The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters and Sculptors, Band 1Harper, 1846 |
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... living tree is to a log of wood . It may indeed be said that the tongue of poetry is occasion- ally silent , and the hand of painting sometimes stayed ; but this seems not to affect the ever - living principle which I claim as their ...
... living tree is to a log of wood . It may indeed be said that the tongue of poetry is occasion- ally silent , and the hand of painting sometimes stayed ; but this seems not to affect the ever - living principle which I claim as their ...
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... living faces thronged the floor , the silent inhabitants of the walls would seem , in the eyes of our ancestors , something very splendid . As painting rose in fame , tapestry sunk in estima- tion . The introduction of a lighter and ...
... living faces thronged the floor , the silent inhabitants of the walls would seem , in the eyes of our ancestors , something very splendid . As painting rose in fame , tapestry sunk in estima- tion . The introduction of a lighter and ...
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... living flesh and blood ; but he was deficient in imagination - in the rare art of imbodying visions of grace and beauty . He wrought at the court of Henry with a diligence , and , what is better , with a skill new to the country . His ...
... living flesh and blood ; but he was deficient in imagination - in the rare art of imbodying visions of grace and beauty . He wrought at the court of Henry with a diligence , and , what is better , with a skill new to the country . His ...
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... living , the artist could not well in- dulge in imaginary features . The painter had for his drawing one hundred pieces of gold ; the arras cost ten pounds one shilling per ell , a high price ; and as it measures seven hundred and eight ...
... living , the artist could not well in- dulge in imaginary features . The painter had for his drawing one hundred pieces of gold ; the arras cost ten pounds one shilling per ell , a high price ; and as it measures seven hundred and eight ...
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... living in a freer age and studying under Vandyke , scarce compensates by all the boldness of his expression for the severe nature and delicate fidelity of the elder hand . Oliver died in 1617 , aged 62 years , leaving behind him many ...
... living in a freer age and studying under Vandyke , scarce compensates by all the boldness of his expression for the severe nature and delicate fidelity of the elder hand . Oliver died in 1617 , aged 62 years , leaving behind him many ...
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Academy admiration afterward Allan Ramsay appeared artist beauty Burke character church colouring composition copy Correggio court drawing elegance eminent employed England engraving excellence exhibition fame favourite feeling figures folly fortune friends Gainsborough gallery Garrick genius grace guineas hand happy Harlot's Progress Hogarth honour humour imagination John Gonson Johnson Kate Hackabout kind king Kneller labour ladies landscape Line of Beauty living London look Lord loved manner masters merit mind nature never Nichols noble North Briton Northcote observed obtained painted painter Paul Veronese pencil person poet portrait portrait-painting prints productions purchased racter Rake's Progress Raphael reputation Reynolds Rome royal Rubens satire says scene seems Sigismunda Sir Joshua Sir Richard Grosvenor sketches skill spirit splendour style talents taste Thicknesse thing Thornhill thought tion Titian truth ture Vandyke vanity Walpole Wilkes William Hogarth Wilson wish worthy