 Thus if .a portrait-painter is desirous to raise and improve his subject, he has no other means than by approaching it to a general idea. He leaves out all the minute breaks and peculiarities in the face, and changes the dress from a temporary fashion...  Lectures on the History and Principles of Painting - Page 447by Thomas Phillips - 1833 - 477 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1772 - 628 pages
...borrowing from the grand. Thus, if a portrait painter is defirous to raife and improve his fubject, he has no other means than by approaching it to a...breaks and peculiarities in the face, and changes the drefs from a temporary faftiion to one more permanent, which has annexed to it no ideas of meannefs... | |
 | Books - 1772 - 684 pages
...borrowing from the grand. Thus, it a portrait painter is defirous to raife and improve his fubjecl, he has no other means than by approaching it to a...breaks and peculiarities in the face, and changes the drefs from a temporary faihion to one more permanent, which has annexed, to it no ideas of meannefs... | |
 | R. Griffiths - 1772 - 632 pages
...portrait painter is defirous to raifc and improve his fubje¿>, he has no other means than by ;;pproaching it to a general idea ; he leaves out all the minute...breaks and peculiarities in the face, and changes the drefs front »temporary fjfhion to one more permanent, which has annexed to it- 'no ideas of meannefe... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 346 pages
...the grand. Thus if a portrait painter is defirous C 143 ] firous to raife and improve his fubject, he has no other means than by approaching it to a...breaks and peculiarities in the face, and changes the drefs from a temporary fafhion to one more permanent, which has annexed to ,it no ideas of meannefs... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 360 pages
...'"mi grand. Thus if a portrait painter is:'dcfirous [ 143 3 firous to raife and improve his fubjeft, he has no other means than by approaching it to a...breaks and peculiarities in the face, and changes the drefs from i temporary fafhion to one more permanent, which has annexed to it no ideas of meannefs... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...instances, that the lower may be improved by borrowing from the grand. Thus if .a portrait-painter is desirous to raise and improve his subject, he has...to one more permanent. which has annexed to it no ideas of meanness from its being familiar to us. But if an exact resemblance of an individual be considered... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 430 pages
...few instances, that the lower may be improved by borrowing from the gfand. Thus if a portrait-painter is desirous to raise and improve his subject, he has...in the face, and changes the dress from a temporary fashjpn to one more permanent, tvhich has annexed to it no ideas of ness from its being familiar to... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Drawing - 1817 - 928 pages
...happens that the inferior may be improved by borrowing from the superior. Thus, if a portrait painter is desirous to raise and improve his subject, he has...means than by approaching it to a general idea. He must leave out all the minute peculiarities of the countenance, and instead of a modern temporary dress,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1819 - 610 pages
...few instances, that the lower may be improved by borrowing from the grand. Thus if a portrait-painter is desirous to raise and improve his subject, he has...to one more permanent, which has annexed to. it no ideas of meanness from its being familiar to us. But if an exact resemblance of an individual be considered... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1819 - 614 pages
...few instances, that the lower may be improved by borrowing from the grand. Thus if a portrait-painter is desirous to raise and improve his subject, he has...to one more permanent, which has annexed to it no ideas of meanness from its being familiar to us. But if an exact resemblance of an individual be considered... | |
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