A Treatise on Painting
by Leonardo da Vinci, translated by John Francis Rigaud
How to discover a young Man’s Disposition for Painting
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Chap. III.How to discover a young Man’s Disposition for Painting.

Many are very desirous of learning to draw, and are very fond of it, who are, notwithstanding, void of a proper disposition for it. This may be known by their want of perseverance; like boys, who draw every thing in a hurry, never finishing, or shadowing.