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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.23976#0007
SKETCHING LANDSCAPE SCENERY.
man—■-
en the faintest glimmering of success attends our earliest efforts in Music, Painting, or Poetry, that success is generally
ascribed to Genius ; and it seems a common opinion, that the most persevering endeavours will prove unavailing, unless aided
by that rare quality of the mind : but if we observe how few, comparatively, are the instances of this inspiration, and find
that most of those, whose talents were the admiration of the world, disclaimed its influence, and ascribed all the excellence
to which they attained in their respective arts, to patient and attentive labour, we may derive encouragement to exercise the
same unremitting industry ; and when the first and most laborious part of our course is accomplished, reasonably hope for
similar results. Since a superstructure cannot be firmly raised without an adequate acquaintance with the materials necessary
to the purpose, and a knowledge of their application, it will be the object of the present work to enable parents, or those to
whom the education of young persons is intrusted, to teach them the fundamental Elements of this useful Art, and it will
therefore proceed by regular steps towards the end proposed, namely, that of sketching or drawing Views from Nature with
fidelity. Figures will occasionally be given, with their explanations, which, from their simplicity, may be considered by some
as undeserving of notice; but it ought to be remembered, that a work, wrhose object is instruction, should be addressed to those
who are totally ignorant of the subject it treats upon ; and their progress must not be impeded by the omission of a single
observation that may tend to illustrate the meaning of the author, however useless it may appear to those previously versed in
the art or science treated upon.
Perspective is universally acknowledged to be indispensably necessary to those who would draw from nature with accuracy,
and therefore claims the earliest attention in a work of this kind, Avhich will contain numerous examples founded upon the
simple rules of that useful science, practically applied to those objects which are most commonly chosen as subjects for the
man—■-
en the faintest glimmering of success attends our earliest efforts in Music, Painting, or Poetry, that success is generally
ascribed to Genius ; and it seems a common opinion, that the most persevering endeavours will prove unavailing, unless aided
by that rare quality of the mind : but if we observe how few, comparatively, are the instances of this inspiration, and find
that most of those, whose talents were the admiration of the world, disclaimed its influence, and ascribed all the excellence
to which they attained in their respective arts, to patient and attentive labour, we may derive encouragement to exercise the
same unremitting industry ; and when the first and most laborious part of our course is accomplished, reasonably hope for
similar results. Since a superstructure cannot be firmly raised without an adequate acquaintance with the materials necessary
to the purpose, and a knowledge of their application, it will be the object of the present work to enable parents, or those to
whom the education of young persons is intrusted, to teach them the fundamental Elements of this useful Art, and it will
therefore proceed by regular steps towards the end proposed, namely, that of sketching or drawing Views from Nature with
fidelity. Figures will occasionally be given, with their explanations, which, from their simplicity, may be considered by some
as undeserving of notice; but it ought to be remembered, that a work, wrhose object is instruction, should be addressed to those
who are totally ignorant of the subject it treats upon ; and their progress must not be impeded by the omission of a single
observation that may tend to illustrate the meaning of the author, however useless it may appear to those previously versed in
the art or science treated upon.
Perspective is universally acknowledged to be indispensably necessary to those who would draw from nature with accuracy,
and therefore claims the earliest attention in a work of this kind, Avhich will contain numerous examples founded upon the
simple rules of that useful science, practically applied to those objects which are most commonly chosen as subjects for the