Chapter VIII 



Affinity betwixt Fainting and Gardening 



IT has already been remarked in this volume that 

 there ought to be some difference betwixt a park 

 and a forest ; and as the whole of that false and mis- 

 taken theory, which Mr. Knight endeavours to intro- 

 duce by confounding the two ideas, proceeds from not 

 duly considering the degree of affinity betwixt painting 

 and gardening, I shall transcribe a few passages from 

 manuscripts, written long before I saw his poem ; 

 although the inquiry was originally suggested by con- 

 versations I have occasionally had, both with Mr. 

 Knight and Mr. Price, at their respective seats in the 

 county of Hereford. 



A great difference betwixt a scene in nature and a 

 picture on canvas will arise from the following consid- 

 erations : 



First. The spot from whence the view is taken is in 

 a fixed state to the painter, but the gardener surveys his 

 scenery while in motion, and from different windows 

 in the same front he sees objects in different situations ; 

 therefore, to give an accurate portrait of the gardener's 

 improvement would require pictures from each separ- 

 ate window, and even a different drawing at the most 

 trifling change of situation, either in the approach, the 

 walks, or the drives, about each place. 



Secondly. The quantity of view, or field of vision, is 

 much greater than any picture will admit. 



Thirdly. The view from an eminence down a steep 



