| 1829 - 762 pages
...and uninterrupted, whilst he was in search of the necessary expedients, he generally retired to hie bed ; and he has been known to lie there one, two, or three day«, till he had obtained the object in view. He would then get up and execute his design without... | |
| Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1831 - 418 pages
...extraordinary difficulty occurred to him, in the execution of his works, generally retired to bed, and has been known to lie there one, two, or three days, till he had surmounted it. He would then get up and execute his design without any drawing, or model, for he had... | |
| Biography - 1836 - 506 pages
...himself. In order therefore to be quiet and uninterrupted, whilst he was in search of the necessary expedients, he generally retired to his bed ; and...object in view. He then would get up, and execute his design without any drawing or model. Indeed, it never was his custom to make either, unless he was... | |
| Henry Malden - 1838 - 528 pages
...himself. In order therefore to be quiet and uninterrupted, whilst he was in search of the necessary expedients, he generally retired to his bed; and he...object in view. He then would get up and execute his design without any drawing or model. Indeed, it never was his custom to make either, unless he was... | |
| Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1838 - 538 pages
...himself. In order therefore to be quiet and uninterrupted, whilst he was in search of the necessary expedients, he generally retired to his bed ; and...object in view. He then would get up and execute his design without any drawing or model. Indeed, it never was his custom to make either, unless he was... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - Europe - 1841 - 456 pages
...himself. In order, therefore, to be quiet and uninterrupted, whilst he was in search of the necessary expedients, he generally retired to his bed ; and...object in view. He then would get up and execute his design without any drawing or model. Indeed, it never was his custom to make either, unless he was... | |
| Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1841 - 520 pages
...extraordinary difficulty occurred to him in the execution of his works, generally retired to bed and has been known to lie there one, two, or three days, till he had surmounted it. He would then get up, and execute his design, without any drawing or model, for he had... | |
| Charles N. Baldwin - Biography - 1842 - 454 pages
...extraordinary difficulty occurred to him in the execution of his works, he generally retired to bed ; and has been known to lie there one, two or three days, till he had surmounted it. He would then get up, and execute his design without any drawing or model ; for he had... | |
| John D. Post - Readers - 1842 - 314 pages
...extraordinary difficulty occurred to him in the execution of his works, generally retired to bed, and has been known to lie there one, two, or three days, till he has surmounted it. He would then get up, and execute his design without any drawing or model, for he... | |
| Periodicals - 1843 - 280 pages
...quiet and uninterrupted whilst he was in search of expedients, he generally retired to his bed, and has been known to lie there one, two, or three days, till he had attained the object in view ; he would then get up, and execute his design without drawing or model — indeed it never was his custom... | |
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