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neral repose is diffused over the whole ; and 

 therefore, broken buildings, such as he se- 

 lected, form the degree of contrast he had 

 occasion for. In Gaspar, the general land- 

 scape is broken and intricate, but the build- 

 ings which he has chosen, give to the eye a 

 firm and solid resting place ; and it may be 

 observed also, that strait lines and angles, 

 besides their being necessary to the appear- 

 ance of uprightness and stability in build- 

 ings, are also of use in detaching them from 

 the surrounding objects, and in contrasting 

 them with the playful forms of vegetation ; 

 and, therefore, if buildings could be made 

 to look, and to be equally firm without 

 them, the result of the whole would bemuch 

 less pleasing. 



As buildings in their various styles, are 

 confessedly among the most striking orna- 

 ments of landscape, it appears almost in- 

 credible that there should he a landscape 

 painter, and one of the highest class, who 

 seldom painted any buildings whatsoever ; 

 yet, I believe, that was the case with Sal va- 

 lor |losa. In j[u$ landscapes, few traces 



