ON

THE PICTURESQUE,

AS COMPARED WITH

THE SUBLIME AND THE BEAUTIFUL;

AND, ON

THE USE OF STUDYING PICTURES,

FOR THE PURPOSE OF

IMPROVING REAL LANDSCAPE.

By UVEDALE PRICE, Esq.

QUAM MULTA VIDENT PICTORES IN UMBRIS, ET IN

EMINENTIA, QUÆ NOS NON VIDEMUS!

VOL. III.

Cicero.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. MAWMAN, 22, POULTRY.

J. G. Barnard, Printer, Skiuner Street, London.

177029

AUG 25 1913

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CONTENTS.

MR. REPTON's Letter to Mr. PRICE

Mr. PRICE's reafon for answering Mr. REPTON's Letter fo

much in detail

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As Mr. R. agrees with him in the general principles of im-
provement, the difference between them is with regard to
the propriety or poflibility of reducing them to practice
-the trial as yet has never fairly been made
Mr. R.'s principal aim throughout his Letter, is to fhew, that
by a study of painting, only wild ideas are acquired. Such
a general notion not authorised by the works of painters—
exemplified in thofe of Claude and N. Pouffin

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In giving the title of "The New Syftem of Improvement, by

Neglect and Accident," Mr. R. has tried to ridicule his

own practice

The utility of that practice and method of ftudy difcuffed-

illuftrated by a paffage from Helvetius

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Not attended to by Mr. Brown, and one chief cause of his
defects. It is a method of ftudy very generally pursued by
painters in their ftudy of nature, but not by improvers

Mr. R. however had pursued it according to his own account 41

Mr. P. had taken the liberty of recommending, in addition

to it, the study of the higher artifts; but is glad to hear

Mr. R. had anticipated his advice, and that he acknow-

ledges it to be a study essential to the profeffion

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In their party down the Wye, Mr. R. treated lighty the idea

of taking hints from a natural river, towards forming an arti-

ficial one. He had found by practical experience, that there

is lefs affinity between painting and gardening, than his en-

thufiafm for the picturefque made him originally fancy 45

The principal aim of Mr. R. is to weaken that affinity; but

his own method of proceeding, proves the clofenefs of it—

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