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... best in the room " . Angelo says that the original , now lost , was life - size . Nearly whole - length , this portrait of Williams was engraved in 1794 in stipple by the miniature painter John Wright . This print is now rare . A water ...
... best in the room " . Angelo says that the original , now lost , was life - size . Nearly whole - length , this portrait of Williams was engraved in 1794 in stipple by the miniature painter John Wright . This print is now rare . A water ...
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... best reason that can be affigned for his having a more enlarged notion of grace and greatness than his co- temporaries , was , that he had more information . A vulgar man may acquire what is termed cleverness , but cannot attain ...
... best reason that can be affigned for his having a more enlarged notion of grace and greatness than his co- temporaries , was , that he had more information . A vulgar man may acquire what is termed cleverness , but cannot attain ...
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... best painter in Italy . On his first interview , Mr. Stuart found Buttoni painting Alexander the Great , exercifing his horfe Bucephalus , in the prefence of his father Philip , on a marble pavement ; which initappropria- tion of place ...
... best painter in Italy . On his first interview , Mr. Stuart found Buttoni painting Alexander the Great , exercifing his horfe Bucephalus , in the prefence of his father Philip , on a marble pavement ; which initappropria- tion of place ...
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Doughty William | 13 |
Hagarty James 1920 | 19 |
Williams John Michael | 23 |
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admiration affociation Angelo appears Artiſts Barrymore beauty beſt character colouring compofition confequence confiderable copy criticism defigns defire died drawing Dublin eminent England engraver eſtabliſhed faid fame fancy fatire feems feen fenfes fent feveral fhall fhould fince fingular firſt fituation fociety fome fpirit ftatuary ftudied fubject fublime fuccefs fuch fufficiently genius gentleman grace hiftorical himſelf honor houfe houſe idea imagination inftance Ireland John King labours lady landſcape lefs leſs London Lord LOUTHERBOURG manner maſter merit mind miniature painter moft moſt muſt NATHANIEL DANCE native nature neceffary never Nicholas Poussin obferve occafionally painter in oils painting Pasquin pencil perfon picture poffeffed polite arts portrait painter practifed prefent principal profeffional Profeffor pupil purpoſes refided Royal Academicians Royal Academy satire ſchool ſeveral ſhe Sir Joshua Reynolds ſtate ſtudied tafte Theatre theſe Thespis thofe thoſe Titian truth underſtanding vulgar WARREN HASTINGS Wathen Weft WEST whofe WILLIAM WYNNE RYLAND Williams