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The text is an introduction to a book titled "Drawing from Nature and Without a Teacher," authored by Adèle V. Le Breton. It describes a method for drawing from nature starting from the very first lesson. The book was published in Paris in 1830, and the author was a student of her father, dedicated to her artistic pursuit.
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English Translation of this page:
DRAWING
FROM NATURE AND WITHOUT A TEACHER,
Following the method of Professor Le Breton,
Consisting of drawing from nature,
From the very first lesson,
By
Mrs. Adèle V. Le Breton, née Le Breton,
Painter and professor, student of her father
And author of the treatise on simplified perspective, dedicated to Her Royal Highness Mademoiselle.
In Paris,
At the author, Rue du Pot-de-Fer Saint-Sulpice, No. 20;
Banco, successor to her father, Rue Saint-Denis, No. 314;
Carilian-Gouey, bookseller of toys and shoes, Quai des Augustins, No. 41;
And at the principal booksellers of Marseille and Antwerp,
1830.