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Title: Fair women in painting and poetry
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Sharp, William, 1855-1905
Subjects: Women in literature Women in art Women Beauty, Personal
Publisher: London : Seeley New York : Macmillan
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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dressing it to his wifes pet, Tristram.The dog was taught to deliver these notes to his companion, and on itsreceipt, Margaret would reply in such fashion as this : My own dearVox,—You are always loving and good, and I am a naughty little femaleever to worry you as I too often do; so we will kiss and say no moreabout it. Your own affectionate Tris. It is to be hoped that this littlecomedy had no run ! Upon their marriage in 1745, the young couple rented a smallhouse in Sudbury for about six months, Gainsborough working at hissketches of cottagers and woodland scenery. They then removed toIpswich, where the painter no doubt hoped to find patrons among therich merchants of the city, or its neighbouring squires. But commissionswere slow in coming. One provincial magnate proposed indeed toemploy him, but an interview resulted in the discovery that the artisthad been mistaken for a house-painter, and was expected to put inwindow panes, and touch up dilapidated doors and walls. During one
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20 THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH of his sketching expeditions on the banks of the Orwell, he madethe acquaintance of a stranger, who showed much interest in his work.This was Mr. Joshua Kirby, a writer upon art, who became a valuedfriend and congenial companion. Kirby was a man of some reputationin his day. He is now remembered as the author of a Treatise onPerspective, as the first President of the Society of Arts, as the fatherof the exemplary Mrs. Trimmer, and as one of Gainsboroughs sitters.He had a house at Ipswich, and the two men spent many a pleasant hourin each others company, sketching, or theorising on the art they bothloved. So high was Mr. Kirbys opinion of Gainsboroughs talents,that he placed his young son with him as a pupil, no less to theadvantage of the youths manners than of his talents, if we accept thehigh authority of the future Mrs. Trimmer. Having, she writesto her brother during his apprenticeship, so good an example to copyafter, I imagine you improve very much in poli

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