 | Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 218 pages
...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,...the great masters of the renowned ages. In portrait 160 he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that description of the art in which English artists... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...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...equal to the great masters of the renowned ages. In portraits he went beyond them; for he communicated to that description of the art, in which English... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1819 - 610 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, in happy in" vention, and in the richness and harmony " of colouring, he was equal to the great " masters of... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1819 - 614 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, in happy in" vention, and in the richness and harmony " of colouring, he was equal to the great " masters of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1823 - 446 pages
...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,...richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the greatest masters of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...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,...he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that department of the art in which English artists are the most engaged, a variety, a fancy, and a dignity... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...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,...richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the greatest masters of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 332 pages
...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,...richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the greatest masters of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 pages
...the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his coontry. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention,...he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that department of the art in which English artists are the most engaged, a variety, a fancy, and a dignity... | |
 | A F. Kendall - 1830 - 704 pages
...decease, says, " 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,...masters of the renowned ages: in portrait he went beyMJd. them." Plympton St. Jtmry, a village at a short distance from Plympton Earl, had formerly a... | |
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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. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and... 
