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" Sir Joshua Reynolds was on very many accounts one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. "
The Works of Charles Sumner - Page 271
by Charles Sumner - 1870
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The Life of Edmund Burke: Comprehending and Impartial Account of ..., Volume 2

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 pages
...indeed, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ...: Containing His ..., Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 440 pages
...very many " accounts, one of the most memorable men «' of his time. He was the first English*' man, who added the praise of the elegant " arts to the other glories of his country. " In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy ''* ' invention, and in the richness and harmony 41 of...
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A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century: Part First; in Two ..., Volume 1

Samuel Miller - 1803 - 572 pages
...unrivalled master. " This celebrated painter," says an eloquent writer, " was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time : — he was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical ..., Volume 3

1808 - 388 pages
...was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical ..., Volume 3

1808 - 540 pages
...was, on тегу many accounts, one of the most memorable men of hie time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 476 pages
...on very many " accounts, one of the most memorable mea " of his time. He was the first English" man, who added the praise of the elegant " arts to the other glories of his country. " In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy '' invention, and in the richness and harmony «' of colouring,...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 4

1811 - 644 pages
...For a list of plates engraved after his drawings, see vol. LIV. p. 18*. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 4

John Walker - 1811 - 638 pages
...For a list of plates engraved after his drawings, see vol. LIV. p. 18*. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 10

1813 - 662 pages
...was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time . He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring,...
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