A Sketch.
Man loves knowledge, and the beams of Truth
More welcome touch his understanding’s eye.
Than all the blandishments of sound his ear,
Than all of taste his tongue.
Akenside.
A LOVER OF ART TO HIS SON.
My dear Alfred,
Could you see my heart you would know my anxious feelings for your progress in study. If I could express myself in words of fire I would burn in lessons upon your mind, that would inflame it to ardent desire, and thorough conviction, of attaining success.
Our talented friend, who permits you the use of his collection of models and casts, and does you the honour to instruct you by his judgment, assures me that your outlines evince an excellent conception of form. To be able to make a true outline of a natural form, is to achieve the first great step in drawing.