Mitteilungsheft 2013 - Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien

Anhang:
William Berczy in einem Brief an seine Frau Charlotte vom 4. September 1808
"To get on quickly, I have already done correct outlines of all the figures on paper in
their relative proportions, which I will shade in for studies after tracing them onto canvas.
Many parts, especially the clothing, I will try to finish first; for having completed
studies in front of me, they will come all the more spirited and luminous." - William
Berczy in a letter to his wife, Charlotte, dated 4 September 1808, on the preparatory
work for The Woolsey Family
William Berczy is considered to be the finest Canadian painter of his time. Though he
was also an accomplished architect and writer, he is best-known for exquisitely detailed
portraits that reveal his skill as a miniaturist.
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