Chapter II., Of Water, as Painted by the Moderns |
| §1. | General power of the moderns in painting quiet water. The lakes of Fielding. | 348 | | §2. | The calm rivers of De Wint, J. Holland, &c. | 348 | | §3. | The character of bright and violent falling water. | 349 | | §4. | As given by Nesfield. | 349 | | §5. | The admirable water-drawing of J. D. Harding. | 350 | | §6. | His color; and painting of sea. | 350 | | §7. | The sea of Copley Fielding. Its exceeding grace and rapidity. | 351 | | §8. | Its high aim at character. | 351 | | §9. | But deficiency in the requisite quality of grays. | 352 | | §10. | Variety of the grays of nature. | 352 | | §11. | Works of Stanfield. His perfect knowledge and power. | 353 | | §12. | But want of feeling. General sum of truth presented by modern art. | 353 |
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