174 



painter; not only to be acquainted x\ntli 

 the principles, but as far as design goes, 

 with the practice of landscape painting/ 

 All that belongs to the embellishment of 

 the scenes round country houses, has of 

 late years been more generally and studi- 

 ously attended to in this kingdom, than in 

 any other : architecture has also met with 

 great encouragement ; but however its pro- 

 fessors may have studied the principles of 

 landscape painting, they have had but lit- 

 tle encouragement to pursue those studies, 

 or opportunity of connecting tliem practi- 

 cally with those of their own profession. 

 Wlien a house was to be built, Mr. Brown 

 of course decided with respect to its situa- 

 tion, the plantations that were to accom- 

 pany it, the trees that were to be left 

 or taken down, &:c.; the architect there- 

 fore had only to consider how his own de- 

 sign would look upon paper, unconnected 

 with any otlier objects ; he was no furthex 

 concerned. 



Now it seems to me, that if a person 

 merely wants a house of beautiful archi- 



