The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... Reynolds , with notices of some of his Contemporaries . Charles Robert Leslie , R.A. cluded by Tom Taylor , M.A. Illustrations . 2 Vols . 8vo . Commenced by Continued and con- With Portraits and London , 1865 - Page 1 39 64 - 105 V ...
... Reynolds , with notices of some of his Contemporaries . Charles Robert Leslie , R.A. cluded by Tom Taylor , M.A. Illustrations . 2 Vols . 8vo . Commenced by Continued and con- With Portraits and London , 1865 - Page 1 39 64 - 105 V ...
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... Reynolds , and we propose to follow that gifted and worthy man to the close of his distinguished life . We have already said that in the generation which preceded that of Reynolds , English painting had sunk very low . But when art has ...
... Reynolds , and we propose to follow that gifted and worthy man to the close of his distinguished life . We have already said that in the generation which preceded that of Reynolds , English painting had sunk very low . But when art has ...
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... Reynolds , ' before the age of Raphael are better than the painters since the time of Carlo Maratti . The reason is , the former have nothing but truth in view ; whereas the others do not even endeavour to see for themselves , hut ...
... Reynolds , ' before the age of Raphael are better than the painters since the time of Carlo Maratti . The reason is , the former have nothing but truth in view ; whereas the others do not even endeavour to see for themselves , hut ...
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... Reynolds . In his own style Cotes was a commendable artist . He belonged to the class of what Sir Joshua called the cold painter of portraits . ' If allow- ance is made for the stiffness of his forms , he was a good copyist of literal ...
... Reynolds . In his own style Cotes was a commendable artist . He belonged to the class of what Sir Joshua called the cold painter of portraits . ' If allow- ance is made for the stiffness of his forms , he was a good copyist of literal ...
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... Reynolds , turning to Sir Joshua , how happens it that we never meet with any pictures by Jervas ? ' ' Because , ' he replied , they are all up in the garret . ' There the common- place portraits of past generations are conveyed to make ...
... Reynolds , turning to Sir Joshua , how happens it that we never meet with any pictures by Jervas ? ' ' Because , ' he replied , they are all up in the garret . ' There the common- place portraits of past generations are conveyed to make ...
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