This vintage volume is a detailed treatise on modelling and sculpture, being a full exploration of the different methods and techniques popularly employed in these arts during the late nineteenth century. This profusely illustrated handbook will appeal to those with an interest in modern sculpting, and will be of considerable value to students of art. Contents include: ¿A Short Description of the Progress made in England During the last Thirty Years¿, ¿The Importance of Good Training, and the Facilities afforded the Student in Various Art Schools¿, ¿Modelling in its Elementary Stage and the Technique¿, ¿Modelling a Portrait Bust¿, ¿Building up a Figure or Group in the Round¿, ¿Waste Moulding and Casting¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sculpting.