fruitpiece

Updated: July 21, 2025

The further progress of the self-taught artist is best narrated in his own words, as communicated by him in a letter to the author: "The next pictures I painted," he says, "were a Landscape by Moonlight, a Fruitpiece, and one or two others; after which I conceived the idea of painting 'The Forge. I had for some time thought about it, but had not attempted to embody the conception in a drawing.

Samuel Smiles - Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance