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another error: the insatiable love of novelty which is infatuated w/ every new name... + the vanity of patronizing to cultivate precocity of talent. The patron of [[crossed-out]]Apie[[/crossed-out]] Opie, rude as he was from the mines of Cornwall, would have placed him above the accomplished Reynolds. In the same manner among ourselves, every self taught or uninstructed genius is often flattered into consequence? the injury of those who are supposed to have had the misfortune to be ? educated." Anecdote re unnamed Am artist - said "it was like cutting out the eyes [of potatoes] to raise a crop of new one."

[left margin] * Trained artists are over-shadowed by upstarts[[/left margin]]

[[left margin]] DATE CLUE AFTER 1854 SALE [[/left margin]]
Am art hist. Some visiting Eur.artists + CWP - now portr in stall of Ind. 
CWP was Friend of GW, [only second matron, GW His MS]" now many portr pntrs,[[crossed-out]]into history[[\crossed-out]] have boldly aquired the fields of hire Landscape artists good - Europeans like them 

Eng [now] "emancipated from her antiquation servitude" - spent lots on words of ancient patron - this money "would have stimulated summary living talent to the most successful rivalry". Sir John Leecostea + Ma Peace collect works of modern artists, Eng, Fr, + Ger now encourage, living youths + works can surpass Old Masters 

[[left margin]] [[?]] in Europe [[/left margin]]