,,ma/]pieces ,,9 ,,col\r        ,,edit$ 
,,by--,t4 ,,leman ,,h>e          ,,hog>?
        7#afig--agfd7                   
8,,ma/]pieces ,,9 ,,col\r0 ,,s]ies      
,,arti/4               ,,au?or4         
,,velazquez4            ,s4 ,l4         
,,b5susan4      ,,reynolds4             
,s4 ,l4 ,,b5susan4      ,,turn]4        
,c4 ,,lewis ,,h9d4      ,,romney4       
,c4 ,,lewis ,,h9d4      ,,greuze4       
,,alys ,,eyre ,,mackl94                 
,,botticelli4           ,,h5ry ,b4      
,,b9ns4      ,,rossetti4                
,,luci5 ,,piss>ro4      ,,bell9i4       
,,james ,,mason4      ,,rembr&t4        
,,josef ,,israels4      ,,leighton4     
,a4 ,,lys ,,baldry4      ,,raphael4     
,,paul ,g4 ,,konody4      ,,holman      
,,hunt4          ,,m>y ,e4 ,,col]idge4  
,,titian4               ,s4 ,l4         
,,b5susan4      ,,millais4              
,a4 ,,lys ,,baldry4      ,,c>lo ,,dolci4
          ,,george ,,hay4               
,,ga9sbor\gh4         ,,max ,,ro?s*ild4 
,,t9toretto4           ,s4 ,l4          

,,b5susan4      ,,lu9i4                 
,,james ,,mason4      ,,franz ,,hals4   
,,edgcumbe ,,/aley4      ,,van ,,dyck4  
,,p]cy ,m4 ,,turn]4      ,,leon>do ,,da 
,,v9ci4    ,m4 ,w4 ,,brockwell4         
,,rub5s4               ,s4 ,l4          
,,b5susan4      ,,:i/l]4             ,t4
 ,,m>t9 ,,wood4      ,,holbe94          
,s4 ,l4 ,,b5susan4      ,,burne-,,jones4
          ,a4 ,,lys ,,baldry4           
,,vig,e ,,le ,,brun4        ,c4         
,,haldane ,,macfall4      ,,*>d94       
,,paul ,g4 ,,konody4      ,,fragon>d4   
,c4 ,,haldane ,,macfall4      ,,meml9c4 
,w4 ,h4 ,j4  ,j4 ,c4 ,,weale4           
,,con/able4            ,c4 ,,lewis      
,,h9d4      ,,raeburn4                  
,,james ,l4 ,,caw4      ,,john ,s4      
,,s>g5t4      ,t4 ,,m>t9 ,,wood4        
,,lawr5ce4             ,s4 ,l4          
,,b5susan4      ,d,,r]4                 
,h4 ,e4 ,a4 ,,fur/4      ,,millet4      
,,p]cy ,m4 ,,turn]4      ,,watteau4     
,c4 ,,lewis ,,h9d4      ,,hog>?4        
,c4 ,,lewis ,,h9d4      ,,murillo4      

,s4 ,l4 ,,b5susan4      ,,watts4        
,w4 ,,l(tus ,,h>e4      ,,+res4         
,a4 ,j4 ,,f9b]g4              ,o!rs 9   
,prep>ation4           ,illu/ration3    
,,plate ,i4--,,! ,,%rimp ,,girl4        
,frontispiece         7,9 ! ,national   
,gall]y1 ,london7         ,?is          
brilliant1 impressioni/ sket*1 done long
 be=e ! era       ( impressionism1 is   
some?+ ( a m>vel4 8,! ,%rimp ,girl0     
cries out f ,hog>?'s works1 a t\r de    
=ce1 done )\t       prem$itation1 9 "s  
happy h\r :5 ! un]r+ h&       un]r+ly   
foll[$ ! quick eye4              ,,hog>?
        ,,by ,c4 ,,lewis ,,h9d          
,,illu/rat$ ,,) ,,eight                 
,,reproductions ,,9 ,,col\r             
,illu/ration3 ,,9 ,,sempit]num4         
,,london3 ,t4 ,c4  ,e4 ,c4 ,,jack       
,,new ,,york3 ,,fr$]ick ,a4 ,,/okes     
,,co4          ,! plates are pr9t$ by   
,,bemrose  ,,sons1 ,,ltd41 ,d]by &      
,london        ,! text at ! ,,ballantyne
 ,,press1 ,ed9burgh                     
,,cont5ts                               

,page           ,i4 ,an ,auction & a    
,conv]sation                #aa         
,,ii4 ,hog>? z ,deliv]]                 
#ai         ,,iii4 ,two ,books ab\t     
,hog>?                      #bi         
,,iv4 ,:o 0 ,william ,k5t8              
#ch           ,v4 ,hog>? z ,pa9t]       
#de          ,,vi4 ,"s ,pictures 9      
,national ,collections        #eg       
,,vii4 ,! ,soane ,museum & ,f\ndl+      
,hospital      #ff        ,,viii4 ,!    
8,villak90 at ,*iswick1 & ! ,end        
#gc              ,,li/ ,,(              
,,illu/rations          ,plate          
,i4 ,! ,%rimp ,girl                     
,frontispiece                ,9 !       
,national ,gall]y1 ,london              
,page          ,,ii4 ,hog>?'s ,si/]     
#ad                ,9 ! ,national       
,gall]y1 ,london         ,,iii4 ,miss   
,f5ton                              #bd 
,9 ! ,national ,gall]y1 ,london         
,,iv4 ,james ,qu9                       
#cd                ,9 ! ,national       
,gall]y1 ,london           ,v4 ,m>riage 

la ,mode                       #dj      
,9 ! ,national ,gall]y1 ,london         
,,vi4 ,s>ah ,malcolm                    
#ej                ,9 ! ,national       
,gall]y ( ,scotl&1                      
,ed9burgh         ,,vii4 ,simon ,fras]1 
,"l ,lovat1 #afff-agdg      #fj         
,9 ! ,national ,portrait ,gall]y1       
,london        ,,viii4 ,peg ,w(f+ton    
#gj                ,9 ,sir ,edw>d       
,t5nant's ,collection          ,i       
,,an ,,auction ,,& ,a ,,conv]sation     
,! auction 0 proce$+ leisurely & )\t    
excitem5t4 ,x 0 an  8(f day40 ,i 0      
pres5t because ^! pictures ( ! ,e>ly    
,briti%  ,s*ool includ$ a 8,conv]sation 
,piece0 ascrib$ to ,hog>?1 & a  m$ley ( 
pr9ts aft] him1 worn impressions1 !     
vig\r gone1 m]ely  ! skeletons ( 8 bu/l+
 designs rema9+4 ,!y fet*$ trivial      
prices3 !y 7 n ! real ?+4 ,& !re 0      
little dem& =  ! portraits by           
half-=gott5 limn]s ( ! p]iod1 portraits 
(  dull g5tlem5 9 eighte5?-c5tury       
co/ume1 examples ( wood5  ,?omas        

,hudson1 fam\s z ! ma/] ( ,sir ,jo%ua   
,reynolds1 & (  su* m$iocrities z       
,knapton & ,%ackleton4 ,yet !y evok$ a  
sort (  p]sonal hi/orical int]e/1       
recreat+1 z portrait aft] portrait      
pass$ be=e our eyes1 ! level highway (  
art ( ^? days be=e  ,hog>? deliv]$ x f !
 =eign ?raldom4    ,tranquilly ,i       
contemplat$ ! procession ( lifeless     
portraits1 not+  ) amusem5t ! contra/   
betwe5 ! grimy b v real h&s (  !        
att5dant :o support$ ! canvases ^u !    
easel1 & !  pa9t$ h&s 9 ! pictures4 ,!  
att5dant's body 0 hidd5 by !  canvas1 b 
8 h&s appe>$ on ei!r side ( ! frame     
clut*+  x4 ,i indicat$ ! contra/ to my  
companion1 a connoisseur1 b he  saw no  
hum\r 9 ! comp>ison4 ,he 0 almo/ sulky4 
,a decorative  ,francis ,cotes1 & a     
lum9\s ,ri*>d ,wilson1 t he hop$ to     
acquire  = a few p\nds1 _h gone into !  
fifties4 ,he indignantly refus$ to  make
 a bid = ! 8,conv]sation ,piece0 ascrib$
 to ,hog>?4 8,:at  a p]iod6 :at an      
outlook60 he cri$4 8,william ,k5t !     

arbit] (  ta/e1 portraits ) ! clo!s done
 by drap]y m54 ,conv]sation  ,pieces )  
/upid g5tlem5 & /upid ladies do+ no?+   
/upidly1  & ,hog>? flood+ ! t[n ) 8     
dreadful moralities4 ,pah60 ,he  %ook   
himself1 emitt$ an exclamation ( disgu/ 
t made !  auctione] glance quickly 9 8  
direction1 & !n said brusquely1  8,:at d
 y ?9k ( ,matisse80                     
,illu/ration3 ,,plate ,,ii4--,,hog>?',s 
,,si/]         7,9 ! ,national ,gall]y1 
,london7         ,?is da%+ & brilliant  
portrait probably repres5ts ,ann        
,hog>?1 ! arti/'s y\ng] si/]1 :o di$1   
unm>ri$1 9       #agga4 ,note ! vivaci\s
 & orig9al way 9 :i* ,hog>? has         
h&l$ ?is sympa!tic subject1 & ! skill ) 
:i* he       has1 z x 71 8sub/itut$     
light & col\r = pa9t40    ,i 0 n go+ to 
be drawn into t4 ,i knew t ,matisse 0 le
  d]ni] cri1 ! newe/ 8ma/]10 ! idol ( ! 
mom5t among !  8advanc$10 :o _h pass$   
beyond ! re-discov]y ( ,czanne & ,van   
,gogh4 ,hog>?1 ! pa9t] ,hog>?1 n !      
8pictur'd moralities0  ,hog>?1 _h also  

_h 8 p]iod ( re-discov]y4 ,p]haps x     
began  t day 9 ! eighties :5 ,:i/l] 0   
admir+1 8almo/  smell+10 ! ,canalettos 9
 ! ,national ,gall]y1 :ile 8  companion1
 ,mr4 ,p5n+ton1 0 see+ = ! fir/ "t      
,hog>?'s  8,m>riage  la ,mode0 s]ies1   
8fairly gasp+ = brea?10 to quote 8  own 
words4    8,come ov] "h1 quickly10 cri$ 
,p5n+ton4 8,:at's ! matt]80 said        
,:i/l]1 turn+ r\nd4 8,:y6 ,hog>?6 ,he 0 
a great pa9t]60  8,%--%10 said ,:i/l]   
7pret5d+ he 0 afraid t "s "o w\ld       
ov]he>71 8,%--%4 ,yes6 ,i "k x4444 ,b   
don't y tell 'em40    ,:i/l] _h kn[n t  
,hog>? 0 a great pa9t] = ye>s4 ,8       
appreciation ( ! pugnaci\s little man ( 
g5ius1 ) 8a sort (  kn[+ jockey look10  
to quote ,leigh ,hunt1 dat$ f 8 boyhood4
  8,f !n until 8 dea?10 says ,mr4       
,p5nell1 8,:i/l] always  believ$ ,hog>? 
to be ! greate/ ,engli% arti/ :o ev]    
liv$1 &  he seldom lo/ an opportunity ( 
say+ s40    ,well1 x is a long "t s9ce !
 eighties1 & to-day ! fame (  ,hog>? z a
 pa9t] is z great z 0 8 fame z a morali/

