His use of opaque body colourin watercolour, following the example set by J.M.W. Turner also proved influential. His drawings were praised by John Ruskin in Modern Painters. From the 1830s a range of papers was produced under the name of "JDH pure drawing paper", initially for Winsor and Newton. The papers, which proved popular amongst both amateur and professional artists, and which Harding used himself, were produced in white, and in shades of cream, buff and grey. They were marketed until around 1910. Winsor and Newton also produced pencils under Harding's name. Harding was a prolific author of educational manuals, and his Lessons on Art, Guide and Companion to Lessons on Art, Elementary Art, or the Use of the Chalk and Lead Pencil advocated and explained, and The Principles and Practice of Art, were widely used both in Britain and abroad. His Drawing Models and Their Uses (1854) describes the use of a range of solid forms which he prepared and marketed. He was described by Gilbert Redgrave in A History of Water Colour Painting in England as "a skilful and rapid draughtsman, though somewhat mannered, and rarely rising above the commonplace." He died at Barnes, on 4 December 1863, and was buried in Brompton Cemetery. Bibliography and references Sources External links J D Harding online (ArtCyclopedia – 10 October 2010) J D Harding's Illustrations (Victorian Web – 10 October 2010) Paintings by J D Harding (Bridgeman Art Library) 19th-century English painters English male painters English watercolourists English lithographers Landscape artists People from Deptford 1798 births 1863 deaths Burials at Brompton Cemetery 19th-century English male artists