ABSTRACT
1. The infant prodigy: first travels: a busy life: parental prohibitions: early education—Dr. Andrews, the Rev. Thomas Dale, Mr. Rowbotham: his passion for geology: Charles Richardson: his death. 2. Rogers' "Italy": Prout's "Sketches in Flanders and Italy": foreign tours: his sensibility and intelligence: Schaffhausen. 3. Early compositions—geological and poetic: pungent prose sketches: John James' parental pride. 4. The draughtsman: lessons with Runciman and Copley-Fielding: the joys of the artist life. 5. Social life at Herne Hill: his friendship with his father.
