William Gilpin and picturesque unsociability [ Art and Literature ]
… about William Gilpin’s sociable connexions and activities, his aesthetic essays, his autobiographical writings and letters help to qualify the image of the asocial theoretician of the picturesque. Even if he was not prone to … family, ed. W. Jackson (London: Bernard Quaritch, 1879), p. 147-148. An unsociable relative and friend William Gilpin’s letters to his son and grandson clearly show his deep interest in family matters and concerns. However, in several … unsociable man, 2 who did not enjoy the company even of his relatives, while he relished conversing with them in his letters. When his grand-children visited him, he kept to his study. 3 With his friends, he preferred epistolary …
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