 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 sider
...certain distance assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places ; so that we can hardly refuse acknowledging the full effect of...expressed, that his pictures, at the Exhibition, should be seen near, as well as at a distance. The slightness which we see in his best works, cannot always be... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 sider
...certain distance assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places ; so that we can hardly refuse acknowledging the full effect of...exciting surprise, as a beauty in his works, I think m?y be inferred from the eager 'desire which we know he always expressed, that his pictures, at the... | |
 | Edward Edwards, Horace Walpole - 1808 - 394 sider
...affumes form, and all the parts feem to " drop into their proper places; fo that we can hardly re" fufe acknowledging the full effect of diligence under the " appearance of chance and hafty negligence. That Gainf" borough himfelf confidered this peculiarity in his manner, " and the... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 442 sider
...certain distance assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places ; so that we can hardly refuse acknowledging the full effect of...beauty in his works, I think may be inferred from the tager desire which we know he always expressed, that his pictures, at the Exhibition, should be seen... | |
 | 1843 - 844 sider
...kind of magic at a distance, assumes form, aud cir part* aeeui to drop iuto their i, 10 that wo cau hardly refuse acknowledging the full effect of diligence, under the appearance of chance and heavy negligence." The heavy negligence happily describes the fault of the manner. It is horribly manifest... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 446 sider
...certain distance assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places, so that we can hardly refuse acknowledging the full effect of...expressed, that his pictures, at the Exhibition, should be seen near, as well as at a distance. The slightness which we see in his best works cannot always be... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 sider
...certain distance assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places, so that we can hardly refuse acknowledging the full effect of...desire which we know he always expressed, that his pic-- tures, at the Exhibition, should be seen near, as well as at a distance. The slightness which... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 324 sider
...certain distance assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places, so that we can hardly refuse acknowledging the full effect of...expressed that his pictures, at the exhibition, should be seen near, as well as at a distance. The slightness which we see in his best works cannot always be... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1830 - 402 sider
...assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places, so that we can hardly forbear acknowledging the full effect of diligence, under...peculiarity in his manner, and the power it possesses in exciting surprise, as a beauty in his works, may be inferred from the eager desire which we know... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 324 sider
...assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop into their proper places, so that we can hardly forbear acknowledging the full effect of diligence, under...peculiarity in his manner, and the power it possesses in exciting surprise, as a beauty in his works may be inferred from the eager desire which we know... | |
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Gainsborough's pictures, and which even to experienced painters appear rather the effect of accident than design ; this chaos, this uncouth and shapeless appearance, by a kind of magic, at a certain distance assumes form, and all the parts seem to drop... 
