The Quarterly Review, 120. köideJohn Murray, 1866 |
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Page 109
... Reynolds , with a laugh , that he had no comprehension of painting . A passage in the Citizen of the World ' is a proof that his humility had not enticed him into exaggerating his incapacity . ' I know no other motive , ' he says , but ...
... Reynolds , with a laugh , that he had no comprehension of painting . A passage in the Citizen of the World ' is a proof that his humility had not enticed him into exaggerating his incapacity . ' I know no other motive , ' he says , but ...
Page 110
... Reynolds followed his art was completely free from this taint of professional narrowness . His relish was not confined to the pointed precepts of Johnson ... Reynolds raised his prices to twenty , forty 110 Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds .
... Reynolds followed his art was completely free from this taint of professional narrowness . His relish was not confined to the pointed precepts of Johnson ... Reynolds raised his prices to twenty , forty 110 Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds .
Page 111
... Reynolds could venture to send home portraits which had so little resemblance to the ori- ginals . The excellence of the work was more often the cause of its condemnation . Art and likeness were too exquisite and refined The best known ...
... Reynolds could venture to send home portraits which had so little resemblance to the ori- ginals . The excellence of the work was more often the cause of its condemnation . Art and likeness were too exquisite and refined The best known ...
Page 112
... Reynolds that from the number of his pictures for which he received no payment , his paintings probably did not bring him above ten guineas each , and Reynolds replied , with a smile , that he thought ten guineas each was a very ...
... Reynolds that from the number of his pictures for which he received no payment , his paintings probably did not bring him above ten guineas each , and Reynolds replied , with a smile , that he thought ten guineas each was a very ...
Page 113
... Reynolds himself indulged in adulation , and ' soothed his sitters by professional flattery , ' is contradicted by Northcote . 6 This , he said to Hazlitt , is far from the truth . He flattered nobody , and instead of gossiping or ...
... Reynolds himself indulged in adulation , and ' soothed his sitters by professional flattery , ' is contradicted by Northcote . 6 This , he said to Hazlitt , is far from the truth . He flattered nobody , and instead of gossiping or ...
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