Excerpt from An Introduction to Perspective, Drawing, and Painting How mortifying it is to observe the prevailing anti pathy to geometrical illustration, especially among those Whose professional success so materially depends on this branch of, elementary knowledge; and even supporting their objections by arguments as opposite to reason as they are to truth One can hardly compose the mind to so gentle a sensation as pity for one who, wrapped in hyperbole, disavows the necessity of geometrical knowledge, by declaring that Genius having wings, can assume any region, passing over all boundaries, and ascending all heights, With out the mechanical aid of keysand Zadders: it surely would try the temper of an epicf 'zfitsttolsee, from the. Hand of such a son qf'daedazus, the colouring almost of a Titian; on a picture as absurd (in point of perspec tive) as the ingeniously sarcastic composition by Ho garth, which stands asa frontispiece to Kerby's Dr, Brook Taylor's Perspective. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www. forgottenbooks. com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. | An Introduction to Perspective Drawing and Painting (Classic Reprint) by Charles Hayter, Paperback | Indigo Chapters