9 o NOTES. 



conduct in hiftory gives an appearance to that figure, of having 

 no connection with the reft, and ought, therefore, never to be 

 practifed except in ludicrous fubjects. 



It is not certain that the variety recommended in a fingle. 

 figure, can with equal fuccefs be extended to colouring ; the 

 difficulty will be in diffufmg the colours of the drapery of 

 this fingle figure to other diftant parts of the picture, for this 

 is what harmony requires ; this difficulty, however, feems ta> 

 be evaded in the works of Titian, Vandyck, and many others, 

 by dreffing their fingle figures in black or white. 



Vandyck, in the famous portrait of Cardinal Bentivoglio, 

 was confined in his drefs to crimfon velvet and white linen ; 

 he has, therefore, made the curtain in the back-ground of the 

 fame crimfon colour, and the white is diffufed by a letter 

 which lies on the table, and a bunch of flowers is likewife 

 introduced for the fame purpofe.. 



R. 



NOTE XXX. VERSE 275. 

 Not on the form in ft iff adhefion laid, 

 But well relievd by gentle light and foade. 

 The difpofing the drapery fo, as to appear to cling clofe 

 round the limbs, is a kind of pedantry which young Painters 

 are very apt to fall into, as it carries with it a relifh of the 

 learning acquired from th antient flatties ; but they fhould 

 recollect that there is not the fame neceffity for this practice 

 in painting as in fculpture. R 



NOTE XXXI. VERSE 297. 

 But fparingly thy earth-born jlores unfold, 

 Nor load with gems, nor lace with tawdry gold. 

 Finery of all kinds deftroys grandeur, which in a great 

 meafure proceeds from fimplicity ; it may, however, without 



impropriety 



