 I felt my ignorance, and stood abashed. All the indigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in, (it could not indeed be lower,) were to be totally done away, and eradicated...  The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds - Page xviiiby Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809Full view - About this book
 | 1797 - 626 pages
...notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the loweft ftate it had ever been in, (it could not indeed be lower,) were to be totally done away, ami eradicated from my mind. It was ncceffary, as it is exprefltd on a very folemn occafion, that I... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 430 pages
...abashed. All the indigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in, (it...solemn occasion, that I should become as a little child.—Notwithstanding . my disappointment, I proceeded to copy some of those excellent works. I... | |
 | 1867 - 816 pages
...undigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England were to be totally done away with and eradicated from my mind. It was necessary, as...occasion, that I should become as a little child." The portrait-gallery at Kensington showed Reynolds as good as his word : he made a clean sweep of wellnigh... | |
 | 1861 - 814 pages
...notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was at the lowest ebb, — it could not indeed be lower, — were to be totally done away with and eradicated from my mind. It was necessary, as it is expressed on a very solemn occasion, that... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 610 pages
...abashed. All the indigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in, (it...necessary, as it is expressed on a very solemn occasion, J that I should become as a little child. — Notwithstanding my disappointment, I proceeded to copy... | |
 | James Northcote - 1819 - 388 pages
...abashed. All the indigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in, (it...my mind. It was necessary, as it is expressed on a ver}' solemn occasion, that I should become as a little child. Notwithstanding my disappointment, I... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...abashed. All the indigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in, (it...were to be totally done- away, and eradicated from ray mind. It was necessary, as it is expressed on a very solemn occasion, that I should become as a... | |
 | James Elmes - 1825 - 322 pages
...abashed. All the undigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in (...not indeed be lower) were to be totally done away with, and eradicated from my mind. It was necessary, as it is expressed on a very solemn occasion,... | |
 | Giacomo Costantino Beltrami - 1828 - 572 pages
...adds, " All the indigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in, (it...not indeed be lower,) were to be totally done away with, and eradicated from my mind. It was necessary, as it is expressed on a very solemn occasion,... | |
 | Giacomo Costantino Beltrami - 1828 - 568 pages
...adds, " All the indigested notions of painting which I had brought with me from England, where the art was in the lowest state it had ever been in, (it...not indeed be lower,) were to be totally done away with, and eradicated from my mind. It was necessary, as it is expressed on a very solemn occasion,... | |
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