CONTENTS. V 



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Before he fays any thing further on the ufe of the picturefque 

 in landfcape-gardening, Mr. P. willies three points to be 

 confidered, 1ft. the diflinct character of the picturefque - 12 



2dly. The vague meaning of the term gardening - -73 



And, 3dly. The general mixture of the picturefque with the 

 beautiful. Mr. R. has always chofen to confider the pic- 

 turefque in its rougheft ftate, but has avoided any allufion 

 to picturefque fcenery -------74 



He therefore transfers the picturefque to gipfies, &c. not to 

 cafcades and foreft fcenes. Mr. R.'s criticifm of Mr. P.'s 

 obfervation, on the effect of deer in groups, examined - 76 



The juftnefs of that obfervation defended, by the pictures 

 of Claude and Berchem - - - , - - - 79 



The picturefque applied to landfcape-gardening - - ibid. 



Picturefque parts in the moft fnnply beautiful rivers - - 83 



Thofe parts muft be deftroyed or concealed, if the picturefque 

 be renounced. Beauty no more the immediate refult of 

 fmoothnefs, &c. than picturefquenefs is of roughnefs, &c. 84 



Should Mr. R. allow of a mixture of roughnefs in his idea of 

 beauty, it is no longer unmixed, no longer feparate from 

 the picturefque ; and in that cafe, all lie has faid about re- 

 nouncing the latter has no object - - - - 85 



Propofed alteration at Powis Caftle, by a profeffed improver 86 



That inftance thews the danger of trying tOTidicule the ftudy 

 of painting, and of the picturefque - - - - 88 



The diffidence which Mr. R. Hiewed in confulting Mr. Knight 

 about the improvements at Ferney Hall, nrft gave Mr. P. 

 a defire of being acquainted with him. The character he 

 had heard of his drawings, added to that detire - - 89 



The improver not lefs in danger of becoming a mannerift 

 than the painter. Kent an example of it - - -92 



Mr. P. did not intend to call in queftion the refpectability 

 of Mr. R.'s profeffion ; but on the contrary, to give it a 

 refpectability it hitherto had not deferved - - - 93 



Parallel drawn by Mr. R. between the painter's ftudies of 

 wild nature, and the uncontrouled opinions of favages - 94 



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