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" I am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule of the academical professors of other nations, in preferring the humble attempts of Gainsborough to the works of those regular graduates in the great historical style. But we have... "
Handbook to the fine art collections in the International exhibition of 1862 - Page 26
by Francis Turner Palgrave - 1862
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ...: Containing His ..., Volume 2

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 452 pages
...Carlo Maratti ; two painters who may truly be said to be ULTIMI RoMANORUM. .. • .r I am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule...art, to feebleness and insipidity in the highest. It would not be to the present purpose, even if I had the means and materials, which I have not, to...
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The works of sir Joshua Reynolds. To which is prefixed an account ..., Volume 2

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...may say Carlo Maratti ; two painters who may truly be said to be UJ.TJMJ RoM&NORUM. I am well aware how much. I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule of the acade* mical professors of other nations, in preferring the humble attempts of Gainsborough to the...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 53

England - 1843 - 844 pages
...Carlo Maratti, he considers the " ultimi Romanorum." He prefers " the humhle attempts of Gainshorough to the works of those regular graduates in the great historical style." He gives some account of the "customs and hahits of this extraordinary man." Gainshorough's love for...
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The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kt. Late President of the Royal ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art, English - 1819 - 446 pages
...may say Carlo Maratti; two painters who may truly be said to be ULTIMJ RoMAKORUM. • I am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule...art, to feebleness and insipidity in the highest. It would not be to the present purpose, even if I had the means and materials, which I have not, to...
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The literary works [&c.]. In which is included a memoir by J ..., Volume 1

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...two painters who may truly be said to be ULTIMI RoMANORUM. I am well aware how much I lay myself L 4 open to the censure and ridicule of the academical...art, to feebleness and insipidity in the highest. It would not be to the present purpose, even if I had the means and materials, which I have not, to...
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Table-talk: Or Original Essays

William Hazlitt - Authors and publishers - 1821 - 420 pages
...may say, Carlo Maratti ; two painters who may truly be said to be ULTIMI ROMANORUM. " I am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule...historical style. But we have the sanction of all * Gainsborough. X •mankind in preferring genius in a lower rank of art to feebleness and insipidity...
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The Complete Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: First President of the ..., Volume 2

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 324 pages
...we may say Carlo Maratti; two painters who may truly be said to be ULTIMI ROMANORUM. I am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule...art, to feebleness and insipidity in the highest. It would not be to the present purpose, even if I had the means and materials, which I have not, to...
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The literary works of sir Joshua Reynolds. To which is prefixed a ..., Volume 2

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 536 pages
...may say Carlo Maratti ; two painters who may truly be said to be ULTIMI ROMANORUM. I am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule...art, to feebleness and insipidity in the highest. It would not be to the present purpose, even if I had the means and materials, which I have not, to...
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The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: First President of the ..., Volume 2

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1835 - 514 pages
...may say Carlo Maratti ; two painters who may truly be said to be ULTIMI ROMANORUM. I am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule...art, to feebleness and insipidity in the highest. It would not be to the present purpose, even if I had the means and materials, which I have not, to...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 19

Periodicals - 1841 - 276 pages
...him preserved in the fourteenth Discourse of Sir Joshua Reynolds, which must be pecuI am well aware how much I lay myself open to the censure and ridicule...other nations in preferring the humble attempts of Gains' crouch, to the works of those regular graduates in the great historical style. But we have the...
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