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within his reach ; but rather employed his
time in examining and fixing in his mind
their peculiar and characteristick excellencies.
Instead of copying the touches of the great
masters, he aspired to copy their conceptions.
“ From contemplating the works of Titian,
Correggio, &c. (says he in another of his
fragments,) we derive this great advantage;
we learn that certain niceties of expression
are capable of being executed, which other-
wise we might consider as beyond the reach
of art : this inspires us with some degree of
confidence, and we are thus incited to endea-
vour at other excellencies in the same
line.”
Some account of his particular practice and
habits of study, while he was in Italy, is, I
know, much desired by several artists of the
present day; but these I have no means of
ehael, tlie Archangel, slaying the Dragon, after Guido ;
and the School of Athens, from RafFaelle ; both masterly
performances.