Three essays : On picturesque beauty; On picturesque travel; and On sketching landscape : with a poem, on landscape paintingTo these are now added two essays, giving an account of the principles and mode in which the author executed his own drawings. . CONTENT s. CHAPTER I. 1 he principles of painting confidered, as far as they relate to prints Page i CHAP. II. Obfervations on the different kinds of prints 2 CHAP. III. Characters of the moil noted matters - 43 CHAP. IV. Remarks on particular prints «• 127 CHAP. v. Cautions in collecting prints - 165. CHAP. I. The principles of Painting confide
Three essays : On picturesque beauty; On picturesque travel; and On sketching landscape : with a poem, on landscape paintingTo these are now added two essays, giving an account of the principles and mode in which the author executed his own drawings. . CONTENT s. CHAPTER I. 1 he principles of painting confidered, as far as they relate to prints Page i CHAP. II. Obfervations on the different kinds of prints 2 CHAP. III. Characters of the moil noted matters - 43 CHAP. IV. Remarks on particular prints «• 127 CHAP. v. Cautions in collecting prints - 165. CHAP. I. The principles of Painting confidered, fo far asthey relate to Prints,. A Painting, or picture, is diftinguifhedfrom a print only by colouring, and themanner of execution. In other re(pec~ts, thefoundation of beauty is the fame in both ; andwe confider a print, as we do a picture, in adouble light, with regard to the whole, andwith regard to its parts. It may have an agree-able effect as a whole, and yet be very culpablein its parts. It may be likewife the man may make a good appearance on thewhole; though his limbs, examined feparately,may be wanting in exact proportion. His limbson the other hand, may be exactly formed, andyet his perfon, on the whole, may be awkward,and difpleafing. To make a print agreeable as a whole, obfervance of thofe rules is neceffary, B which ( 2 ) which relate to defign, difpofition, keeping, andthe dijlribiition of light: to make it agreeablein its parts—of thofe which relate to drawing,exprejjion, grace, and per/peclive. We co
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