DEDICATION.
X HE patronage of His Majesty has ad-
vanced Painting in England beyond the idea
or expectation of any one, in so short a space
of time.
Description by lin^pso universally necessary,
still appears to require some particular direc-
tion to facilitate its advancement.
The Author cannot help sincerely wishing
that this attempt towards it may, by some
degree of usefulness, merit the approbation of
HIS MAJESTY,
TO WHOM THIS WORK IS HUMBLY OFFERED.
With much submission, the Author expresses
a hope that this Science, capable of producing
so much general advantage, may be intro-
duced to the attention of the
Universities of Great-Britain and Ireland.
X HE patronage of His Majesty has ad-
vanced Painting in England beyond the idea
or expectation of any one, in so short a space
of time.
Description by lin^pso universally necessary,
still appears to require some particular direc-
tion to facilitate its advancement.
The Author cannot help sincerely wishing
that this attempt towards it may, by some
degree of usefulness, merit the approbation of
HIS MAJESTY,
TO WHOM THIS WORK IS HUMBLY OFFERED.
With much submission, the Author expresses
a hope that this Science, capable of producing
so much general advantage, may be intro-
duced to the attention of the
Universities of Great-Britain and Ireland.