[f. WASH sb. or v.] The method of water-color drawing in which washes of color are extensively used; a picture produced by this method.
1889. J. Pennell, Pen Drawing, 305. I have heard from them more expressions of pleasure in a pen drawing … than I have ever heard given to a pencil or a wash drawing.
1892. Photogr. Ann., III. p. ccliii. Photographs from Nature, Wash Drawings, Paintings, &c.
1894. C. G. Harper, Hand-bk. Drawing, 121. Wash drawings for reproduction by half-tone process should be made upon smooth or finely grained cardboards.
1905. Athenæum, 9 Dec., 806/3. In this … Ludlow Castle … the real science of wash-drawing is shown.
