Excerpt from The Bengalee, Vol. 2 of 2: Or Sketches of Society in the EastTo claim the Sketch - and tempt the Artist's hand. Sm Joanna Ramon.Painting, as an accomplishment to a man of education, as an elegant resource to a man of leisure, [and as an amusement and means of gratification to almost every one, stands forth peculiarly eminent in the list of polite acquirements. Although in the same degree with a few other ornamental portions of education, it is not altogether an indis pensable portion of our studies - yet it has this advantage over most others, that, while its attainment opens a source of continued and ever-increasing delight to its followers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.