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Landscape, figure, domestic pictures, historical scenes—whatever the subject demanding our attention—this problem
arises—what arrangement, plan, or movement will you give your picture?
Let us assume for the sake of argument that you wish to
draw the single figure of a girl. We sketch her in a single position, standing with her arms to her sides, and more bulk at the head than at the base; how silly she looks—how meaning-
