Wood, John George: The Principles And Practice Of Sketching Landscape Scenery From Nature: Systematically Arranged, And Illustrated By Numerous Examples, From Simple And Easy Subjects, To The More Complicated And Difficult Combinations Of Objects. In Four Parts (Band 1): [Containing elements of the art applied to buildings, with progressive examples, practical and explanatory] (London, 1816)

ADDRESS.

The following Work was not undertaken from the want of meritorious Publications of a somewhat
similar nature, but because, taken separately, their contents do not so directly point to the proposed
object as might be wished : they either consist of examples without precept, or are accompanied with
very indefinite explanations, too general in their terms and applications to be well understood by young
persons. The extreme difficulty, or even impossibility, of impressing the rudiments of any art or
science upon the minds of youth by general observations only, is well known to all who have been
engaged in the arduous task of instruction. On the contrary, that systematic arrangement has ever
proved the best, which, by patiently removing every obstacle as it occurs, precludes the necessity of
recurring to the study of first principles in future.

In order that the younger Pupils may benefit by the precepts contained in the following Work, it
will be advisable that such portions as relate to the examples they are copying, should be read to them,
and often repeated, if not readily understood. And it is strongly recommended that they be not per-
mitted to proceed to the next subject, until enabled to explain the principle by which the one they are
engaged upon is performed. A sure progress must be the result of this apparently less rapid method;
but the seeming tardiness will be amply compensated by the consequent proficiency at a future period.