 &  satiri/ 9 ! eighte5? c5tury4 ,inde$ 
,i obs]ve t "s writ]s  are beg9n+ to    
res5t praise ( ,hog>? z a pa9t]1        
consid]+  t ! incid5t is clos$1 t all   
are agre$4 ,t is n s4 ,my  fri5d1 !     
connoisseur1 :o sat by my side at !     
auction sale1  diss5ts4 ,:5 he ask$ me  
fi]cely :at ,i ?\ght ( ,matisse1 ,i     
c\nt]$ ) ! "q--8,:at d y ?9k ( ,hog>?80 
,8 answ] 0 %ort & to ! po9t4 8,!re are  
only two ( 8  ?+s t int]e/ me4 ,!y're   
great4 ,i mean1 ( c\rse1 #8,!  ,%rimp   
,girl1' & #8,! ,/ay ,mak]4' ,no6 ,i     
don't c>e ab\t 8  moralities1 & satires1
 & progresses4 ,s+le figures & incid5tal
  passages are *>m+1 z good z ! be/     
episodes 9 ,fri?1 b z a  :ole !y're     
d[dy1 & e "o ( !m %\ts4 ,i object to    
%\ts  & screams 9 art4 ,exagg]at$ly     
exact & humor\s records (               
eighte5?-c5tury life & topography !y may
 be1 b ,i don't want  to be rem9d$ ( !  
eighte5? c5tury4 ,give me ! pres5t or ! 
real pa/1 n ! pa/ ( ye/]day4 ,x's too   
ne>1 too l u 9  our ,bank ,holiday      

moods1 to be pleasant4 ,:i/l] call$ him 
!  greate/ ,engli% arti/1 did he8 ,m]ely
 ano!r example ( ,:i/l]'s  extravagance4
 ,hog>? has 8 place4 ,let u keep cool & 
keep him  !re40    8,b consid] 8        
portraits10 said ,i1 8& ! *>m & skill ( 
8  oil pa9t+s4 ,consid] !m ap>t altoge!r
 f ! engrav+s1  :i* d n d ! pictures any
 sort ( ju/ice4 #8,! ,/ay ,mak]1' ,i    
rememb]1 0 hung at ! ,old ,ma/]s 9 #aijh
 ) tw5ty-eight o!r  ,hog>?s4 ,:at a     
display t 04 ,consid] #8,g>rick & 8     
,wife1'  #8,m>y ,hog>?1' #8,miss ,lav9ia
 ,f5ton1' #8,! ,s]vants1' ! sup]b       
#8,m>riage  la ,mode1' #8,capta9        
,coram1' #8,peg ,w(f+ton1' #8,! ,fi%+   
,p>ty1' #8,pall ,mall1' #8,george ,,ii4 
& 8 ,family1' at ,dubl91 ! wat]  piece f
 ! #8,idle ,appr5tice' s]ies4 ,& above  
all consid] !  "t :5 he liv$--y mu/     
consid] t4 ,he 0 born 9 #afig4  ,l      
,giotto & ,watteau1 he 0 a pione]40     
8,i don't take ! slighte/ acc\nt ( an   
arti/'s p]iod10 said my  companion1 z we
 mov$ away f ! auction room4 8,! date ( 

8  bir? doesn't int]e/ me 9 ! lea/4 ,i  
ask myself only1 ,0 he a  great arti/8  
,call ,hog>? ! ,fa!r ( ,engli% ,pa9t+ if
 y l1  say t he set ! ball roll+1 t he  
gave life to dry bones1 !n  recall 8    
a*ievem5t1 & :]e does he /&8 ,:at are 8 
six be/  works aga9/ ,ga9sbor\gh's be/  
six8 ,:at is 8 #8,capta9 ,coram' to     
,reynolds's #8,"l ,hea?field1' & mu* z  
,i admire 8 #8,/ay ,mak]1'  :at is x to 
,watteau's #8,g]sa9t's ,sign'8          
,complim5t ,hog>? z mu*  z y l1 say t he
 0 half-a-doz5 m5 9 "o--satiri/1        
publici/1 draughtsman1 engrav]1 morali/1
 c>icaturi/1 pa9t]--b  keep him 9 8     
place4 ,i admit t he _h an extraord9>y  
gift =  putt+ on ! col\r clean1 swift1 &
 /raight1 b don't magnify  8 gifts4     
,hog>? 0 a fight+ prea*]1 an            
eighte5?-c5tury ,dr4  ,clif=d ) a       
natural aptitude = draw+ & pa9t+4 ,he 0 
half  publici/1 half arti/4 ,n[ ,matisse
 0 arti/ all ?r\gh4 ,maurice  ,d5is     
und]/&s him p]fectly1 & t article (     
,d5is's 9  #8,l',occid5t' 0--,b y hav5't

 told me :at y ?9k ( ,matisse80         
,,ii    ,,hog>? ,,z ,,deliv]]      ,i   
refus$ absolutely to consid] ,matisse4  
,let all ?\ght ( ,matisse  be bani%$4 ,!
 subject ( ?is little book is ,hog>?1 & 
9  /udy+ him or any o!r arti/1 ,i       
entirely disagree ) my fri5d1  !        
connoisseur1 t "o mu/ disreg>d 8 p]iod1 
ignore 8  bir?-date1 & consid] only 8   
a*ievem5t4 ,hog>? 0 born 9  #afig1 & be+
 an orig9al he turn$ 8 back ^u conv5tion
 &  fac$ realities4 ,b al?\gh he        
reproduc$1 ) consi/5t  =cefulness1 !    
life ( 8 day1 n[ & aga9 he suff]$       
himself  to be influ5c$ by conv5tion4   
,did n he write3 8,i ent]ta9$ "s  hopes 
( succe$+ 9 :at ! puff]s 9 books call ! 
fir/ /yle  ( hi/ory pa9t+3 s t )\t hav+ 
a /roke ( ?is gr&  bus9ess be=e1 ,i     
quitt$ small portraits & famili>        
conv]sations1  & ) a smile at my own    
tem]ity comm5c$ hi/ory pa9t+1 & on  a   
great /aircase at ,/4 ,b>?olomew's      
,hospital pa9t$ ! ,scripture  /ories1   
#8,! ,pool ( ,be!sda' & #8,! ,good      

,sam>itan1' ) figures  sev5 feet high40 
,^! are 8 failures1 because he 0 look+ n
  at life1 b at picture-l&4 ,a failure1 
too1 0 ! alt>-piece =  ,/4 ,m>y         
,r$cliffe at ,bri/ol1 pa9t$ z late z    
#agef1 :5 he 0  fifty-n9e4 ,= ?is huge  
alt>-piece1 9 ?ree comp>tm5ts1 he       
receiv$ five hundr$ & tw5ty-five p\nds4 
,remov$ 9 #aheh to !  ,bri/ol ,f9e ,arts
 ,academy1 ?is imm5se tripty* 0 la/ ye> 
s5t to  ,london = sale1 :i* seems unk9d1
 if n cruel1 to ! memory (  ,hog>?4 ,he 
pa9t$ ^! 8gr& mann]0 canvases because1 z
 he says1  8,i 0 unwill+ to s9k into a  
portrait manufactur]40 ,_h ,hog>?       
succe$$ 9 8! fir/ /yle ( hi/ory pa9t+10 
_h he cont9u$  9 t facile conv5tion1 he 
w\ld nev] h be5 hail$ z !  ,fa!r (      
,engli% ,pa9t+1 & ,sir ,walt] ,arm/rong 
w\ld assur$ly  nev] h writt5 9 8 survey 
( 8,art 9 ,great ,brita9 & ,irel&0  ^!  
words3 8,at ! end ( ! sev5te5? c5tury   
=tune s5t a  deliv]]40    ,a deliv]] f  
:at8 ,f ! ?raldom ( =eign arti/s1 &     
arti/s ( =eign extraction1 & f !        

monoton\s level (  m$iocrity into :i*   
,briti% art _h sunk aft] ! 8,knell]     
tyranny40 ,p]haps two p>allel li/s (    
portrait pa9t]s w be !  be/             
exemplification1 "o beg9n+ ) ,holbe91 :o
 0 born j  two hundr$ ye>s be=e ,hog>?1 
! o!r ) ,hog>?--!  deliv]]4 ,_m m9or    
names are1 ( c\rse1 omitt$4             
,,be=e ,,hog>?            ,,ent] ,,hog>?
      ,holbe9      #adig-aedc   ,hog>?  
#afig-agfd      ,bettes      8#aecj-aegc
   ,hudson          #agja-aggi          
,jonson       #aeic-affd   ,ramsay      
#agac-aghd      ,van ,dyck              
#aeii-afda   ,reynolds        #agbc-agib
      ,dobson      8#afjj-afeh   ,cotes 
#agbe-aggj      ,walk]       #afaj-afdf 
,ga9sbor\gh    #agbg-aghh      ,lely    
#afah-afhj   ,romney          #agcd-ahjb
      ,m>y ,beale   #afcb-afig          
,raeburn         #agef-ahbc      ,knell]
      #afdf-agbc   ,hoppn]              
8#ageh-ahaj      ,ri*>dson   #affe-agde 
,opie            #agfa-ahja             
,?ornhill    #afge-agcd   ,lawr5ce      

#agfi-ahcj      ,vanloo       #afhd-agde
    ,9 pre-,hog>?ian days fir/ ,holbe9 &
 lat] ,van ,dyck dom9at$  ,briti% art1  
,van ,dyck's be+ by f> ! /rong]         
influ5ce4 ,inde$  x has la/$ until      
to-day4 ,dobson1 a /]l+ pa9t]1 0 a pupil
 (  ,van ,dyck's4 ,lely 0 born at ,soe/ 
ne> ,utre*t1 ,knell] at ,lbeck1  &      
,vanloo at ,aix4 ,! residuum (          
native-born pa9t]s is n v  important1 & 
al?\gh "o might add a score ( names to  
^?  includ$ 9 ! pre-,hog>?ian li/1 x is 
obvi\s t be=e ! day  ( ! 8/urdy little  
satiri/10 ) 8 hatr$ ( all ?+s  =eign1   
includ+ ! 8black old ma/]s10 & 8 love ( 
all ?+s  ,engli%1 except ,william ,k5t &
 8 circle1 & su* folk z happ5$  to annoy
 him1 art 9 ,engl& _h no indep5d5t gr[?4
 ,x c]ta9ly  0 n racial1 & x 0 n        
*>act]i/ic 9 any way ( !  ,engli%       
temp]am5t or ! ,engli% vision4 ,aft]    
,hog>?1 exclud+  8 m9or contempor>ies1  
,hudson1 ,ramsay1 & ,cotes1 ! art (     
,great  ,brita9 0 illum9$ by ! light (  
g5ius1 native born1 :i* began  )        

,reynolds & ,ga9sbor\gh1 & spread out 9 
v>y+ &  decreas+ spl5d\r d[n to !       
prett9esses ( ,lawr5ce4    ,_h ,hog>?   
any influ5ce8 ,9 "o way he _h4 ,he 0 !  
f\nd] (  ! anecdotic s*ool4 ,b1 9 !     
eighte5? c5tury1 he 0  reg>d$ z a       
satiri/1 z a mak] ( 8moral pieces10 &1 )
 a  few exceptions1 he won small e/eem z
 a pa9t]4 ,sir ,jo%ua h>dly  m5tions    
him1 al?\gh !y bo? liv$ = ye>s 9        
,leice/] ,fields1  & ,sir ,jo%ua mu/ h  
kn[n 8 portraits well1 & mu/ (t5 h  se5 
! little man1 tw5ty-six ye>s 8 s5ior1   
walk+ )9 !  enclosure 89 a sc>let       
roquelaure or #8rockelo1' ) 8 hat cock$ 
& /uck on "o side1 mu* 9 ! mann] ( !    
,great ,fr$]ick (  ,prussia40           
,illu/ration3 ,,plate ,,iii4--,,miss    
,,f5ton 7,9 ! ,national       ,gall]y1  
,london7         ,"h we h ! fam\s       
actress1 ,miss ,lav9ia ,f5ton1 z 8,polly
       ,pea*um0 9 ! 8,begg>'s ,op]a40   
,born 9 #agjh1 %e m>ri$1 z       8      
second wife1 ,*>les ,paulet1 ?ird ,duke 
( ,bolton3 %e di$       9 #agfj4 ,!     

8,begg>'s ,op]a0 0 produc$ at ,l9coln's 
,inn       ,fields 9 #agbh4    ,:atev]  
private admiration ,sir ,jo%ua may h _h 
= ,hog>? z a  pa9t]1 !re are few signs (
 x 9 8 public utt]ances4 ,0 x  because  
8our late excell5t ,hog>? imprud5tly1 or
 r  presumptu\sly1 attempt$ ! great     
hi/orical /yle08 ,b ,hog>? _h  "s praise
 f ! ,presid5t 9 ! ,f\rte5? ,disc\rse1  
deliv]$  on ,decemb] #aj1 #aghh1        
tw5ty-f\r ye>s aft] ,hog>?'s dea?4 ,he  
is  accr$it$ ) 8extraord9>y tal5ts10 )  
8successful att5tion to  ! ridicule (   
life10 ) ! 8inv5tion ( a new species (  
dramatic pa9t+40 ,lamb1 de> ,lamb1 took 
up ! cudgels = ,hog>?  ev5 z a hi/orical
 pa9t]1 argu+ t 8!y h expression (  "s  
sort or o!r 9 !m4 #8,! ,*ild ,moses be=e
 ,ph>aoh's  ,daught]1' = in/ance1 :i* is
 m ?an c be said ( ,sir ,jo%ua          
,reynolds's #8,repose 9 ,egypt4'0 ,well1
 x does n matt] ei!r way4  ,nei!r ,hog>?
 nor ,sir ,jo%ua live by _! 8excursions 
into ! ,holy  ,l&40    ,! po9t ,i wi% to
 lab\r is t ! admiration ( ,hog>?'s     

