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                           WHERE ART BEGINS

                   _Crown 8vo. cloth extra, 2s. 6d._

                            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.

       [Illustration: A NEW ZEALAND FERN-TREE GULLY [_p._ 129]]




                           WHERE ART BEGINS

                                  BY

                              HUME NISBET

                               AUTHOR OF
           'LESSONS IN ART', 'LIFE AND NATURE STUDIES' ETC.

                            [Illustration]

                        _WITH 27 ILLUSTRATIONS_

                                LONDON

                      CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY
                                 1892


                               DEDICATED

                       WITH