Howard, Frank: Colour, as a means of art: being an adaptation of the experience of professors to the practice of amateurs (London, 1838)

10 PREFACE.

solely devoted to colouring, " will make a Titian."
It will be sufficient if he shall have placed in a
tangible shape before the reader some of the
principles by which the effects of Colouring, and
light and shade have been made, by certain
masters, subservient to higher purposes !—the Art
is but the means to an end. But the author feels
that he has a right to complain of a criticism of his
work, in which the censures of the critic upon
third parties are made to appear to have proceeded
from the author! and he now begs to disclaim
having said anything disrespectful either of Mr.
Stanfield or Mr. Roberts, either directly or
indirectly, as will be evident upon the inspection
of the Sketcher's Manual.

And the author feels it necessary to remove an
erroneous impression with respect to the nature
and intention of these works, by stating, that they
are expressly intended for the Amateur or the
Beginner in Art: that they are not intended to
be argumentative or controversial; nor are any
matters introduced that require the support of
argument, evidence, or authority, although these