contempor>ies 0 almo/ entirely = 8      
8pictur'd morals10 n =  8 pa9t+s4 ,x 0 8
 engrav+s t made him kn[n2 few saw !    
pa9t+s1 & x 0 only :5 ! pa9t+s began to 
be /udi$ long  aft] 8 dea?1 t 8         
greatness 0 reveal$4 ,selections ( 8    
works 7 br\ght toge!r 9 #ahad1 #ahag1 & 
#ahfb4 ,by ! latt]  date connoisseurs   
ackn[l$g$ t ,hog>? 80 really a spl5did  
pa9t]40    ,:o c be surpris$ t !        
8pictur'd moral0 engrav+s 7  popul>--8,!
 ,h>lot's ,progress10 8,! ,rake's       
,progress10 8,m>riage   la ,mode08 ,!y 7
 a new ?+ 9 ,briti% art4 ,"h 0 ! life ( 
! day reproduc$1 acc5t$ /rid5tly &      
humor\sly4 ,! p  7 int]e/$1 b\ght !     
engrav+s1 f\nd _! satire amus+1  &      
rema9$ unreg5]ate4 ,! pirates copi$ !m1 
,hog>? f\ght !  pirates1 & he f\nd t !  
success ( 8^! pictures on canvas  simil>
 to repres5tations on ! /age10 enabl$   
him to meet !  exp5ses ( 8 family1 :i*  
portraits & 8,conv]sation ,pieces0 _h   
fail$ to d4 ,x 0 ! engrav+s t 7 popul>1 
t sold4 ,!  pictures !mselves br\ght him

 little fame & little money4 ,x 0  six  
ye>s be=e ! 8,m>riage  la ,mode0 s]ies  
f\nd a pur*as]4 ,9  #agea1 ,mr4 ,lane ( 
,hill+don b\ght ! set = "o hundr$ &     
tw5ty  p\nds at ! que] sale devis$ by   
,hog>?1 "o ( ! /ipulations  be+ t no    
deal]s 9 pictures 7 to be admitt$ z     
bidd]s4  ,!re 0 no cru%4 ,only ?ree p 7 
pres5t at !  sale--,hog>?1 ,dr4 ,james  
,p>sons1 & ,mr ,lane1 ! buy]4           
,connoisseur%ip 9 pa9t+ 0 at a l[ ebb 9 
! fir/ half ( !  eighte5? c5tury4 ,! old
 ma/]s1 ! 8old d>k ma/]s10 :om  ,hog>?  
attack$ s vigor\sly1 7 suppos$ to h said
 ! la/  ^w 9 pa9t+4 ,!re 0 no national  
collection1 & no display (  pictures    
until ,hog>? orig9at$ ! exhibition at ! 
,f\ndl+  ,hospital 9 #agdj ) !          
pres5tation to ! in/itution ( 8         
8,capta9 ,coram40 ,betwe5 #agag & #agce1
 :5 8,! ,rake's ,progress0  appe>$1     
,hog>? _h issu$ a va/ numb] ( pr9ts1 &  
he  cont9u$ to d s until ! end ( 8 life1
 clos+ ! amaz+  s]ies ) 8,! ,ba?os10    
done ) cynical hum\r j be=e 8  dea?4    

,walpole ass]t$ t 8z a pa9t] ,hog>? _h b
 sl5d] m]it10  ,*ur*ill call$ him a     
8daub]10 & ,wilkes spoke ( 8 portraits z
  8almo/ b5ea? all criticism10 b ^!     
g5tlem5 7 prejudic$4  ,lamb made ! neat 
rem>k t we 8read0 8 pr9ts1 & 8look0 at  
o!r pictures2 ,nor?cote said1 8,hog>?   
has nev] be5 admitt$ to  rank high z a  
pa9t]20 b ,walt] ,savage ,l&or aton$ =  
^!  depreciations by proclaim+ t 89 8   
portraits he is z true z  ,ga9sbor\gh1 z
 hi/orical z ,titian10 :i* is nei!r true
 nor good  s5se4    ,to-day1 ( c\rse1   
ev]ybody1 ) a few exceptions1 extols    
,hog>? z  a pa9t]1 & /ud5ts ( ! mann]s (
 ! eighte5? c5tury  cont9ue to pe] at 8 
engrav+s4    ,hog>?1 ( c\rse1 ?\ght well
 ( himself4    8,t fell[ ,freke10 he    
said once1 8is always %oot+ 8 bolt      
absurdly "o way or ano!r40    8,ay10    
rem>k$ 8 companion1 8b at ! same "t ,mr4
 ,freke decl>$  y 7 z good a            
portrait-pa9t] z ,van ,dyck40    8,!re  
he 0 9 ! "r10 quo? ,hog>?4    ,& ,mrs4  
,hog>? ?\ght well too ( ! pa9t] quality 

9 h]  8/urdy1 outspok51 hone/1 ob/9ate1 
pugnaci\s little man10  :o--"o is glad  
to believe--once pummell$ a fell[ s\ndly
 =  maltreat+ ! beautiful drumm]ess :o  
figures 9 8,s\?w>k ,fair40  ,9 "o ( 8   
8,eighte5? ,c5tury ,vignettes10 ,mr4    
,au/9 ,dobson tells  u t ,mrs4 ,hog>?1  
:o surviv$ h] husb& tw5ty-five ye>s1    
?\ght t 8 pictures _h beautiful col\r1 &
 t he 0 m  ?an a pa9t] ( morals4        
,mrs4 ,hog>? _h insight1 or p]haps %e   
rememb]$ :at ! little  man ( g5ius mu/  
(t5 h told h]4 ,he knew :at he 0 wor?1  
he  knew ! illum9at+ p[] ( 8 light1 & x 
0 n 8 way to  hide x "u a bu%el4        
,,iii    ,,two ,,books ,,ab\t ,,hog>?   
,t>dily1 p]haps1 ,i m5tion ,mr4 ,au/9   
,dobson's "n4 ,9 writ+ (  ,hog>? & !    
vigor\s "p he play$ 9 ! art life ( !    
8wor/-mann]$0 c5tury1 z x has be5 call$1
 ,mr4 ,dobson is z  indisp5sable z a    
,blue ,book to a politician4 ,b unlike  
,blue ,books1  8 writ+s are delightful4 
,he is ! eighte5? c5tury1 & 8  volume on
 ,william ,hog>? is def9itive4          

,orig9ally publi%$1 ,i  believe1 9      
#ahgi1 x has pass$ ?r\gh sev]al         
editions1 be+  cont9u\sly improv$ &     
enl>g$4 ,"o ( its avat>s 0 ! /ately  &  
sumptu\s art monograph ( #aijb1 ) "s    
prefatory pages by ,sir  ,walt]         
,arm/rong on ! pa9t]'s te*nique4 ,!     
volume has n[  rea*$ a new1 enl>g$1 &   
small edition1 a comb9ation (  ,hog>?ian
 lore1 apt gossip1 & ref]5ce book4    ,!
 text--well1 ! text is by ,mr4 ,dobson2 
j to say t suffices4  ,& at ! end are   
?irty-five pages ( a ,bibliography (    
,books1 c41  relat+ to ,hog>?2 ?irty    
pages ( a ,catalogue ( ,pa9t+s by or    
attribut$ to ,hog>?2 & sixty-?ree pages 
( a ,catalogue ( !  ,pr9cipal ,pr9ts by 
or aft] ,hog>?4 ,z a po/script to !     
,catalogue  ( ,pr9ts is ?is note3 8,x   
has also be5 ?\ght unnecess>y to        
include sev]al designs1 ! grossness (   
:i* nei!r ! +5uity  ( ! arti/ nor !     
co>se ta/e ( 8 "t c n[ reasonably be    
held to excuse40 ,!re y h ! eighte5?    
c5tury ( :i*  ,hog>? 0 *ild & ma/]4     

,9 writ+ ( him x w\ld be agreeable to   
conf9e "o's rem>ks  entirely to 8       
pa9t+s1 b t mu/ n be4 ,& :y %\ld x be8  
,! m "o pe]s into t busy1 brutal1       
bewild]+ eighte5?  c5tury1 ! m int]e/+ x
 becomes4 ,names />t out4 ,y dip  "h &  
!re1 & ! names become clo!d )           
p]sonality4 ,mr4  ,d&ridge1 = example1  
:o pa9t$ ,william ,k5t4 ,( !m m anon4   
,! fir/ entry 9 ,mr4 ,dobson's          
,bibliography conta9s a m5tion (        
,d&ridge1 "u ! date #agca1 :5 ,hog>? 0  
?irty-f\r4 ,i copy  x4 ,! extract op5s a
 fuzzy w9d[ to ! eighte5? c5tury4       
8,?ree ,poetical ,epi/les4 ,to ,mr4     
,hog>?1 ,mr4 ,d&ridge1 &       ,mr4     
,lamb]t1 ,ma/]s 9 ! ,art ( ,pa9t+4      
,writt5 by ,mr4       ,mit*ell4         
,dabimus1 capimusque vicissim4 ,london3 
,pr9t$ =       ,john ,watts1 at ! ,pr9t+
 ,(fice 9 ,wild-,c\rt ne> ,l9coln's     
,inn ,fields4 ,,mdccxxxi4 ,price        
sixp5ce4 #dto4         8,! epi/le to    
,hog>?1 :om ! poet /yles 8 fri5d1 &     
#8,%akspe>e 9 ,pa9t+1' occupies pp4     

#a-e1 & is dat$ #8,june       #ab?1     
#agcj4' ,passages are quot$ at p4 #cb4  
,! foll[+1 f       t to ! #8em95t ,face 
,pa9t]1' ,b>?olomew ,d&ridge1 p4        
#f1 gives ! names ( ,hog>?'s arti/ic    
contempor>ies3--            #8,nor w\'d 
,i1 p>tial or audaci\s1 /rive           
,to %[ :at arti/s mo/ excel alive3 444  
,h[ ,?ornhill1 ,j]vas1 ,ri*>dson & ,k5t1
          ,lamb]t & ,hog>?1 ,z9ks       
7,z9cke7 & ,aikman pa9t2          ,:at  
,semblance 9 ! ,v&]banks ,i see1        
,& :]e9 ,dall 7,dahl7 & ,highmore       
disagree2          ,h[ ,woot51 ,h>vey1  
,tilliman & ,wright1          ,to "o    
great ,end1 9 diff'r5t ,roads delight1' 
c40    ,! v]se is sorry /uff1 is x n8   
,"o might g on = pages quot+  f ?is     
bovrilis$ ,bibliography4 ,"u ! date     
#agec is !  ann\ncem5t ( ,hog>?'s       
un=tunate exp]im5t 9 /hetics--8,!       
,analysis ( ,beauty4 ,writt5 ) a view ( 
fix+ ! fluctuat+  ideas ( ,ta/e40 ,x    
w\ld be pleasant to contra/ ,lamb's     
eulogy f  ! fam\s essay 9 8,!           

,reflector0 ) ,mrs4 ,oliphant's sorr[ful
  comm5ts4 ,space p]mits a few words    
only4 8,i cont5d10 says ,lamb1  8t !re  
is 9 mo/ ( 8 subjects t spr9kl+ ( !     
bett]  nature1 :i*1 l holy-wat]1 *ases  
away & disp]ses !  contagion ( ! bad40  
,says ,mrs4 ,oliphant3 8,be=e 8 pictures
 !  vulg> laugh1 & ! s]i\s spectator    
holds 8 peace1 gaz+1 (t5  ) eyes        
awe/rick51 at ! wond]ful unimpassion$   
trag$y4 ,b  nev] a te> comes at ,hog>?'s
 call4 ,x is 8 s5t5ce (  ev]la/+        
expulsion f ! highe/ heav5 ( art40      
,illu/ration3 ,,plate ,,iv4--,,james    
,,qu9         7,9 ! ,national ,gall]y1  
,london7         ,qu91 ! actor1 0       
,g>rick's portly rival4 ,note ! eloqu5t 
eye & ! voluble m\?4 ,?is he>ty1        
eighte5?-c5tury       mumm] we>s a      
full-bottom$ grey wig1 & is dress$ 9 a  
br[n coat ri*ly frogg$ ) gold4 ,!       
portrait is inscrib$       8,mr4 ,qu940 
,! s]i\s spectator may hold 8 peace be=e
 ,hog>?'s pictures1  & ,i am q prep>$ to
 admit t nev] a te> comes at ,hog>?'s   

call1 or1 = ! matt] ( t1 at ! call ( any
 o!r arti/1  great or small4 ,plays or  
books may make u cry1 b pictures nev]4  
,alfr$ ,/ev5s rem>k$ t4 ,! s]i\s        
spectator1 if he has be5  well br\ght   
up1 c]ta9ly holds 8 peace be=e ,hog>?'s 
pictures1  t is 8 pa9t+s1 b if he be a  
connoisseur 8 peace passes  into joy at 
! pure col\r1 ! fre% te*nique1 ! impulse
 & !  vision ( ?is great pa9t]1 ^: fate 
x 0 to be reg>d$ = s  long z a m]e      
morali/1 & to be refus$ 8! highe/ heav5 
(  art10 :]e ,raphael & ,correggio--yes6
 & ! eclectics (  ,bologna--reign$4 ,b !
 _w has gr[n old] & ta/e has  improv$1  
has *ang$ v mu* s9ce ! day ( ! 8notori\s
 ,mr4  ,trusl]10 ^: "n appe>s1 ) two o!r
 eighte5?-c5tury  au?ors1 on !          
title-page ( ano!r book on ,hog>? t ,i  
possess4    ,i b\ght x ye>s ago = a few 
p5ce at a second-h& book %op4 ,x  is a  
8popul>0 edition1 undat$1 writt5 &      
compil$ by ,john ,trusl]1  ,john        
,ni*ols1 & ,john ,irel&1 & is no d\bt   
bas$ ^u 8,! ,works  ( ,mr4 ,hog>?       

