Some Account vi
Under the tuition of Mr. Reynolds he was
for some time instructed in the classicks;
but at an early age his inclination for that
art of which he afterwards became so iilus-
trious a professor, began to display itself ;
and his imperfect attempts 4 at delineation
were encouraged by his father, who was
himself fond of drawings, and had a small
collection of anatomical and other prints.
The young artist’s first essays were made in
copying several little things done by two of
his elder sisters, who had likewise a turn for