An illustrated outline of the historical development of outdoor drawing instruction. The author describes the drawing lessons of the realists, pietistic pedagogy, and drawing instruction at the first secondary schools, reform attempts at the end of the 18th century, Pestalozzi's methods, net and stigmatic drawing, the method of the Dupuis brothers, supporters of drawing instruction, school reforms, and much more. Illustrated with 72 black and white images. Reprint of the original edition from 1892.