,moralis$ 7#agfh71 ) ,d$ication by ,john
 ,trusl]40 ,x  0 ,mrs4 ,hog>? h]self :o1
 aft] h] husb&'s dea?1 8engag$ a        
,g5tleman to expla9 ea* ,pr9t & moralise
 on x 9 su* a ,mann] z  to make !m z    
well in/ructive z ent]ta9+40    ,_m 9 _!
 y\? mu/ h ga9$ _! k ( ,hog>? f  ?is    
curi\s1 in=m+ volume1 or f "o ( ! _m o!r
  compilations bas$ ^u ! #agfh edition4 
,! title ( my volume  precisely         
describes x--8,! ,works ( ,william      
,hog>?3 ,"o hundr$ &  fifty plates )    
,explanations40 ,on ea* left-h& page is 
!  picture1 fill+ ! page2 on ea* "r-h&  
page is ! description  & explanation1   
usually fill+ ! page4 ,! blocks are     
worn1  trave/ies ( ! orig9al pr9ts2 !   
lett]press is no d\bt j  :at ,mrs4      
,hog>? desir$ :5 %e 8engag$ a ,g5tleman 
to expla9  ea* ,pr9t & moralise ^u x40  
,! book is a monum5t to ,hog>?'s        
fecundity z draughtsman1  obs]v]1 &     
satiri/1 b x gives no h9t ( 8 capacity z
  pa9t]4 ,"h is ! da9ty 8,m>riage  la   
,mode0 pageant 9 a s]ies  ( batt]$      

cli*es2 "h is 8,! ,%rimp ,girl10 a m]e  
dull  illu/ration ( a type 9 ! same g5re
 z 8,! ,milk ,maid0 & 8,!  ,pie ,man40  
,i knew !m well z a y\? "u ! moral      
guidance ( !  ,rev4 ,dr4 ,trusl]2 knew  
!m )\t love1 )\t emotion4 ,!n "o  day at
 ! ,national ,gall]y ,i saw ! pa9t+s ( !
 8,m>riage10  8,! ,%rimp ,girl10 & 8    
8,si/]10 saw 8,polly ,pea*um0 & 8,peg   
,w(f+ton10 & himself pa9t+ ! ,comic     
,muse1 & lo6 ,i discov]$  t ,hog>? 0 a  
pa9t]1 "h bold1 !re exquisite1 accord+  
to  ! dem&s ( ! subject4    ,some?+     
p]il\s 0 x = an imag9ative boy to pore  
ov] !  plates 9 ! ,trusl]-,ni*ols-,irel&
 book1 9 ! propriety ( a  well-ord]$    
home4 ,_h life ev] be5 s odd1 s ugly1 s 
cr[d$1 s  =c$8 ,did t t]rible madh\se   
sc5e 9 8,! ,rake's ,progress0 ev]       
really happ58 ,did ,god p]mit su* a     
trave/y ( love & life z !  8,g9 ,lane0  
episode1 or su* gha/ly horrors z 8,!    
,f\r ,/ages (  ,cruelty08 ,b !re 7 "s   
engrav+s t ! boy ?\ght  inf9itely amus+4
 ,"o 0 8,"t ,smok+ a ,picture10 & ano!r 

0  ! delightful 8,false ,p]spective40 ,!
 twelve plates ( 8,indu/ry &  ,idl5ess0 
fasc9at$ him 7he 0 too "y to und]/& !   
moral (  8,! ,h>lot's ,progress071 b 8,a
 ,woman ,swe>+ h] ,*ild to a ,ri*       
,citiz50 seem$ s enigmatically /upid t  
he nev] look$ at x  aga94 8,!           
,alt>-piece ( ,/4 ,clem5t ,danes ,*ur*0 
puzzl$ him4 ,he  knew en\gh ( art to be 
aw>e t ,hog>? 0 a /rong & p[]ful        
draughtsman4 ,:y1 !n1 _h he made &      
publi%$ ?is silly1 weak  illu/ration (  
angels & h>ps8 ,! boy address$ ! "q to  
8 uncle1 & t g5tleman1 hav+ p]us$ !     
accompany+ text1  answ]$1 8,x 0 a       
burlesque ( ,william ,k5t's alt>-piece40
    ,:]eupon ! boy put ! obvi\s "q3 8,:o
 0 ,william ,k5t80    ,uncle 0 sil5t1   
because1 l ! ,ma/] ( ,balliol on a c]ta9
  occasion1 he _h no?+ to say4          
,,iv    ,,:o ,,0 ,,william ,,k5t8       
,:o 0 ,william ,k5t8 ,:at is ! record ( 
! plump1 self-satisfi$  d&y ^: lik5ess  
may be se5 at ! ,national ,portrait     
,gall]y8         ,illu/ration3 ,,plate  

,v4--,,m>riage  ,,la ,,mode         7,9 
! ,national ,gall]y1 ,london7           
,sc5e ,,ii4 ( ?is mat*less s]ies1 ! f9e/
 pictorial satire       ( ! c5tury4 ,x  
is call$ 8,%ortly aft] ,m>riage40 ,we   
are       9 ! pe]'s breakfa/-room4 ,!   
clock m>ks tw5ty m9utes       aft]      
twelve 9 ! morn+1 ! c&les b5ea? !       
portraits       ( ! f\r sa9ts 9 ! inn]  
room are gutt]+1 a dog       sniffs at a
 lady's cap protrud+ f ! husb&'s pocket1
       & ! book peep+ f ! coat ( ! old  
/ew>d is call$       8,reg5]ation40     
,hog>? nev] /ay$ 8 h&4 ,! details are   
innum]able1 amus+1 italicis$4 ,:at c\ld 
be m exquisite       ?an ! *>act]isation
 ( ! lady1 h] pretty1 dissolute1        
provocative face1 & ! ab&on ( ! pe]1 too
 bor$ &       tir$1 aft] 8 night's      
debau*1 ev5 to ?9k ( remorse4       ,?is
 8pictur'd moral0 s]ies1 conta9+ six    
sc5es1 0       pa9t$ by ,hog>? 9 #agde1 
& 0 pur*as$ by ,mr4 ,lane (             
,hill+don 9 #agea = #abf4    ,d y l ?is 
ruddy r\nd-fac$ man ) ! eloqu5t eye1 !  

d\ble *91 & ! ?ick lips8 ,8 clo!s are   
c]ta9ly  attractive--! r$ velvet turban 
& ! fawn-col\r$ jacket op5 at  ! front  
%[+ ! frill$ %irt4 ,b>?olomew ,d&ridge1 
t  8em95t face pa9t]10 pa9t$ ?is        
portrait4    ,yes2 ?is is a /rik+       
pres5tm5t ( ,william ,k5t1 #afhd-agdh1  
:o  _h _m fri5ds & _m enemies4 ,among ! 
enemies 0 ,william  ,hog>?1 :o hat$     
,k5t4    ,:5 y visit ! ,national        
,portrait ,gall]y1 turn y\r gaze        
slightly  to ! left1 & y w see !        
repres5tation ( ,hog>? at 8  easel1     
pa9t$ by himself4 ,:at w\ld ,hog>? say  
if he c\ld "k  t ! portrait ( 8 old     
enemy n[ hangs ne> 88 ,p]haps he  w\ld  
smile a welcome1 = ang] is subdu$ by    
,dea? ! ,reconcil]4    ,i return to !   
"q3 8,:o 0 ,william ,k5t80 ,! leg5d     
b5ea?  8 portrait says3 8,pa9t]1        
sculptor1 ar*itect1 & l&scape  g>d5]40  
,he 0 all ^! & mu* m--decorator1 design]
 (  furniture1 man mill9]1 arbit] (     
ta/e1 & g5]al advis] on art  &          
decoration to ! fa%ionable _w4 ,inde$1 !

 "n ( ,william  ,k5t fl+s wide ! doors (
 ! eighte5? c5tury1 :i* lives 9  all its
 cr[d$ unattractiv5ess 9 ,hog>?'s       
unapproa*able pictur'd  morals4    ,k5t 
lives also 9 "o ( ,hog>?'s satirical    
pr9ts1 t call$ 8,!  ,man ( ,ta/e1       
,burl+ton ,gate10 :i* does n /rike me z 
ei!r  v funny or v cruel4 ,our ta/e 9   
satire has *ang$ s9ce  ,hog>?'s "t4 ,?is
 same ,burl+ton ,gate or colonnade1 :i* 
once  /ood outside ,burl+ton ,h\se 9    
,piccadilly1 may n[1 ,i believe1 be     
f\nd some:]e 9 ! wilds ( ,batt]sea ,p>k4
    ,let u try to draw a little ne>] to 
,k5t4 ,! que] ?+ is t  ?is man :o       
dom9at$ 8 _w does n seem to h be5 great 
9  any ( 8 activities4    ,z a pa9t]1   
,hog>? said ( him3 8,nei!r ,engl& nor   
,italy ev]  produc$ a m contemptible    
daub]40 ,horace ,walpole rem>k$ t 8     
pa9t$ ceil+s 7 z 8void ( m]it z 8       
portraits40 ,walpole  also said t 8,k5t 
0 n only consult$ = furniture1 frames ( 
pictures1 glass1 tables1 *airs1 c41 b = 
plate1 = a b>ge1 &  = a cradle1 & s     

impetu\s 0 fa%ion t two great ladies    
prevail$ on him to make designs = _!    
bir?day g[ns40    ,did ! ladies l _!    
bir?day g[ns8 ,! petticoat ( "o 0       
decorat$ ) ! columns ( ! five ord]s1 !  
o!r 0  copp]-col\r$ sat9 ) ornam5ts (   
gold4 ,i h nev] se5 !  alt>-piece ,k5t  
pa9t$ = ! ,*ur* ( ,/4 ,clem5t ,danes 9 !
  ,/r&1 b ,i seldom pass ,/4 ,clem5t's  
)\t ?9k+ ( t  8contemptible p]=mance10 z
 ,hog>? call$ x4    ,x seems to h (f5d$ 
_m o!rs besides ,hog>?1 :o satiris$  !  
alt>-piece 9 ! engrav+ t puzzl$ ! boy   
m5tion$ 9 !  prec$+ *apt]4 ,walpole     
call$ x a p>ody1 a burlesque on ,k5t's  
alt>-piece4 ,hog>? ma9ta9$ t x 0 nei!r2 
t x 0 b a  8fair & hone/ repres5tation (
 a contemptible p]=mance40  ,t]rible    
man1 ,hog>?1 :5 he 0 on ! w>-pa?6       
,:]e is t alt>-piece n[8 ,mr4 ,:eatly   
says 9 8 8,hog>?'s  ,london0 t x 0      
8occasionally tak5 to ! ,cr[n & ,an*or  
,tav]n  9 ! ,/r& = exhibition at ! music
 meet+s ( !  *ur*w>d5s ( ! p>i%40    ,!y
 _h /range enjoym5ts 9 ! wor/-mann]$    

p]iod 9 our  hi/ory4    ,poor ,k5t6 ,i  
try to plead = him4 ,b x is difficult to
 be  en?usia/ic4    ,he 0 *os5 to supply
 7delightful ^w t1 supply67 ! /atue (   
,%akespe>e = ! ,poets' ,corn] 9 ,we/m9/]
 ,abbey4 ,!re x  rema9s4 ,x is no bett] 
?an ! m>ble effigies 9 ! mason's  g>d5s 
9 ! ,eu/on ,road4    ,k5t z an ar*itect6
 ,!re1 surely1 we h some?+ sure &       
admirable4 ,holkam 9 ,norfolk1          
,devon%ire ,h\se 9 ,piccadilly1 & !     
,horse ,gu>ds are /at$ to be 8 "w4 ,t ! 
,horse ,gu>ds f !  p>k is a noble pile  
nobody c d\bt1 b is x all ,k5t's8 ,8 h& 
also may be trac$ inside ,devon%ire     
,h\se4 ,mr4 ,francis ,l5ygon1  ,k5t's   
mod]n *ampion1 says t ! two /ate        
ap>tm5ts 9  ,devon%ire ,h\se are        
8c]ta9ly ! f9e/ 9 ,london1 ev5 if !y c  
be surpass$ 9 any palace 9 ,europe40    
,"l ,burl+ton 0 ,k5t's *ampion dur+ 8   
lifetime4 ,he met him  :5 ! 8arbit] (   
ta/e0 0 ?irty-two1 & gave him ap>tm5ts 9
  8 t[n h\se1 n[ ! ,royal ,academy1 = ! 
rema9d] ( 8 life4  ,k5t came ?r\gh4     

