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e highest light of the window intersects the deepest dark, which is repeated in the hollow of the porch, cutting the arch at the side. [Illustration: Plate 7] [Illustration: PL. VIII] [Illustration: Plate 9] [Illustration: Pl. X.] [Illustration: Pl XI] HARRY WILLSON'S GENERAL LANDSCAPE TINTS. No. 1.--For foregrounds, and many parts of landscape; architecture; sands; roads, banks, lights of buildings (distant or near), shoal-water, corn-fields:--generally useful from its low brownish hue. No. 2.--For many of the above purposes; and, being deeper in tone, adapted for shadows to No. 1. No. 3.--Darker parts of foregrounds, banks, broken earth, waves, bark, timber, rocks, coasts, &c., useful in buildings and architecture. May be beautifully and usefully varied with white. No. 4.--Lights of mountains, rocks, trees, distant masses of foliage, figures and animals in light, autumnal tints in warm skies and sunsets;--applicable to most purposes of warm light, and to vary greens with. No. 5.--For almost every part of landscape or buildings; rich lights of earth in sunshine; interiors, drapery;--applicable to numerous purposes, near or distant, and to mix with and vary other colours. No. 6.--For skies in cloudy weather, and shadows of clouds;--various pearly greys are produced by its mixture with blues and lake. Mixed with burnt sienna, it produces different degrees of warm browns. No. 7.--For shadows to mountains, distant clumps of foliage, drapery, &c., for mixing with general shadows: renders many beautiful tints by blending it with lakes blues and browns, especially with burnt sienna. No. 8.--Used alone, in rocks, bark of trees, and many useful purposes; assumes a variety of browns when mixed with burnt sienna; and different greys, when added to the blues. No. 9.--Useful in clouds, warm shadows, earth, mould;--mixed with cobalt, makes a good tint to vary other greys. No. 10.--For skies in fine weather, and to vary shadows of distant hills, and otherwise useful in subduing
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