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Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales and the True Pictures of Whaling Scenes

           GoandgazeuponallthepaintingsofEurope,andwherewillyoufindsuchagalleryoflivingandbreathingcommotiononcanvas,asinthattriumphalhallatVersailles;wherethebeholderfightshisway,pell-mell,throughtheconsecutivegreatbattlesofFrance;whereeveryswordseemsaflashoftheNorthernLights,andthesuccessivearmedkingsandEmperorsdashby,likeachargeofcrownedcentaurs?Notwhollyunworthyofaplaceinthatgallery,aretheseseabattle-piecesofGarnery.

           ThenaturalaptitudeoftheFrenchforseizingthepicturesquenessofthingsseemstobepeculiarlyevincedinwhatpaintingsandengravingstheyhaveoftheirwhalingscenes.WithnotonetenthofEngland’sexperienceinthefishery,andnotthethousandthpartofthatoftheAmericans,theyhaveneverthelessfurnishedbothnationswiththeonlyfinishedsketchesatallcapableofconveyingtherealspiritofthewhalehunt.Forthemostpart,theEnglishandAmericanwhaledraughtsmenseementirelycontentwithpresentingthemechanicaloutlineofthings,suchasthevacantprofileofthewhale;which,sofaraspicturesquenessofeffectisconcerned,isabouttantamounttosketchingtheprofileofapyramid.

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