,hog>?1 try z he w\ld1 c\ld n wreck him4
    ,he di$ ,ma/] ,c>p5t] to ! ,k+ &    
,keep] ( ,pictures1 & he  left a =tune4 
,k5t came ?r\gh4 ,! man mu/ h _h        
extraord9>y  gifts ( p]suasion & p[]1   
h9t$ at by 8 biograph]s :5 !y  speak ( 8
 w9n+ mann]s & graci\s ways4    ,i see  
no?+ ( *>m 9 8 portrait by ,d&ridge2 b  
,d&ridge 0  no psy*ologi/4 ,he looks    
pomp\s2 ,hog>? looks pugnaci\s2 s !y    
rema9 9 dea? z 9 life2 b _! rivalry is  
ov]4 ,ev]ybody  recognises ,hog>? z !   
8fa!r ( ,engli% pa9t+02 let u be k9d  to
 ,k5t1 & *]i% him z ! 8fa!r ( mod]n     
g>d5+40 ,walpole  call$ him t4 ,!       
ascription w (f5d nobody1 n ev5 ,hog>?4 
,to t magnific5t ,london] g>d5s 7 n\ght 
except p]haps !  g>d5 ( 8 villa at      
,*iswick4          ,v    ,,hog>? ,,z    
,,pa9t]      ,! v]satility ( ,hog>?'s   
g5ius is a recurr+ surprise4 ,8  satires
 & moralities seem natural1 ! un=c$     
expression ( 8  vigor\s1 obs]vant       
nature4 ,natural1 too1 seem ! less      
inspir$ (  8 portraits1 & ! ,conv]sation

 ,pieces :i* employ$ ! e>ly  ye>s ( 8   
life2 b ! te*nical qualities ( ! be/ ( 8
  portraits & gr\ps1 & passages 9 !     
,progresses1 are a recurr+  surprise4   
8,! ,h>lot's ,progress0 0 f9i%$ 9 8     
?irty-f\r?  ye>4 ,! pa9t+s ( ?is s]ies  
87 consum$ 9 ! fire :i*  burnt d[n ,mr4 
,beck=d's h\se at ,fon?ill 9 #agee10    
al?\gh !re  seems to be "s d\bt if all  
six pictures 7 de/roy$4    ,!           
,progresses 7 a developm5t ( !          
,conv]sation ,pieces1 ( :i*  8,!        
,wan/ead ,assembly0 0 probably ! fir/4  
,?is1 :i* is n[ 9  ! ,s\? ,london ,art  
,gall]y1 proves to be 8,! ,dance10 "o ( 
!  illu/rations to ! 8,analysis (       
,beauty40 ,i confess to f9d+ !  /iff &  
elegant bre$+ ( ^! ,conv]sation ,pieces 
m  attractive & c]ta9ly m amus+ ?an _m (
 8 liveli]  sc5es4 ,almo/ any ( !       
,conv]sation ,pieces c\ld appositely    
illu/rate a novel by ,miss ,f]ri]4 ,!re 
0 "o at ! ,old ,ma/]s'  ,exhibition (   
#aiaj1 8,! ,misses ,cotton & _! ,niece10
 q  accurately describ$ z 8f\r ladies   

seat$ ne> a tea-table1 )  _! backs to ! 
fireplace2 a fif? is /&+1 & a s]vant on 
! left is br++ a *air = h]40 ,equally   
8nice10 ,i am sure1  7 8,! ,ri*         
,family10 8,! ,wood ,family10 8,! ,cock 
,family10 & 8,!  ,jones ,family10 & at !
 opposite pole to ! bad ,hog>? t 0      
exhibit$ 9 ! same room at ,burl+ton     
,h\se1 suppos$ to be a  memory ( 8 five 
days' trip d[n ! riv] to ,%eppey4 ,b x  
is  unfair to judge ,hog>? by 8,!       
,disemb>kation03 t 0 a jeu  d'esprit1   
compos$ ( 8amus+ incid5ts40    ,!       
,conv]sation ,pieces hav+ novelty1      
succe$$ = a few ye>s4 ,we  e/eem !m z ! 
#8pr5tice "w ( a man ( ab\nd+ en]gy &   
v]satility1 :o 0 z conspicu\s = 8 ta/e z
 = 8 lack (  x4 ,hog>? seems to h _h no 
p>ticul> prepossession t[>ds  beauty1 b 
beauty occurs aga9 & aga9 9 8 pa9t+s4   
,! face ( ! little wanton lady 9 !      
second sc5e ( 8,m>riage   la ,mode0 is a
 delight2 "s ( ! heads ( 8 s]vants are  
haunt+4  ,leslie has drawn att5tion to !
 exquisite prett9ess ( ,juno 9  8,/roll+

 ,actresses ,dress+ 9 a ,b>n10 & ,mr4   
,dion ,cal?orp has  writt5 a :ole *>m+  
article on ! h&some drumm]ess (         
8,s\?w>k ,fair40 ,e /ud5t ( ,hog>? mu/ h
 be5 /ruck by  8 sudd5 /atem5ts ( beauty
 9 ugly places1 & ( atrocities (  bad   
ta/e any:]e4 ,!re is an episode 9 !     
8,night ,sc5e1 ,*>+  ,cross10 t is      
disgu/+1 & ,i confess t ! gobbl+ ald]man
  9 "o ( ! 8,indu/ri\s ,appr5tice0 s]ies
 gives me nausea4 ,b he  is nev]        
commonplace or feeble4 ,?is a/oni%+ man 
w pa9t a head  "h ) ! f9i% ( a ,t]burg1 
!re ) ! gu/o ( a ,raeburn4    ,i nev]   
seem to get us$ to 8 incursions into    
beauty4 ,! surprise  recurr$ 9 ,p>is at 
! exhibition ( ! 8,c5t ,portraits de    
,femmes40  ,i walk$ r\nd ! gall]ies     
play+ ! game ( sugge/+ ! names  ( !     
pa9t]s )\t ref]r+ to ! catalogue4 ,among
 !  portraits 0 "o q small1 ! head ( a  
girl1 fre% z a l>k's  song1 an          
impromptu1 a premi] c\p1 col\r simple1  
draw+ gay4 ,i  ascrib$ x to ,raeburn4 ,x
 0 ,hog>?'s 8,miss ,ri*10 own$ by ,m4   

,max  ,mi*aelis4 ,!n ,i paus$ & look$ at
 ! o!r ,hog>?s4 ,ah6 !re  0 t r5d]+1 "o 
( ! mo/ delightful ( 8 portraits1 (     
8,peg ,w(f+ton10 l5t by ,sir ,edw>d     
,t5nant1 n 8dally+ &  dang]\s0 on a c\* 
z 9 ! v]sion at ! ,g>rick ,club1 b v    
*>m+1 ) a t\* ( primness t suits h]4 ,"h
 is ,hog>?  z true arti/1 ! vision cle>1
 ! treatm5t direct4 ,note !  da9t9ess ( 
! fl[] 9 h] bosom1 ! delici\s col\r ( ! 
dress1 & ! importance ( ! acc5t ( ! knot
 ( black ribbon  aga9/ ! gleam+ pe>ls4  
,oh yes6 ,hog>? knew 8 bus9ess6         
,illu/ration3 ,,plate ,,vi4--,,s>ah     
,,malcolm         7,9 ! ,national       
,gall]y ( ,scotl&1 ,ed9burgh7         ,a
 portrait ( ! notori\s ,s>ah ,malcolm1  
*>woman &       murd]ess1 :o 0 hang$ ne>
 ,mitre ,c\rt1 ,fleet ,/reet1 9         
#agcc1 = a triple murd]4 ,%e 0 pa9t$ by 
,hog>?1 9 !       condemn$ cell1 two    
days be=e h] execution4 ,mrs4 ,malcolm  
looks r an attractive if a some:at cunn+
 matron1 &       h] dress is c]ta9ly    
becom+4 ,! pa9t+1 9 tone &              

*>act]isation1 is v pleasant1 & we c    
=give h] !       o/5tati\s display ( !  
ros>y4    ,he pa9t$ ,mrs4 ,w(f+ton eight
 times4 ,?is "o1 pretty1 pla9 ,peg1  ) !
 rose 9 h] corset1 is my *oice4 ,! o!r  
two ,hog>?s at  ! 8,c5t ,portraits de   
,femmes0 exhibition 7 8,miss ,arnold0 f 
!  ,fitzwilliam ,museum1 ,cambridge1 a  
robu/ "w1 =ceful & some:at  heavy1 &    
lack+ ! navet & *>m ( 8,peg ,w(f+ton10 &
 !  notori\s 8,s>ah ,malcolm10 *>woman &
 murd]ess1 :o 0 hang$  ne> ,mitre ,c\rt1
 ,fleet ,/reet1 on ! #g? ( ,m>* #agcc1 =
 a triple  murd]4 ,says ,dr4 ,trusl]3   
8,! portrait ( ?is murd]ess 0 pa9t$  by 
,hog>?1 to :om %e sat = h] picture two  
days be=e  execution40 ,mrs4 ,malcolm is
 r an attractive if a some:at cunn+     
matron1 & h] dress is c]ta9ly becom+4 ,!
 pa9t+1 9 tone &  quiet *>act]isation1  
is v pleasant1 & we c =give h] !        
o/5tati\s display ( ! ros>y4    ,if only
 x _h be5 possible to s5d 8,! ,%rimp    
,girl0 to ,p>is4 ,t  brilliant          
impressioni/ sket*1 done long be=e ! era

 (  impressionism1 w\ld h a/oni%$ !     
,fr5* critics :o are n  already acqua9t$
 ) x4 ,inde$1 8,! ,%rimp ,girl0 is      
some?+ (  a miracle4 ,%e cries out f    
,hog>?'s works1 a t\r de =ce1 done  )\t 
prem$itation1 9 "s happy h\r :5 ! un]r+ 
h&  un]r+ly foll[$ ! quick eye4 ,x is an
 inspiration4 ,"o may say  ( x z        
,nor?cote said ( ,frans ,hals3 8,he 0   
able to %oot ! bird  fly+--s to speak--)
 all its fre%ness ab\t x1 :i* ev5       
,titian does n seem to h done44440 8,!  
,%rimp ,girl0 0 sold at  ,mrs4 ,hog>?'s 
sale 9 ,april #agij = f\r p\nds t5      
%ill+s1 &  0 pur*as$ = ! ,national      
,gall]y 9 #ahhd = two hundr$ &          
sixty-two p\nds t5 %ill+s4 ,aft] ,mr4   
,sidney ,colv9's eulogy 9  ,!           
,portfolio1 "o may g to almo/ any       
extreme 9 express+  admiration = 8,!    
,%rimp ,girl0 & o!r ( ,hog>?'s pa9t+s4  
,said ,mr4 ,colv93 8,ev5 ,reynolds &    
,ga9sbor\gh1 col\ri/s (t5 (  an         
inexpressible lovel9ess1 t5d]ness1 &    
*>m1 7 fumbl]s 9  _! me?od comp>$ )     

,hog>?4444 ,)\t a s*ool1 & )\t  a       
prec$5t 7= he is no imitator ( !        
,dut*man71 he has f\nd a  way ( express+
 :at he sees ) ! cle>e/ simplicity1     
ri*ness1  & directness40    ,simple1    
ri*1 & direct is 8 portrait ( 8,g>rick &
 8 ,wife0 at  ,w9dsor ,ca/le1 a f9i%$   
epic1 q unlike t lyrical sket* (  8,!   
,%rimp ,girl40 8,g>rick & 8 ,wife0 0    
pa9t$ 9 #ageg1 :5  ,hog>? 0 sixty4 ,x is
 a flamboyant1 decorative picture4      
,g>rick1 9  blue & gold1 is se5 seat$ at
 a table 9 a mom5t ( inspiration1  p5 9 
h&1 cogitat+ ! prologue to ,foote's     
8,com$y ( ,ta/e40 ,8  wife1 9 a p9k     
dress & :ite fi*u1 /&s beh9d him1 prep>+
 to  take ! p5 f 8 h&4 ,%e is al]t &    
gay1 he is invok+ !  muse2 a *>m+       
picture1 b if y look closely y w obs]ve 
t ,g>rick's eyes are co>sely pa9t$1     
8evid5tly by ano!r h&40  ,!reby hangs a 
tale1 a typical ,hog>?ian tale ( w>s 9  
words1 &  9 ?is case 9 de$ too4 ,hog>?  
pa9t$ ,g>rick _m times1  receiv+ z mu* z
 two hundr$ p\nds = 8 f9e portrait ( !  

