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Page 44
... knowledge of the elements and practise of the polite arts , as to fulfil the ufual obligations of a low mechanic : they incontinently feize the pallet and pencils , and commence daubing the faint femblance of their diftorted intimates ...
... knowledge of the elements and practise of the polite arts , as to fulfil the ufual obligations of a low mechanic : they incontinently feize the pallet and pencils , and commence daubing the faint femblance of their diftorted intimates ...
Page 68
... knowledge convinced me , that his elegance of ima- gination had only tended to the deftruction of just thought and unequivocal truth : he employed his rare talents to make a fuccedaneum for rigorous labour , and has in consequence left ...
... knowledge convinced me , that his elegance of ima- gination had only tended to the deftruction of just thought and unequivocal truth : he employed his rare talents to make a fuccedaneum for rigorous labour , and has in consequence left ...
Page 123
... knowledge of the muscles . In the mechanical parts of the art , Mr. CIPRIANI was not fuccefsful ; he affociated his objects too inartificially , and his colouring was more faulty than his conception . It fhould be regretted that he ...
... knowledge of the muscles . In the mechanical parts of the art , Mr. CIPRIANI was not fuccefsful ; he affociated his objects too inartificially , and his colouring was more faulty than his conception . It fhould be regretted that he ...
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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