The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters and Sculptors, Band 1Harper, 1846 |
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... original spirit of England had appeared in many a noble poem , while the two sister arts were still servilely employed in preserving incredible legends , in taking the likeness of the last saint whom credulity had added to the calendar ...
... original spirit of England had appeared in many a noble poem , while the two sister arts were still servilely employed in preserving incredible legends , in taking the likeness of the last saint whom credulity had added to the calendar ...
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... original genius . England had dismissed the pageantry of the Romish church ; and - cleared of all preceding works of the pencil , with a taste improved and a mind enlarged , and great wealth - whoever appeared willing to work in her ...
... original genius . England had dismissed the pageantry of the Romish church ; and - cleared of all preceding works of the pencil , with a taste improved and a mind enlarged , and great wealth - whoever appeared willing to work in her ...
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... original drawings , eighty - nine in number , which he made of the chief persons of Henry's court , are the greatest curiosity in his present majesty's collection . Charles the First exchanged them with the earl of Pembroke for the ...
... original drawings , eighty - nine in number , which he made of the chief persons of Henry's court , are the greatest curiosity in his present majesty's collection . Charles the First exchanged them with the earl of Pembroke for the ...
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... original persons were 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 ...
... original persons were 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 ...
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... original reputation ; and he goes down as the first native of this island who excelled in works of art as large as life . An anecdote is related of Charles , which it would be wrong to omit . The king wished to employ Bernini the ...
... original reputation ; and he goes down as the first native of this island who excelled in works of art as large as life . An anecdote is related of Charles , which it would be wrong to omit . The king wished to employ Bernini the ...
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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