8,engli% ,roscius0 z ,ri*>d ,,iii42 b !y
 qu>rell$ ov] !  8,g>rick & 8 ,wife10 & 
,hog>? 9 a fit ( irritation drew 8  bru%
 across ! face1 disfigur+ ! eyes4 ,!    
picture 0 nev]  deliv]$1 nev] paid =1 & 
on ,hog>?'s dea? 8 wid[ g5]\sly  gave x 
to ,g>rick4 ,x pass$ into ! possession (
 ,mr4 ,lock] (  ,gre5wi* ,hospital1 :o  
sold x to ,george ,,iv4 ,9 ! memoirs (  
,mr4  ,lock]'s son is ! foll[+ passage3 
8,?is picture is s lifelike  t z little 
*ildr5 we 7 afraid ( x2 s mu* s t my  "m
 p]suad$ my fa!r to sell x to ,george   
,,iv40 ,t is a /range  way = a picture  
to arrive 9 a royal collection4 ,! ,k+  
also owns  ! qua9t1 m]ry1 cr[d$1 l&scape
 conv]sation-picture call$ 8,a  ,view ( 
! ,mall1 ,/4 ,james's ,p>k10 b ?is      
evocation ( ! beau  monde ( ! day       
prom5ad+ 9 c9namon coats & pea*-bloom   
bree*es1 & ! ladies 9 e ,*anticl] col\r 
& vag>y1 has  be5 attribut$ by "s       
au?orities to ,samuel ,wale1 ,r4,a4     
,mr4 ,fairfax ,murray is ! =tunate own] 
( 8,a ,fi%+ ,p>ty10 a  small picture1   

n9ete5 by tw5ty-"o & a half in*es1 :i*  
%[s  t ,hog>?1 besides 8 o!r gifts1 0 a 
ma/] 9 romantic  composition4 ,on !     
bord] ( a lake sit ! fi%+ p>ty--a *>m+  
lady1 a nurse1 & a *ild 9 ! full light1 
& a reflective  g5tleman 9 ! %ade4 ,!   
baby holds ! rod1 ! pretty "m  guides x1
 & ! float toys ) ! wat]4 ,i prote/ t y 
r>ely if ev] see 9 ^! days s *>m+ a     
portrait gr\p  composition z ?is design$
 by ! ,fa!r ( ,engli% ,pa9t+1 :o        
virtually _h no =ebe>s1 & :o turn$ f "o 
bran* ( art to  ano!r ) some?+ ( ! ease 
( myriad-m9d$ ,leon>do4 ,i  suspect he  
/udi$ ! grace ( ,van ,dyck's            
compositions4    ,"s ( ! e>ly ,victorian
 memb]s ( ! ,new ,engli% ,art ,club w\ld
  f9d x disadvantage\s to pit !mselves  
aga9/ ! te*nical  accompli%m5t ( 8      
tight1 highly-f9i%$ 8,lady's ,la/       
,/ake40 ,!  subject is banal1 &         
half-a-doz5 ,dut*m5 c\ld h pa9t$ ?is    
int]ior ) m quality ( surface & clos]   
obs]vance ( light1  b x is 8done10 & !  
pa9t has n fad$ & crack$ z h s  _m works

 pa9t$ two hundr$ ye>s lat]4    8,!     
,lady's ,la/ ,/ake0 0 a commission f ,"l
 ,*>lemont4 ,9  #ageg1 9 "o ( 8         
p]iodical fits ( vexation1 ,hog>? said  
he w\ld  8employ ! re/ ( 8 "t 9 portrait
 pa9t+10 b ?ree ye>s  aft]w>ds we f9d   
him1 9 wea!rcock mood1 8det]m9$ to quit 
!  p5cil = ! grav]40 ,"l ,*>lemont begg$
 him1 be=e he 8bade a  f9al adieu to !  
p5cil10 to pa9t him "o picture4 ,!      
result 0  ?is morality ( ! h&some1 wick$
 (fic]1 & ! "y &  virtu\s m>ri$ lady4   
,mrs4 ,?rale 0 wont to allege t %e sat =
  ! fair gambl]4    8,! ,/ay ,mak]0 %\ld
 hang beside ,watteau's 8,g]sa9t's      
,sign10 ea*  a repres5tation ( a        
co/umi]'s %op1 ea* a ma/]piece1 b z x   
is impossible to br+ toge!r ^! two works
 by ^! two g5iuses  :o 7 contempor>ies1 
& :o br\ght ab\t ! rebir? ( art 9       
,france & ,engl&1 ,i am q cont5t t 8,!  
,/ay ,mak]0 %\ld  rema9 :]e x is1 help+ 
to decorate an exquisite room 9 ,mr4    
,edmund ,davis's h\se4 ,!re is only "o  
o!r picture on ! wall--a  ,ga9sbor\gh   

portrait4 8,! ,/ay ,mak]0 is a sket*1   
almo/ 9  mono*rome1 %[+ a man-mill9]    
measur+ a lady1 :ile ano!r  monda9e     
kisses a baby fondly1 b n on its *ubby  
face4 ,?is little  picture 7?irty-five  
by tw5ty-sev5 in*es7 is full ( life &   
gaiety1 & is z delicate 9 its hum\r z   
8,! ,enrag$ ,musician0 at  ,ox=d is     
=cible4    ,:5 ,i fir/ saw ! 8,george   
,,ii4 & 8 ,family0 at ! ,dubl9          
,national ,gall]y1 ,i _h a ?rill simil> 
to t ,i exp]i5c$ :5 ,i  fir/ saw 8,miss 
,ri*40 ,x is an unf9i%$ sket*1 made :5  
,hog>?  0 ,s]geant ,pa9t]4 ,look+ at x1 
aga9 we wond] :at heights ?is  man might
 h rea*$ _h he receiv$ ! enc\ragem5t t  
is giv5  to em95t pa9t]s ( our day4 ,b1 
z x 01 9 spite (  ev]y?+1 ,hog>? box$ ! 
compass1 & :5 he wrote 8g5ius is  no?+ b
 lab\r & dilig5ce10 ! 8+5i\s ,mr4       
,hog>?10 z  ,field+ call$ him1 did n    
take into acc\nt t some?+ else  7:i* is 
g5ius7 t 0 born 9 him1 & t he /ruggl$ to
  express1 & succe$$ 9 express+ s       
triumphantly4 ,& ! end (  all 0 8,!     

,ba?os10 8 la/ design1 humor\s1 cynical1
 8 f9is1  inscrib$ to 8 old enemies1 8! 
deal]s 9 d>k pictures40 ,game to  ! end 
0 ,william ,hog>?6          ,,vi    ,,"s
 ,,pictures ,,9 ,,national ,,collections
      ,if x int]e/s y to /udy ! v>iety (
 ,hog>?'s a*ievem5t 9  pa9t1 8 ladd]-l  
progress1 n[ up1 n[ d[n1 visit ! ,hog>? 
,room at ! ,national ,gall]y & turn f ! 
prim & meticul\s  h&l+ ( 8,a ,family    
,gr\p0 7,no4 #aaec7 to ! da% &          
brilliancy (  8 8,si/]0 7,no4 #affc72 f 
8,sigismonda ,m\rn+ ov] ! ,he>t (       
,guisc>do10 pa9t$ late 9 life1 9 "o ( 8 
reaction>y1 8gr&  mann]0 moods1 a       
commission t ! patron1 ,sir ,ri*>d      
,grosv5or1  refus$ to take2 turn f      
academic1 te>-spr9kl$ ,sigismonda to !  
sp>kle & impulse ( 8,! ,%rimp ,girl40 ,i
 h already express$ my  admiration = ?is
 amaz+ sket*1 & ,sir ,walt] ,arm/rong1 9
 8  te*nical analysis ( ! pa9t+ (       
8,hog>?'s ,si/]10 has said all  !re is  
to say on ! vivaci\s & orig9al way 9 :i*
 ,hog>?  h&l$ ?is sympa!tic subject1 & !

 skill ) :i* he has1 z  x 71 sub/itut$  
light & col\r = pa9t4 ,sir ,walt] notes 
t  ! sy/em ( col\r is t foll[$ by ,eug5e
 ,delacroix a c5tury  lat]1 :o 0 "u !   
impression t he 0 ! innovator2 t  8!    
high lights & ! deep %ad[s are 9 ea*    
case two prim>ies1  :i* unite to =m a   
half tone4 ,! dress :i* produces !      
effect  ( yell[ is yell[ 9 ! high       
lights1 r$ 9 ! deepe/ %ad[s1  & orange 9
 ! transitions2 s ) ! sc>f1 ! ?ree t9ts 
( :i* are yell[1 gre51 & blue40         
,illu/ration3 ,,plate ,,vii4--,,simon   
,,fras]1 ,,"l ,,lovat1 #afff-agdg       
7,9 ! ,national ,portrait ,gall]y1      
,london7         ,"h is ! *ief ( !      
,fras] clan 7patriot or traitor1 :i*    
y l71 a /udy 9 r$s1 br[ns1 corpul5cy &  
craft9ess1       9 ! act ( n>rat+ "s ( 8
 adv5tures1 or p]haps       detail+ !   
v>i\s ,highl& clans on 8 f+]s4 ,"l      
,lovat       0 execut$ = high treason4  
,hog>? j\rney$ to ,/4 ,albans       to  
get 8a fair view ( 8 ,lord%ip be=e he 0 
lock$ up40    ,9 no o!r pa9t+ ( ,hog>?'s

 t ,i h se5 does he make ?is  /rik+ use 
( prim>ies & complem5t>ies4 ,he adopt$ a
 diff]5t  te*nique = ! robu/ & *e]ful   
portrait ( 8,miss ,lav9ia  ,f5ton0 7:o  
became ,du*ess ( ,bolton7 z 8,polly     
,pea*um0 9 !  8,begg>'s ,op]a10 & also =
 ! lively repres5tation ( a sc5e  f !   
op]a :i* he saw at ,l9coln's ,inn       
,fields 9 #agbc4 ,?is  vivaci\s         
developm5t ( ! ,conv]sation ,piece g5re 
hangs close to  8,hog>?'s ,si/]10 & to !
 "r is ! gr\p ( 8  8,s]vants0--six heads
 r less ?an life size1 "o ( ! mo/       
quietly beautiful r5d]+s ( "*1 se5 ) !  
eyes (  affection1 ) :i* ma/] has ev]   
immortalis$ 8 dep5d5ts4  ,aft] ?is1 !   
8,calais ,gate10 or 8,! ,roa/ ,beef (   
,old ,engl&10 a  record ( 8 collision ) 
! ,calais au?orities1 seems grotesque  &
 gratuit\sly ugly 9 spite ( its         
,hog>?ian brio & beautiful  col\r4 ,!   
c>rion cr[ on ! top ( ! gate is an      
example ( 8  +5uity 9 extricat+ himself 
f a difficulty4 ,! picture1 :5  f9i%$1  
fell d[n1 & a nail ran ?r\gh ! cross    

above ! gate4  ,fail+ to conceal ! r5t1 
,hog>? sub/itut$ = ! cross a  cr[1 & 0 q
 pleas$4 ,9 ! engrav+ ! cross appe>s 9  
its  rightful place4 ,c>rion cr[ or     
cross6 ,x 0 all "o to ?is capable1      
confid5t1 eighte5?-c5tury ,briti%]1 :o  
w\ld z lief pa9t a  murd]ess 9 !        
condemn$ cell z a miss 9 yell[ & laces1 
a  ,t5i]s-l 8,di/ress$ ,poet0 9 a g>ret 
z a ,velazquez-l 8,sc5e  f ,! ,indian   
,emp]or10 a 8,"r ,rev]5d ,fa!r 9 ,god0 z
 !  portrait ( ,qu9 ! actor1 ,g>rick's  
portly rival1 9 full-bottom$  grey wig1 
lace ruffle1 & br[n coat ri*ly frogg$ ) 
gold4 ,!re  c be no mi/ake z to !       
id5tity4 ,! portrait is inscrib$ 8,mr4  
,qu940 ,note ! eloqu5t eye & ! voluble  
m\? ( ?is he>ty  eighte5?-c5tury mumm]4 
,i h kept ! mo/ popul> ( ! ,hog>?       
,national ,gall]y pictures  to ! la/--! 
fam\s 8,m>riage  la ,mode0 s]ies4 ,!    
detail (  ?is 8pictur'd moral0 is a     
s\rce ( un5d+ int]e/ & pleasure to  an  
endless procession ( visitors4 ,!       
eighte5? c5tury may h  f\nd 9 ! s]ies a 

