| English literature - 1792 - 684 pages
...facility, in happy invention, and in the richnefs and harmony of colouring, he m equal to the great maßers of the renowned ages. In portrait, he went beyond...communicated to that description of the art in which Englifh artifts are the moft engîged, a variety, a fancy, and a dignity derived from the higher branches,... | |
| 1792 - 530 pages
...in happy invention, and in the richnefs and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great mailers of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that defcription of the art, in which Englifli artifts are the moft engaged, a variety, a fancy, and a dignity,... | |
| English literature - 1792 - 546 pages
...in happy invention, and in toe hctinefs and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great mailers of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that dtfcription of the art in which Engliih, artifts are the mod engaged, a variety, a fancy, and a dignity... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...happy invention, and in the richnds " and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the " great mafters of the renowned ages. In portrait " he went beyond them ; for he communicated to " that defcription of the art in which EngliSi ** artifls are the moft engaged, a variety, a fancy, " and... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...happy inventions and in the richneft " and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the ** great mafters of the renowned ages. In portrait " he went beyond them ; for he communicated to *c that defcription of the art in which Englifli " artifts are the moft engaged, a variety, a fancy,... | |
| 1798 - 756 pages
...in happy invention, and in the richnefs and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great mailers of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that defcription of the art, in which EriMilh urtilts are the roott engaged, a variety, a fancy, and a dignity... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 536 pages
...happy invention, and ** in the richnefs and harmony of colouring, ** he was equal to the great mafters of the " renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond ** them ; for he communicated to that defcrip" tion of the art in which Englifh artifts are " the moft engaged, a variety, a fancy, and "... | |
| English literature - 1798 - 752 pages
...in happy invention, and in the richnefs and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great mailers of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that defcription of the art, in which Englrih artifts are the rrioft engaged, a variety, a fancy, and a... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...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,...happy ''* ' invention, and in the richness and harmony 41 of colouring, he was equal to the great " masters of the renowned ages. In ForSIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.... | |
| Samuel Miller - Art, Modern - 1803 - 572 pages
...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,...colouring, he was equal to the great masters of the most renowned ages. In Portrait he went beyond them, for he communicated to that description of the... | |
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