 In his fancy pictures, when he had fixed on his object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a wood-cutter, or a child of an interesting character, as he did not attempt to raise the one, so neither did he lose any of the natural grace...  The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 210edited by - 1814Full view - About this book
 | Matthew Pilkington - 1840 - 794 pages
...In his fancy pictures, when he had fixed upon his object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a wood-cutter, or a child of an interesting...his particular observation and taste. For this he certainly was not indebted to any schools; for his grace was not academical, or antique, but selected... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1842 - 318 pages
...month, And day to day, through the revolving year." object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a woodcutter, or a child of an interesting...taste ; for this he was certainly not indebted to the Flemish School, nor indeed to any school ; for his grace was not academical or antique, but selected... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1846 - 506 pages
...schools. In his fancy pictures, when he had fixed on his object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a wood-cutter, or a child of an interesting character, as he did not not attempt to raise the one, so neither did he lose any of the natural grace and elegance, of the... | |
 | 1847 - 436 pages
...imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a woodeutter, or a ehild of an interesting eharaeter, as he did not attempt to raise the one, so neither did he lose any of the natural graee and eleganee of the other. This exeellenee was his own, the result of his partieular observation... | |
 | Michael Bryan - 1849 - 1000 pages
...these extraordinary faculties of Mr. Gainsborough. " This excellence (says that enlightened critic) was his own, the result of his particular observation and taste ; for this he was not indebted to the Flemish school, nor indeed to any school ; for his grace was not academical or... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1853 - 388 pages
...schools. In his fancy pictures, when he had fixed on his object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a wood-cutter, or a child of an interesting...and taste; for this he was certainly not indebted to the Flemish School, nor indeed to any School ; for his grace was not academical or antique, but selected... | |
 | George Williams Fulcher - 1856 - 266 pages
...schools. In his fancy pictures, when he had fixed on his object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a woodcutter, or a child of an interesting...taste ; for this he was certainly not indebted to the Flemish School, nor indeed to any school; for his grace was not academical or antique, but selected... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Allan Cunningham - 1860 - 394 pages
...schools. In his fancy pictures, when he had fixed on his object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a wood-cutter, or a child of an interesting...and taste; for this he was certainly not indebted to the Flemish School, nor indeed to any School ; for his grace was not academical or antique, but selected... | |
 | Thomas Smith (Of Mary-le-bone) - 1860 - 256 pages
...the whole, that the transcendent merit of our interesting countryman is peculiarly conspicuous. * * * This excellence was his own, the result of his particular observation and taste, for this he was not indebted to the Flemish School, nor indeed to any school, for his grace was not academical nor... | |
 | English authors - 1869 - 458 pages
...schools. In his fancy pictures, when he had fixed on his object of imitation, whether it was the mean and vulgar form of a wood-cutter, or a child of an interesting...taste ; for this he was certainly not indebted to the Flemish School, nor indeed to any school ; for his grace was not academical or antique, but selected... | |
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