8horrible w>n+0 ( ! consequ5ces t  foll[
 pr(ligacy 9 high life1 b ,i am p]fectly
 sure t no "o 9  ! tw5tie? c5tury d$uces
 any moral f ?is melodrama 9 pa9t4  ,x  
is m ?an t1 x is a m9ute & craftsmanlike
 record ( !  rooms & decorative adjuncts
 ( a weal?y & fa%ionable man's h\se  9  
,hog>?'s day1 ) 8 mann] ( liv+ pu%$     
almo/ to  c>icature1 :i* 0 ,hog>?'s     
me?od ( satire & fi]ce moral  rebuke4   
,! engrav+s tell ! fatal1 fooli% /ory2 b
 to connoisseurs !  quality & cl>ity ( !
 pa9t is ! ?+4 ,:at c\ld be m  exquisite
 ?an ! *>act]isation ( ! lady 9 ,sc5e   
,,ii41 8,%ortly  aft] ,m>riage10 h]     
pretty1 dissolute1 provocative face1 !  
ab&on  ( h] figure1 & ! haplessness ( ! 
pe]1 too bor$ & tir$  aft] 8 night's    
debau* ev5 to ?9k ( remorse4 ,! clock   
m>ks  tw5ty m9utes aft] twelve 9 !      
morn+1 ! c&les b5ea? !  portraits ( !   
f\r sa9ts on ! wall ( ! inn] room are   
gutt]+1 a dog sniffs at a lady's cap    
peep+ f ! husb&'s  pocket1 & ! book     
protrud+ f ! coat ( ! old /ew>d is      

titl$ 8,reg5]ation40 ,hog>? nev] /ay$ 8 
h&4 ,! details are  innum]able1 amus+1  
italicis$4 ,i look & smile quietly1     
return+  always to ! *>act]isation ( ^? 
two figures1 ! husb& &  wife1 s         
delicately obs]v$1 s exquisitely pa9t$4 
,9 ! middle ( ! wall at ! ,national     
,gall]y1 fac+ !  8,m>riage  la ,mode0   
s]ies1 pa9t$ 9 ! same ye> :5 he 0       
=ty-eight1 is ,hog>?'s own portrait ) 8 
dog ,trump4 ,blue-ey$1  wat*ful1 /urdy1 
we>+ a fur cap1 ) a sc> ov] 8 left eye1 
he  has1 inde$1 8a sort ( kn[+1 jockey  
look40 ,he 0 n a mode/  man4 ,:y %\ld he
 h be58 ,9 ?is portrait he all[s himself
 great  company4 ,! oval re/s on ?ree   
volumes labell$ 8,%akespe>e10           
8,milton10 & 8,swift10 & 9 ! l[] left   
corn]1 drawn on a  palette 9 ! corn]1 is
 a s]p5t9e curve ) ^! l9es "u  x1 8,!   
,l9e ( ,beauty10 ! flaunt+ inscription  
:i* gave rise to  8 book1 8,! ,analysis 
( ,beauty40 8,no ,egyptian hi]oglyphic  
ev]  amus$ m ?an x ! s]p5t9e curve did =
 a "t10 he tells  u4 ,! reque/s = a     

solution ( ! enigma 7 s num]\s t he     
wrote 8,! ,analysis ( ,beauty0 to expla9
 ! symbol4 ,! book1  al?\gh %rewd 9     
p>ts1 0 a dire failure4 8,! _w (        
pr(essional sc(f]s & virtuosi fell      
joy\sly ^u its obscurities  &           
incoh]5cies40 ,! obscurities may be     
div9$ f ! text (  ! book1 :i* conta9s 8!
 n v def9ite axiom10 z ,mr4 ,dobson     
calls x1 attribut$ to ,mi*ael           
,angelo--8t a figure %\ld be  always    
,pyramidal1 ,s]p5t9e1 & multipli$ by "o1
 two1 & ?ree40    ,i pause to take      
brea?1 & refre% myself ) an epigram t   
,hog>? wrote apropos ?is ill-/>r$       
8solution ( ! enigma40        8,:at6--a 
book1 & by ,hog>?6 !n tw5ty to t51      
,all he ga9'd by ! p5cil1 he'll lose by 
! p540      8,p]haps x may be s--h[e'er1
 miss or hit1       ,he w publi%--"h    
goes--x's d\ble or quit40    ,x 0 an old
 plate ( 8 ,portrait ) dog ,trump1 on   
:i* ! 8,l9e  ( ,beauty0 appe>s1 t he    
conv]t$ into 8,! ,bruis] ,*>les         
,*ur*ill0 design1 8 answ] to ,*ur*ill's 

8mo/ virul5t &  v9dictive satire10 call$
 8,an ,epi/le to ,william ,hog>?40      
,!re are ?ree works by him at !         
,national ,portrait ,gall]y--!  e>ly1   
unimportant 8,committee ( ! ,h\se (     
,commons exam9+  ,bambridge02 ! /rong   
self-portrait1 8,hog>? ,pa9t+ ! ,comic  
,muse02 & t specim5 ( rel5tless & amus+ 
*>act]isation1  8,simon1 ,"l ,lovat1    
pa9t$ by ,hog>? be=e 8 ,execution =     
,high  ,treason40 ,hog>? j\rney$ to ,/4 
,albans to get 8a fair view ( 8         
,lord%ip be=e he 0 lock$ up40 ,"h is !  
*ief ( ! ,fras]  clan to ! life 7patriot
 or traitor1 :i* y l671 a /udy 9  r$s1  
br[ns1 corpul5cy1 & craft9ess1 9 ! act (
 n>rat+ "s  ( 8 adv5tures1 or p]haps    
detail+ ! v>i\s ,highl& clans on  8     
f+]s4 ,?is ma/]ful1 pawky ,jacobite 0   
tri$ be=e 8 pe]s  9 #agdg1 f\nd guilty1 
& behead$ on ,t[] ,hill4 ,we "k m ( him 
f ,hog>?'s picture ?an f a :ole book (  
docum5ts &  descriptions4    ,& ( all   
self-portraits is !re "o m self-reveal+ 
?an  8,hog>? ,pa9t+ ! ,comic ,muse08 ,he

 0 !n sixty-"o4 ,) 8  %ort-cropp$ grey  
hair he looks l a pugili/1 & a pugili/  
he  might h be5 _h n ,nature1 s casual1 
s inexplicable 9 h]  gifts1 *os5 to     
plant ! se$s ( real arti/ic g5ius 9 !   
s\l  ( bellig]5t1 brave1 prepo/]\sly    
,briti% ,william ,hog>?4          ,,vii 
,,! ,,soane ,,museum ,,& ,,f\ndl+       
,,hospital      ,! 8,picture ,room0 ( ! 
,soane ,museum 9 ,l9coln's ,inn ,fields1
 t  hu%$1 dim1 small ap>tm5t1 light$ by 
a lant]n light1 approa*$  by a glaz$    
door f ! cr[d$ corridor ( ?is dignifi$  
h\se1  cr[d$ to excess ) works ( art    
collect$ by ,sir ,john ,soane           
7#agec-ahcg71 is virtually a ,hog>?     
,room4 ,y ent]1 & fac+ y1  hung frame to
 frame1 are ! eight pa9t+s illu/rat+ 8,!
 ,rake's  ,progress10 pur*as$ by ,sir   
,john ,soane 9 #ahjb = five hundr$ &    
sev5ty gu9eas4 ,y turn to ! left & y\r  
eyes alight ^u ,nos4 #a  & #b ( ! 8,f\r 
,pr9ts ( an ,election10 call$ 8,!       
,ent]ta9m5t10  & 8,! ,canvass+ =        
,votes02 y turn to ! "r & !re are  !    

second pair1 8,! ,poll+10 & 8,! ,*air+ (
 ! ,memb]40    ,reams h be5 writt5 ab\t 
^! pictures4 ,i w be  retic5t--space    
compels x--& cont5t myself ) quot+ "o   
^w1  ! ^w 8mat*less10 us$ by ,*>les     
,lamb to describe ! fir/ (  ! ,election 
s]ies4 ,!re are passages ( beauty 9 all 
! sc5es1  z 9 8,! ,rake's ,progress10 b 
,i f9d s l>ge a meal z twelve  8pictur'd
 morals10 hu/l+ ea* o!r1 a little       
difficult to dige/4  ,! ,hog>? surfeit1 
a well-kn[n ailm5t1 always assails me 9 
?is  lant]n-light$ room ( ! ,soane      
,museum4 ,p]haps x is ! obsession  ( !  
8movable planes40 ,op5+ at a t\*1 !     
walls slide away &  disclose m1 m1 & m  
works ( art4 ,b ,i d n suff] f  ,hog>?  
surfeit at ! ,f\ndl+ ,hospital1 ov] :i* 
8 fa!rly  _s ev] seems to brood4    ,!  
eighte5? c5tury & ! tw5tie? meet at !   
,f\ndl+  ,hospital2 ! art ( ,hog>?1 !   
art ( 8 contempor>ies1 ( "y  ,mr4 ,jo%ua
 ,reynolds1 & ! artless lives ( !       
f\ndl+s :o  patt] ! note ( a pa/ day 9  
revivifi$ ,bloomsbury4    ,y w seek 9   

va9 = mod]nity at ! ,f\ndl+ ,hospital4  
,a  reproduction ( a popul> picture (   
our day call$ 8,= ,ev] &  ,ev]1 ,am510 0
 ! only example ( a mod]n "w ( art 9 !  
playroom ( ! little girl f\ndl+s at !   
,f\ndl+ ,hospital :]e  ,i f\nd myself "o
 ,sunday4    ,( c\rse ! little girls    
und]/ood ! picture4 ,_! dawn+ m9ds  c   
grasp a simple repres5tation ( ! human  
gamut ( love1 loyalty1  & grief f       
*ildhood to age4 ,n = !m is ,hog>?'s    
=cible1  *aotic1 amaz+ly clev] 8,m>* to 
,f9*ley10 t hangs 9 "o (  ! rooms4    ,b
 ! little girls und]/& ,hog>?'s bold &  
picturesque  8,capta9 ,coram0 display$ 9
 ! place ( hon\r1 ev5 ?\gh !  gallant & 
*>itable seaman may fright5 !m on d>k5+ 
ev5+s  by 8 v life-lik5ess1 ,hog>?'s    
great gift4         ,illu/ration3       
,,plate ,,viii4--,,peg ,,w(f+ton        
7,9 ,sir ,edw>d ,t5nant's ,collection7  
,delightful ,peg1 actress1 daught] ( a  
,dubl9 bricklay]1 kn[n       9 /aid     
biographies z ,m>g>et ,w(f+ton4 8,h]    
beauty &       grace1 h] pretty s++ &   

vivaci\s coquetry1 & !       exquisite  
art1 especially ( h] male *>act]s1 c>ri$
 all       he>ts by /orm40 ,"h %e is1 n 
8dally+ & dang]\s0 on       a c\* z 9 ! 
v]sion at ! ,g>rick ,club1 b v          
*>m+1 ) a t\* ( primness t suits h]4    
,note !       da9t9ess ( ! fl[] 9 h]    
bosom1 ! delici\s col\r (       ! dress1
 & ! importance ( ! acc5t ( ! knot (    
black ribbon aga9/ ! gleam+ pe>ls4 ,oh  
yes6 ,hog>? knew       8 bus9ess4       
,capta9 ,coram is v mu* alive1 8all     
!re40 ,ano!r mom5t & he  w />t f 8 *air4
 ,b ?is f\nd] ( ! hospital w n  %\t at !
 *ildr54 ,?is big man _h a big1 k9d     
he>t4 ,8 life  0 a long :isp] ( love to 
! fa!rless4    ,x 0 "h1 at ! ,f\ndl+    
,hospital1 t ,hog>? 0 in/rum5tal  9 =m+ 
! fir/ public collection ( pictures 9   
?is c\ntry4  ,long be=e ! ,national     
,gall]y 0 ?\ght (1 be=e ! ,royal        
,academy 0 born1 ?is ,f\ndl+ ,hospital  
collection 0 "o ( !  sights ( ,london4  
,x 0 ! fa%ionable l\nge 9 ! reign (     
,george  ,,ii42 "h 0 held ! fir/        

exhibition ( contempor>y portraits4 ,&  
,hog>?1 a gov]nor & gu>dian ( ! ,f\ndl+ 
,hospital1 orig9at$  x4    ,he />t$ !   
collection by pres5t+ ?is portrait (    
,capta9 ,coram  9 #agdj1 & he wrote1 "s 
ye>s lat]1 t x is 8! be/ portrait  9 !  
place1 not)/&+ ! fir/ pa9t]s 9 ! k+dom  
ex]t$ all _! tal5ts to vie ) x40 ,b 8!  
fir/ pa9t]s0  7 n a v mighty lot2 !y 7  
,allan ,ramsay1 ,cotes1 ,hudson1        
,%ackleton1 ,wilson1 ,highmore1 & a "y  
man call$ ,reynolds1 :o  tw5ty ye>s aft]
 ,hog>? _h giv5 8 8,capta9 ,coram0      
pres5t$ 8  8,"l ,d>tm\?40 ,x is a pretty
 piece ( delicate "w1 b ,reynolds  0 n  
!n 9 8 prime1 & ,i h a %rewd suspicion t
 :51 9  #aghg1 he produc$ 8 magnific5t  
8,"l ,hea?field10 great ,sir ,jo%ua  _h 
ca/ _m a glance at ,hog>?'s 8,capta9    
,coram10 pa9t$  =ty-sev5 ye>s be=e4     
,?is is a problem = ! eld] f\ndl+s4 ,!  
mites are cont5t )  8,= ,ev] & ,ev]1    
,am540    ,i wat*$ !m1 aft] ! long      
s]vice 9 ! *apel1 sil5tly &  some:at    
timor\sly enjoy+ _! cold mutton & hot   

potatoes4  ,sull5 r[s & r[s ( !m1 all   
/amp$ by t sad some?+ t  *>act]ises !   
homeless waif1 some?+ ( degradation & ! 
m5ace ( ! fight to come all uphill4     
,b z ,i mus$ sadly on ?is spectacle my  
eyes caught sight ( a  tablet on ! wall1
 a li/ ( _m names ( f\ndl+s :o _h di$  =
 _! c\ntry 9 ! ,bo] ,w>4    ,well1 !    
te>s d />t /ill sometimes4 ,?9k ( t     
leap6 ,"h a  f\ndl+ by *ance1 lat] a h]o
 by *oice1 "o ( t great  bro!rhood1     
equal 9 dea?1 equally ador$1 ( !        
privileg$ & !  brave4 8,dulce et decorum
 e/----0    ,i am sure t ,hog>?1 ( :om  
,dr ,trusl] wrote1 8,extreme p>tiality  
= 8 native c\ntry 0 ! lead+ trait ( 8   
"*10 w\ld  approve t tablet1 & s w\ld   
,capta9 ,coram4          ,,viii    ,,!  
8,,villak90 ,,at ,,*iswick1 ,,& ,,!     
,,end      ,! 8villak90 at ,*iswick :]e1
 f #agdi1 ,hog>? sp5t !  summ]s1 is n v 
accessible4 ,! mo/ romantic1 if !       
slummie/  r\te1 is to walk f ,hamm]smi? 
,bridge ?r\gh riv]side alleys &  by     
s$ate ,?ames t]races to ,*iswick ,mall4 

