer's Rulers
Tracers, Erasing and Pen Knives
Drawing Pins and Indian Glue
Crow Quills and Pens
Deal and Mahogany Clamped Boards
Boxes of Juvenile Colours, &c.
Conte's Black, White, and Red Chalks
Vancouver's Cement for mending China
Black Lead Powder, and Crayons for Stumping
Best Italian Black, White, and Red Chalks, in Crayons and Pencils
Lithographic and French Chalks
Cabinet Saucers in Cases
Indian Rubber and Sponge
Black Lead, in Cakes, for Mezzotinting
Indelible Marking Ink, for Linen
Ox Gall, in Pots and Liquid
Gold and Silver, in Shells, Saucers, and Leaves
Gold, Silver, Copper, and Green Bronzes
Ivories for Miniature Painting
Gum Water for ditto, &c.
Leather, Paper, and Cork Stamps
Improved Holders and Portcrayons
Harding's Silver Crayon Holders
Oriental Tinting Paper
White and Coloured Tissue Paper
Sponge Pencils
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C. SMITH'S NEW INVENTED WATER-COLOUR CREAM.
A M'Guelph, or Medium, for using with Water-Colours, either transparent or semi-opaque, for obtaining opaque masses of colour or glazing. Drying slower than water, and not so fluid, enables the touch to be preserved where required without hard ridges.
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Soft Swiss and French Crayons
Harding's Lithographic Drawing Books
Sketches, Tinted Paper, &c.
Fixing Liquid for Chalk Drawings, &c.
Varley's and Hayter's Perspectives
Cooper's Studies of Cattle
Modelling Tools
Leather and Paper Pencil Cases
Finest Quality Indian Ink
Best Clear Vellum
Ink Stones and Saucers
Slabs, Tiles, and Palettes in great variety
Ivory and other Pencil Racks
Glass Frames for Tracing
Graining Combs
Photogenic Materials
Patterns for Irregular Lines
Fixing Liquid for Chalk Drawings, &c.
New Perspective Parallel Rulers
Prout's Hints on Light, Shadow, &c.
—— Figures for Landscapes, &c.
Merimeé's Oil Painting
Cawse's ditto
Howard's Sketcher's Manual
—— on Colour
Laporte's Studies of Trees
A great variety of Juvenile Lithographic Drawing Books of Landscapes, Animals, and the Human Figure, and other Popular Works on Drawing and Painting.
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SHADE'S DRAWING AND PERSPECTIVE MODELS.
For the practice of young students in obtaining a knowledge of the first rudiments of Perspective Drawing, Light and Shade, &c. with numerous illustrations explanatory of the infinite variety of useful Drawing Studies they are capable of forming together. To be had complete in boxes, price 10s. 6d. and £1 1s.
A variety of Miniature Models of Churches, Cottages, Castles, &c. &c.; lent out for the use of early in-door Landscape Students, as a substitute for Nature.
Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation.
October, 1841.
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34, Marylebone Street, Piccadilly, the end of the Quadrant, Regent Street, London.