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                                 I N T R 0 DU C T ION.
knowledge give but little real aid to him who has a long and arduous journey
to pursue; though
it is scarcely worth while to hazard an experiment, by which the spirit may
be broken down with
toil, in a path into which we occasionally diverge, as a recreation, or an
accessory to other pursuits.
   From the delight, as well as profit, that awaits them, all may be safely
invited and tempted
to the study of Drawing.  They may find difficulties; but they will find
pleasures, also, of the
richest kind.   They will find flowers blooming along their way, and fascinating
enticement
at every step: nature unfolding her ample volumes, and displaying combinations
of beauty
and delight, beyond the power of words to tell them of.  It may be theirs,
to record the ever-
changing pictures of earth and heaven; to give them body and form, in which
others, less
favored than themselves, may participate through them: theirs, to preserve
the image of some
cherished object long after it has ceased, in its reality, to exist - or,
perhaps, to call forth some
priceless treasure from the world of poetry and thought.
   To those who have in view more than mere pleasure and amusement in the
pursuit of the
art of Drawing, may be fairly promised advantages which they will surely
realize.   Most of
the difficulties constantly experienced by artificers, in the execution of
their handiwork, will be
obviated, when the hand that executes can design.  Let our mechanics have
their apprentices
instructed in Drawing, and the effects will be soon evident in their workshops,
for the arm of
the boy will thereby become nerved with the strength of the man ; and masters
will them-
selves be emancipated from dependence upon foreign inver~tions, that are
rarely adapted to the
wants, tastes, and habits of our people.  Let these wants be supplied by
articles more useful
and equally ornamental of home production. Let them learn to v~thie ~uid
use rightly their
own strength, and their reward will follow.
   The manufacturers of Europe are drawing closer and closer the connexion
between the
artist and the workman.   At first, they borrowed aid; now they are acquiring
knowledge
for themselves.  For the promotion of this object, schools have been long
established on the
continent, under government protection and support; so much importance is
attached to their
existence, as a measure of national policy,  The influence of these schools
was so strongly
felt in England, to the detriment of English industrial art, that it became
a subject of alarm to
her statesmen.  All the capital, energy, and strength, the superiority in
material and mechanical
facilities of England, could not contend against the higher excellence of
her foreign rivals.  As
the voice of one man, her mechanics and manufacturers confessed the truth,
and demanded