as ccnne&ed ivlth Land/cape Painting. C99 



The higher ftvle of landfcape is by fome termed the heroic, 

 to diftinguifh it from the paftoral *. Among the objects of 

 which the former is eompofed may be confidered temples, 

 pyramids, ruins of antient palaces and caftlcs, altars, &c; 

 mountains covered with fnow or involved in clouds, hanging 

 rocks, and huge blocks burfting, as it were, out of the earth, 

 Sec. &c. Of objects for the latter, cottages, clofe woods, 

 with open views of champaign countries, &c, &c. may be 

 noticed. Thefe can only be confidered as making the general 

 features ; a further information will depend on induftry. 



To act is as neceflary as to think : he who fpends a life in 

 comparing the ftyles of different matters, their peculiarities 

 of colour, effect, or the propriety of their compofitions, may 

 in the end find himfelf a mere critic, but will never raife 

 himfelf to the rank of an artift. Great advantage will he 

 derived by frequently comparing our works with the labour* 

 of others, which will give us caufe to rejoice at our improve- 

 ment ; or, what is a great ftcp towards it, difcover our delects. 



Combination. 



Tn forming compofitions it will not be fufficient to bring 

 together materials only ; this can, at belt, ferve only to indi- 

 cate a fertility of invention; they mult be combined in fuch 

 a way as to preferve an unity in the whole. Imagination is 

 fliown in the production of materials, but to arrange them 

 requires the founded judgment. To make all the parts of 

 the picture tend to excite but one emotion, will require the 

 utmoft care. If the fcene to be defcribed is folemn, no 

 lively or fantaffic image can be admitted : on the contrarv, 

 if the agreeable is intended, every thing gloomy or fad lhouid 

 be rejected. The neceffity of this union of parts is equally 

 understood hv the poet and painter, as the following quota- 

 tions from Milton will evince: there is the utmoft unity of 

 parts in each, though lending to produce different feniatiiii.., 



1 againfl the eaftern < , 



\Y a< r < 1 i ••• gins his (bite, 



Kn 'd m B imc • nd amber iiglv, 

 The clouds in tl on fan I liveries (light, 



* There is a thir i, a fort of mixc ! ftyle, whii h docs net defervc pat- 

 ticulanfuig, as it is compofc 1 of the other tv.J. 



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