now with them.
Pray who is J. B? the Initials
in the Artist _ not Barnard?
Mr Landseer has just sent me
his Book. He seems to write
with some clearness and spirit but
I see makes that same attack on
the Academy which I hope it will
always deserve viz: the not admitting
Engravers to be Academicians His
argument is that Engraving is no
more dependant on Painting than
English is on Greek which just
expresses Ideas in another Language
Let then Engravers give us
their own Compositions in their
own Language We m ay then
be enabled to decide the matter
Pray come early
Ever with the
most faithful regard
My dear Friend
Yours
T: Lawrence