,!n turn up ?r\gh !  village1 virtually 
unspoilt1 a lane ( old ,london /ill     
treat$ )  respect4 ,at ! beg9n+ ( !     
village ! *ur*y>d flanks !  /reet1 & if 
y look ?r\gh ! gates y w see ,hog>?'s   
conspicu\s1 important1 & ugly tomb4 ,if 
y obta9 admittance to !  *ur*y>d y w f9d
 c>v$ ^u ! tomb a mask1 a laurel  wrea?1
 maul-/ick1 palette1 p5cils1 ! title ( 8
 un=tunate  book1 8,! ,analysis (       
,beauty10 & 8 epitaph1 writt5 by        
,g>rick3--        8,f>ewell1 great pa9t]
 ( ,mank9d6      ,:o rea*'d ! noble/    
po9t ( ,art1      ,^: pictur'd ,morals  
*>m ! ,m9d1      ,& ?r\gh ! ,eye correct
 ! ,he>t4      ,if ,g5ius fire !e1      
,read]1 /ay3      ,if ,nature t\* !e1   
drop a ,te>2      ,if nei!r move !e1    
turn away1      ,= ,hog>?'s hon\r'd du/ 
lies "h40    ,i d n ?9k y w drop a te>4 
,i d n ?9k ,hog>?'s  8pictur'd morals0 w
 ev] correct y\r he>t2 b y may 9 pass+  
m$itate ^u ! diff]5ces 9 epitaphs       
?r\gh\t ! _w--?is  on ,hog>?'s tomb1 =  
example1 & t 9 a ,g]man *ur*y>d copi$   

by a *ance pilgrim3--         8,i w     
awake1 ,o ,*ri/1 :5 ,?\ calle/ me1 b let
 me sleep       a little1 = ,i am v     
tir$40    ,te>less1 he>t uncorrect$1 yet
 y w uncov] be=e ! 8hon\r'd  du/0 ( !   
,fa!r ( ,engli% ,pa9t+1 =?right &       
=cible1 :o  endur$ to ! end1 & ^: "n is 
imp]i%able4 ,!n y pass on  up ,hog>?    
,lane to ! 8villak910 no long] 9 fields 
op5 to !  c\ntry & ! riv]1 b amid/ a    
multitude ( little dwell+s &  little    
/reets1 noisy ) *ildr5 & ! rumble (     
infrequ5t  traffic4 ,! n>r[1 ,georgian1 
r$-brick h\se1 ! 8villak910 /&s  9 a    
g>d5 surr\nd$ by a high wall4 ,!re1 9 ! 
quiet1 empty1  memory-haunt$ h\se1 ! _s 
( ,hog>? may be truly evok$4    ,?is    
place :]e ! dead live is pres]v$1 t5d$1 
& op5 to !  public ?r\gh ! g5]osity (   
,colonel ,%ipway1 :o1 9 #aijb1  8pres5t$
 x to ! nation & to ! ,art ,_w 9 memory 
( !  ,g5ius t once liv$ & work$ )9 its  
walls40 ,happy "w1 =  9 ,hog>?'s "t     
,*iswick 0 fre% & gre51 & ! panell$     
rooms  ( 8 summ] lodg+ 7 reposeful1 &   

!re 01 & is1 a  hang+1 project+ bay w9d[
 on ! fir/ floor ov]look+ !  g>d51 :]e  
he w\ld sit & talk ) 8 fri5ds1 )        
,g>rick1  & ,field+1 & ,t[nley1 & plan &
 s*eme diatribes 9 pr9t &  p5cil1 &     
inv5t pictorial *ronicles4 ,! gre5 space
 is small]  ?an x 01 & ! /udio has be5  
pull$ d[n1 b ! g>d5 is  well t5d$ &     
seclud$4 ,f\r ( ! l>ge trees1 includ+ ! 
haw?orn :]e ! night+ales sang1 are gone1
 b ! anci5t  mulb]ry /ill rema9s1 ) !   
fruit ( :i* ,hog>? 0 wont to  regale !  
*ildr5 ( rural ,*iswick4 ,gone is ! tomb
 ( ,pompey !  dog2 & ! /one ) ! c>v+    
record+ ! dea? ( ,dick !  bullf9*1      
inscrib$ ) 8 own h&1 8,alas6 poor ,dick6
 #agfj4 ,ag$  #aa10 has also disappe>$4 
,! liv+ rooms1 "o on ! gr\nd floor &    
?ree on ! fir/  floor1 are n[ hung )    
engrav+s ( 8 works--f9e pro(s1 rang+  f 
8 fir/ important essays1 ! unamus+      
8,burl+ton ,gate0 &  ! ma/]ly           
8,hudibras0 s]ies1 publi%$ be=e he 0    
?irty1 to !  val$ictory 8,ba?os40 ,to ^?
 :o "k ,hog>? only ?r\gh !  piracies ( 8

 engrav+s & ! worn impressions t h be5  
scatt]$ ?r\gh ! l&1 ^! brilliant pro(s  
are a revelation4  ,ri*1 velvety1 direct
 & accompli%$ 9 te*nique1 ! subjects h  
little ( ! am5ities t mod]ns h be5 tra9$
 to expect 9  art-productions ( a popul>
 k9d4 ,hog>? knew 8 own m9d & 8  public4
 ,8 moralities1 he said1 87 addre/ to   
h>d he>ts4 ,i h  pref]r$ leav+ !m h>d1 &
 giv+ ! effect1 by a quick  t\*1 to     
r5d]+ !m languid & feeble by f9e /rokes 
& s(t  engrav+1 :i* require m c>e &     
practice ?an c (t5 be  atta9$1 except by
 a man ( a v quiet turn ( m9d40    ,he 0
 n a man ( a 8quiet turn ( m9d40 ,he 0 a
 fight]1 & an  arti/ :o nev] sp>$       
himself1 & :o w5t /raight to 8 goal  )\t
 circumlocution4 ,) a few /rokes he c\ld
 give  lascivi\sness to a lip1 desire to
 an eye1 scorn & contempt (t51  nobility
 r>ely4 ,8 ,indu/ri\s ,appr5tice is     
m]ely bl&1 m]ely  smug4 ,b z a te*nician
 he 0 sup]b )9 8 limits4 ,! plates  be>+
 ! words1 8,inscrib$1 ,pr9t$1 ,engrav$ &
 ,publi%$ by  ,william ,hog>?10 are     

magnific5t4 ,9 !m ,hog>? ! arti/ &      
,hog>? ! fight] & scorn] m+le4 ,i turn f
 ! s5tim5t (  8,! ,di/ress$ ,poet10 f ! 
=ce ( 8,! ,enrag$ ,musician10 f  !      
da9t9ess ( ! second sc5e ( 8,m>riage  la
 ,mode10 to !  contempt & scorn (       
8,portrait ( ,john ,wilkes10 & to 8     
amaz+  misund]/&+ ( ,rembr&t express$ 9 
8 burlesque ( 8 own  8,paul ,be=e       
,felix10 ) ?is leg5d3 8,design'd & et*'d
 9 !  r$icul\s mann] ( ,rembrant !      
spell+ is 8 own1 by ,william  ,hog>?40  
,b :at a man he 06 sure ( himself1 c]ta9
 ( 8  p[]4 ,8 orig9al sket*es1 _m ( :i* 
are at ! ,briti% ,museum1  ant$ate      
,r[l&son1 ^: mann] may h be5 f\nd$ on   
,hog>?4    ,endur+ to ! end1 ,hog>?     
busi$ himself t[>ds ! close ( 8  life   
ret\*+ & repair+ 8 plates1 "o ( :i*1 8,!
 ,b5*10  he 0 work+ ^u at ,*iswick ! day
 be=e 8 dea?4 ,x is said  t he _h       
premonition ( a com+ breakd[n4 8,v weak1
 b  rem>kably *e]ful10 he 0 convey$ on  
,octob] #be1 #agfd1 f  ,*iswick to 8 t[n
 h\se 9 ,leice/] ,fields1 & if 9        

extremis  we d see1 z 9 a timeless      
vision1 ! run ( our pa/ lives1 ,hog>?  9
 t jolt+ j\rney ?r\gh eighte5?-c5tury   
,london1 an ill man  ( sixty-sev51 may h
 recall$ ! sali5t sc5es ( 8 ru%+  life4 
,!re 0 ! memory ( 8 fa!r1 s*ool-ma/] &  
corrector =  ! press 9 ,%ip ,c\rt1 ,old 
,bailey1 ^: little son1 great ,william1 
0 born 9 ,b>?olomew ,close & baptiz$ at 
! *ur* (  ,b>?olomew ! ,great4 ,!re 0 8 
appr5tice%ip to !  silv]-plate engrav]  
,ellis ,gamble2 ! developm5t ( 8        
te*nical  memory = ! =ms ( ?+s2 8 gr[+  
p[] ( swift draw+2  8 fir/ pr9ts2 8     
lawsuit aga9/ ,morris1 :i* 0 practically
 to  prove to ! _w t he 0 a pa9t] z well
 z an engrav]2 8  runaway m>riage ) !   
daught] ( ,sir ,james ,?ornhill2 !      
success  ( ! ,progresses2 8 fight ) !   
pirates2 8 scorn (  conv5tional         
connoisseur%ip2 ! visit ( ?is h>d5$     
,briti%] to  ,france1 :]e 8he pooh-pooh$
 ! h\ses1 ! furniture1 !  ornam5ts1 & 9 
! /reets 0 (t5 clamor\sly rude02 8      
s]io-comic arre/ at ,calais2 8 progress 

9 art & reputation2 !  h\se 9 ,leice/]  
,fields2 8 appo9tm5t z ,s]geant ,pa9t]2 
8  qu>rel ) ,wilkes & ,*ur*ill--all !   
vicissitudes ( t full1  fight+1         
h>d-work+1 out/&+ life2 & n[--is ?is !  
la/  j\rney8    8,:at w be ! subject (  
y\r next pr9t80 a fri5d ask$ ,hog>?4    
8,! ,end ( ,all ,?+s60 0 8 reply4    ,t 
8,ba?os0 plate 0 prophetical4    ,well1 
! j\rney is ov]4 ,he has arriv$ 9       
,leice/] ,fields4 ,t  night1 go+ to b$1 
8he 0 seiz$ ) a vomit+1 ^u :i* he  rang 
8 bell ) su* viol5ce t he broke x t 0 s 
l  ,hog>?1 & expir$ ab\t two h\rs       
aft]w>ds40    ,8 h\se1 ! la/ b two on ! 
ea/ side ( ,leice/] ,squ>e1  became lat]
 ! small] half ( ! ,sablonire1 or       
,jaqui]'s ,hotel4  ,x is n[ ,ar*bi%op   
,t5ison's s*ool4 ,f ! w9d[s y look d[n  
^u ! :ite bu/ by ,joseph ,durham1 lean &
 wat*ful1 t /&s  9 a corn] ( mod]n1     
spruce ,leice/] ,squ>e4    ,i %\ld l to 
see c>v$ ^u ! bu/ ! *>act]i/ic  conclud+
 passage ( ,hog>?'s disjo9t$            
autobiography3--    8,?is ,i c safely   

atte/1 ,i h inv>iably endeav\r$ to make 
^?  ab\t me tol]ably happy1 & my greate/
 enemy _c say ,i ev] did  an int5tional 
injury3 ?\gh1 )\t o/5tation1 ,i c\ld    
produce  _m in/ances ( m5 t h be5       
ess5tially b5efit$ by me4 ,:at  may     
foll[1 ,god kn[s40    ,we "k :at has    
foll[$ 9 ?is _w--ackn[l$gm5t1           
admiration1  ! title ( ! ,fa!r ( ,briti%
 ,pa9t+1 & ! example ( a man  :o endur$ 
to ! end1 :i* is ! mo/ difficult ( all !
  ent]prises ( life4 ,= ! end approa*es 
to mo/ ( u :5 we are  weake/4 ,hog>?    
broke ! bell-rope4