 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...miser puts out one of the candles as he is talking. Moliere, inimitable as he has proved, brought s, rude theatre to perfection. Hogarth had no model to...tragedians, and the Flemish painters, who are as writers o£ farce, and editors of burlesque nature. They are the Tom Browns of the mob. Hogarth resembles Butler,... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...parallel to Moliere's, where the miser puts out one of the candles as he is talking. Moliere, inimitable he has proved, brought a rude theatre to perfection....poets and tragedians, and the Flemish painters who are writers of farce and editors of burlesque nature. His subjects are universal, and amidst all his pleasantry,... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 828 pages
...as follows: " Moliere, inimitable as he proved, brought a rude theatre to perfection. Hogarth hail no model to follow and improve upon. He created his...are as writers of farce, and editors of burlesque nature. Hogarth resembles Butler, but his subjects are more universal ; and, amidst all his pleasantry,... | |
 | William Hogarth - Art - 1833 - 538 pages
...from the rest, acts in his sphere, and cannot be confounded with any other of the Dramatis Persons. The alderman's footboy, in the last print of the set...who are as writers of farce and editors of burlesque nature. They are the Tom Browns of the mob. Hogarth resembles Butler, but his subjects are more universal,... | |
 | British literature - 1834 - 532 pages
...perfection. Hogarth had no model to follow and improve upon ; he created his art, and used cnlotfra instead of language. His place is between the Italians,...who are as Writers of farce and editors of burlesque imtuie. Thej me the Tom Brow.s of the mob. Hogarth resembles Butler, but his subjects are more universal;... | |
 | John Gould - Art - 1835 - 430 pages
...despatched the herd of our painters in oil, I reserved to a class by himself that great and oribetween the Italians, whom we may consider as epic poets and tragedians, and the Flemish painters, who are writers of faree, and editors of burlesque nature. They are the Tom Browns of the mob. Hogarth resembles... | |
 | John Gould - Art - 1838 - 432 pages
...proved, brought a rude theatre to perfection. Hogarth had no model to follow and improve upon. He ereated his art ; and used colours instead of language. His...poets and tragedians, and the Flemish painters, who aro writers of farce, and editors of burlesque nature. They aro the Tom Browns of the mob. Hogarth... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art museums - 1842 - 352 pages
...cannot be confounded with any other of the dramatis personse. Hogarth had no model to follow and work upon. He created his art, and used colours instead...who are as writers of farce and editors of burlesque nature. Hogarth, amidst all his pleasantry, observes the true end of comedy — reformation. There... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art - 1845 - 710 pages
...had no model to follow and work upon. He created his art, and used colours instead of language. Hii place is between the Italians, whom we may consider...who are as writers of farce and editors of burlesque nature. Hogarth, amidst all his pleasantry, observes the true end of comedy— reformation. There is... | |
 | Ralph Nicholson Wornum - Painting - 1847 - 520 pages
...these works, they are excellent costume pictures and also good paintings. " Hogarth," says Walpole, " had no model to follow and improve upon. He created...are as writers of farce, and editors of burlesque nature. They are the Tom Browns of the mob. Hogarth resembles Butler, but his subjects are more universal,... | |
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His place is between the Italians, whom we may consider as epic poets and tragedians, and the Flemish painters, who are as writers of farce and editors of burlesque nature. They are the Tom Browns of the mob. Hogarth resembles Butler, but his subjects... 
