"Thy tragic pencil, Aristides, caught / Each varied feeling, and each tender thought; / While moral virtue sanctified thy art, / And passion gave it empire o'er the heart."
An Essay on Painting; In Two Epistles.
At least 5 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1778, 1779, 1781, 1785, 1788).<br>
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First published in 1778 as <u>A Poetical Epistle to an Eminent Painter</u> (London: Printed for T. Payne and Son, at the Mews Gate; J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; and Robson and Co. in New Bond Street, 1778). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T74916">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from new edition of Hayley's <u>Poems and Plays</u> (1788): poem retitled, "An Essay on Painting: In Two Epistles. To  Mr. Romney." &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=8RlcAAAAQAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt; See also William Hayley, <u>Poems and Plays, by William Hayley, Esq.</u>, vol. 1 of 6 vols. (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1785). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW111425349&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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Found also in <u>The Poetical Library; Being a Collection of the Best Modern English Poems</u> (Leipzig: Printed for A.F. Boehme, 1787). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW3324787241&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt