Life and Letters of William Bewick (Artist). (Volume 1) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III Visit To DarlingtonBelzoni Harassed In Circumstances Engaged On A Large Painting 'jacob And Rachel ' Notices Of Bewick's Pictures Haydon's 'lazarus' Involved In Consequence Op Haydon's Bankruptcy. In the period which intervenes between the last letter and that which follows, Bewick appears to have visited his friends in the north; but during that time he seems to have been by no means forgetful of his vocation, enlarging his views of the domain of art by the practical study of it. The circle of his acquaintances was gradually enlarged; and among others, he obtained the friendship of Allan, the distinguished Scottish artist, and late President of the Royal Scottish Academy. A painting on which he had been working diligently for some time was got ready for exhibition in the British Gallery in January 1822; FAGGING VERY HARD. 45 and when Haydon exhibited his ' Judgment of Solomon, ' and other pictures in Edinburgh, some of Bewick's first works were submitted to the public judgment along with them. Yet, though he was thus encouraged by the dawn of success, his position was still uncertain, and he was greatly harassed by the difficulties with which he had to contend. Embarrassed, however, as he was, he never lost his courage, but continued to labour in the assurance that he should yet overcome every difficulty, and reach the goal which was the object of his ambition. In the following letters to his brother, written in the years 1821-2, Bewick gives a very interesting account of the more prominent events in his career. London, April 29th, 1821. My Dear Brother, Since I returned from the country I have been fagging very hard at my picture; it will, I hope, be out next spring, God grant me health and means. I dine to-morrow (Sunday) with Allan...