 | 1830 - 658 pages
...liver. " lie was," says Burke, ' " On many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the...elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste—in grace—in facility—in happy invention—and in the richness and harmony of colouring,... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1830 - 402 pages
...discourse. " Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the...elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste—in grace—in facility—in happy invention —and in the richness and harmony of colouring,... | |
 | 1835 - 542 pages
...tnr thr Diftiia.m trf t'.irfnl Knnwl.-ilt:« ^ SIR J.REYNOLDS. " SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS," says Burke, " was the first Englishman who added the praise of the...elegant arts to the other glories of his country." Without staying to inquire how far the literal truth of this assertion may be affected by the priority... | |
 | Richard Rush - 1833 - 484 pages
...student of any science or profession. The author, says Burke, in his beautiful obituary notice of him, was the first Englishman who added the praise of the...elegant arts, to the other glories of his country. Yesterday I had the satisfaction to see, as his successor in the chair, my venerable countryman Mr.... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 358 pages
...1792. " Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the...richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great masters of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that department... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 362 pages
..." Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts one °f the most memorable men of hU time. He wa< the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant...richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great masters of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that department... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 pages
...deserved. " Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the...and in the richness and harmony of colouring, he was pqual to the great masters of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them; for he communirated... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 pages
...Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He '• > the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant...invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring, he waa • V1"' I" the great masters of the renowned ages. In portrait he went beyond them; for he communiratid... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 pages
...men of his time. He was the first Englishmen who added the praise of the elegant arts to the oilier he went beyond them ; for he communicated to that description of the art, in which English artists... | |
 | 1834 - 560 pages
...public at large. Our first great painter was undoubtedly Reynolds. ' He was,' in the words of Burke, ' the first Englishman who added the ' praise of the...elegant arts to the other glories of his country.' No man has ever raised art from such low estate to the height at which he left it. At the commencement... | |
| |
Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. 
