Arbor vitae : a book on the nature & development of imaginative design for the use of teachers, handicraftsmen & others (1910)
Blount, Godfrey · London : A.C. Fifield · leaf 93
Greek artist was not afflictedwith the desire of competing with Nature. He never attempted tobe real, till the general relaxation of principles tempted him to caterto the demand for novelty and exhibit his own cleverness. Whenhe did take to copying Nature instead of inventing types, he paidfor his… … Fig. 13. finger ends, would deliberately draw with a sweep or two of hisbrush, and half a dozen scratches of his graver. The second is agood illustration of what his ideals are worth after he has learntto draw, but has unfortunately forgotten to call for his model atthe fishmongers. Perfect ideals…
Decoration and ornament
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