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of the house, and a beautiful wood and piece of water ; and another a wood, with a little
fishing house, where the young lady (who is the heroine of all these scenes) goes occasionally to
angle. They wish me to take my own time about them; but the general will pay me for them
when I please, as he tells me he understands, from Mr. Driffield, that we may soon want a little
ready money. They are both well acquainted with our history, and hope to see us there together.
I am next year to paint another picture of the little girl with her donkey, for their house in
town. This, my love, is just such a commission as will be of real service to me.”
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• After he began the painting, he later wrote this to Miss. Bicknell on August 30, 1816:

“I am going on very well with my pictures for [the Rebow family]. The park is the most
forward. The great difficulty has been to get so much in it as they wanted. On my left is a
grotto with some elms, at the head of a piece of water; in the centre is the house over a beautiful
wood; and very far to the right is a deer house, which it was necessary to add; so that my view
comprehended too large a space. But to-day I have got over the difficulty, and begin to like it
myself. I think I shall make a large picture from what I am now about.” 4

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