The Life of Sir David Wilkie: With His Journals, Tours, and Critical Remarks on Works of Art; and a Selection from His Correspondence, Volumen3J. Murray, 1843 |
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... The applause of the exquisite few is better than that of the ignorant many , but I like to reverse received maxims ; give me the many who have admired in different ages Raphael and Claude , and ÆT . 44 . 11 SIR DAVID WILKIE .
... The applause of the exquisite few is better than that of the ignorant many , but I like to reverse received maxims ; give me the many who have admired in different ages Raphael and Claude , and ÆT . 44 . 11 SIR DAVID WILKIE .
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... received an invitation to Niton , because I was to be there ; but this they have delayed , and in place thereof have pressed me to visit them on my return . I have met with a most kind reception here from Sir Willoughby and Lady Gordon ...
... received an invitation to Niton , because I was to be there ; but this they have delayed , and in place thereof have pressed me to visit them on my return . I have met with a most kind reception here from Sir Willoughby and Lady Gordon ...
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... receiving it , and to take every precaution for its safety in other respects also while in the hands of the engraver . D. W. To the Exhibition of 1834 Wilkie sent six pic- tures , viz . , 1. The Portrait of the Duke of Wellington , as ...
... receiving it , and to take every precaution for its safety in other respects also while in the hands of the engraver . D. W. To the Exhibition of 1834 Wilkie sent six pic- tures , viz . , 1. The Portrait of the Duke of Wellington , as ...
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... received in a most enthusiastic manner . In the afternoon we had a grand concert , where we attended for a short time . The music was an oratorio , by Dr. Crotch , at which Braham , Phillips , and others assisted . The ladies of rank ...
... received in a most enthusiastic manner . In the afternoon we had a grand concert , where we attended for a short time . The music was an oratorio , by Dr. Crotch , at which Braham , Phillips , and others assisted . The ladies of rank ...
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... possession of power gives , accosted me with much kindness , and received with much complacency the compliments I paid him upon what he had been doing for the arts during his administration : the building 84 1834 . THE LIFE OF.
... possession of power gives , accosted me with much kindness , and received with much complacency the compliments I paid him upon what he had been doing for the arts during his administration : the building 84 1834 . THE LIFE OF.
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Página 378 - If I forget thee, 0 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Página 142 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.
Página 81 - Juan Perez de Marchena, happening to pass by, was struck with the appearance of the stranger, and observing from his air and accent that he was a foreigner, entered into conversation with him, and soon learned the particulars of his story. That stranger was Columbus.
Página 373 - And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Página 371 - ... to refer at once to the localities of Scripture events, when the great work is to be essayed of representing Scripture history. Great as the assistance, I might say the inspiration, which the art of painting has derived from the illustration of Christianity, and great as the talent and genius have been this high walk of art has called into being, yet it is remarkable that none of the great painters to whom the world has hitherto looked for the visible appearance of Scripture scenes and feelings...
Página 272 - Castle and the Old Town, brought within the cliffs of the Trosachs and watered by a river like the Tay.
Página 18 - Wilkie alone could have painted, with that exquisite feeling of nature that characterizes his enchanting productions. The body was laid in its coffin within the wooden bedstead which the young fisher had occupied while alive. At a little distance stood the father, whose rugged weather-beaten countenance, shaded by his...
Página 372 - Judea, 2,500 feet above the level of the sea. Except the Mount of Olives scarce any hill near rises above her. Her walls, which encompass her on every side, are higher and more superb than any city walls I have ever seen. The square towers of her gates recall those of Windsor Castle ; while their lengthened elevation, with the spires and cupolas they enclose, would have arrested the Poussins and Claudes in preference to all other cities. Her streets are stonebuilt, massive, surmounted by arches,...
Página 9 - The applause of the exquisite few is better than that of the ignorant many, but I like to reverse received maxims. Give me the many who have admired in different ages Raphael and Claude, and I will give up the exquisite few who can admit of no deterioration of a system that has not yet the trial of time to recommend it : take simplicity from art, and away goes all its influence.