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18 THE ARTIST'S ASSISTANT,
ing fir ft the great folds, and then properly dividing
them by ftrokes that do not crofs, nor are yet loo
parallel. But fome ufeful remarks from a work
lately publifhed, include every other neceffary ob-
fer vation concerning the human body:
c: Some artifts reject the ufe of drawings or prints
<{ for the ftudents imitation : it is, fay they, a fer-
" vile method of proceeding, becaufe it cramps the
" ideas ; and hence genius fuffers too great a con-
" finement. Notwith (landing this, the ufual prac-
" tice is to copy after prints and drawings at firft,
': and I imagine experience has determined the ad-
'; vantages accruing from this method. To fet the
(: drawings (in particular) of the moft eminent art-
M ifts before a young beginner, at his firft commence-
<; raent, muft be highly beneficial, as it moft undoubt-
t: edly will prevent rudenefs and inaccuracy, againft
'■' which the moft exa£t cannot be too much guard-
<: ed. How much more then ought the vounj ftu-
" dent to obferve this caution ? Some geniufes re-
<: quire redaction, and when this happens to be the
li cafe, the placing of accurate works before them
t; muft hold them in fubjeftion, from which alone
" correftnefs is to be expected. Exact, copies are
" abfolutcly to be required at firft. This will im-
{: perceptibly produce a habit of correftnefs, till bv
£: degrees the ftudent will make himfelf mafter of
'\thofe grand effentials to perfection, truth, bold-
': nefs, and freedom. Truth will be acquired by
" this accuftomed correftnefs, boldnefs and free-
t: dom will follow after as the certain confequence,
" and on thofe the excellence of the performance
'; muft depend : copying the drawings of good
" mafters has alfo another conhderable advantage,
teaching
ing fir ft the great folds, and then properly dividing
them by ftrokes that do not crofs, nor are yet loo
parallel. But fome ufeful remarks from a work
lately publifhed, include every other neceffary ob-
fer vation concerning the human body:
c: Some artifts reject the ufe of drawings or prints
<{ for the ftudents imitation : it is, fay they, a fer-
" vile method of proceeding, becaufe it cramps the
" ideas ; and hence genius fuffers too great a con-
" finement. Notwith (landing this, the ufual prac-
" tice is to copy after prints and drawings at firft,
': and I imagine experience has determined the ad-
'; vantages accruing from this method. To fet the
(: drawings (in particular) of the moft eminent art-
M ifts before a young beginner, at his firft commence-
<; raent, muft be highly beneficial, as it moft undoubt-
t: edly will prevent rudenefs and inaccuracy, againft
'■' which the moft exa£t cannot be too much guard-
<: ed. How much more then ought the vounj ftu-
" dent to obferve this caution ? Some geniufes re-
<: quire redaction, and when this happens to be the
li cafe, the placing of accurate works before them
t; muft hold them in fubjeftion, from which alone
" correftnefs is to be expected. Exact, copies are
" abfolutcly to be required at firft. This will im-
{: perceptibly produce a habit of correftnefs, till bv
£: degrees the ftudent will make himfelf mafter of
'\thofe grand effentials to perfection, truth, bold-
': nefs, and freedom. Truth will be acquired by
" this accuftomed correftnefs, boldnefs and free-
t: dom will follow after as the certain confequence,
" and on thofe the excellence of the performance
'; muft depend : copying the drawings of good
" mafters has alfo another conhderable advantage,
teaching