Mr.Allston was nearly two years in painting his large picture.

Young Haydon was three years painting his large picture, is now painting another on which he has been at work one year and expects to be two years more on it.

Leslie was ten months painting his picture, and my 'Hercules' cost me nearly a year's study.

So you see that large pictures are not the work of a moment.
"All these matters we will talk over one of these days, and all will be set right.

I had better paint Miss Russell's, Aunt Salisbury's, and Dr.
Bartlett's pictures at home for a very good reason I will give you." He did, however, complete a large historical, or rather mythological, painting before leaving England.