 | John Ruskin - 1907 - 776 pages
...approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face.1 12. Among the minor works carefully and honourably finished in this gallery, M. Heilbuth's1... | |
 | John Ernest Phythian - Painting - 1908 - 502 pages
...approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now, but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." It was Ruskin, however, that was the Cockney, as elsewhere he has self-critically remarked, saying... | |
 | Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Joseph Pennell - Painters - 1908 - 528 pages
...approaches the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of cockney impudence before now, but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face.' Mr. Ruskin pleaded that the alleged libel was privileged, as being a fair and liona fide criticism... | |
 | 1908 - 974 pages
...approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." Because of this criticism Whistler sued Ruskin for £1000, the trial holding the attention of the art... | |
 | Theodore L. Flood, Frank Chapin Bray - Chautauquas - 1908 - 490 pages
...the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of cockney impudence before now ; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." Because of this criticism Whistler sued Ruskin for £1000, the trial holding the attention of the art... | |
 | Peter Vay de Vaya and Luskod (Count) - United States - 1908 - 474 pages
...approaches the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of Cockney impudence before now, but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." During his residence in Chelsea he produced many of his etchings and dry-point drawings ; and it is... | |
 | Herbert Minton Cundall - Painters - 1908 - 530 pages
...with those of Rembrandt, Titian, and Velasquez, or whether he will be ranked as a coxcomb who asked " two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face," posterity alone can decides. About the time of the decadence of the Grosvenor Gallery, a new school... | |
 | Howard Mansfield - Art, Victorian - 1909 - 358 pages
...approaches the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." For this astounding piece of abuse in the guise of art-criticism, Whistler brought an action for libel... | |
 | Ada Earland - Authors, English - 1910 - 404 pages
...Ruskin incautiously wrote in " Fors " : "I have seen and heard much of cockney impudence before now, but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." It was not the first time Ruskin had meted out scant praise or unmixed censure to hapless artists,... | |
 | Sadakichi Hartmann - Artists - 1910 - 404 pages
...the aspect of the wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face. RUSKIN." The suit went to trial before Judge Huddleston and a special jury, November 25th, 1878, and... | |
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I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now, but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face. 
