Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
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Some artists think it a test of genius to paint a large picture , and I grant the truth of this position , if the large picture contains more than a small one . It is not the size of the canvas , but the quantity of truth and nature put ...
Some artists think it a test of genius to paint a large picture , and I grant the truth of this position , if the large picture contains more than a small one . It is not the size of the canvas , but the quantity of truth and nature put ...
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It is related of Sir Joshua Reynolds , that “ he took no other exercise than what he used in his paintingroom , ” — the writer means , in walking backwards and forwards to look at his picture ; but the act of painting itself , of laying ...
It is related of Sir Joshua Reynolds , that “ he took no other exercise than what he used in his paintingroom , ” — the writer means , in walking backwards and forwards to look at his picture ; but the act of painting itself , of laying ...
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The beggar in the street is proud to have his picture painted , and would almost sit for nothing : the finest lady in the land is as fond of sitting to a favourite artist as of seating herself before her looking - glass ; and the more ...
The beggar in the street is proud to have his picture painted , and would almost sit for nothing : the finest lady in the land is as fond of sitting to a favourite artist as of seating herself before her looking - glass ; and the more ...
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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