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witnessed perspective drawings being made on paper to be transferred later to the canvas. This led to the belief that he really couldn't be a great artist, who ever he might be, and work in this manner. For we had read somewhere previously that great artists painted by inspiration and the process was something akin to magic. [[note 1]]

Several months elapsed in the completion of the work and then there came a day when another perspective drawing was to be made and in turn transferred to the canvas. It was a name in perspective [to be drawn] on the floor just above the lower side of the frame. The letters

[[note 1]] emergence of picture? [[/note 1]]