THE MAKERS OF BRITISH ART1907 |
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acquainted Allan Cunningham amongst amusements animals appears Art Gallery Bart biographers Blagdon brother Camden Town character Cheshire Cheese child coast scenes Collins companion cottage creditors Dawe says disposition Dogs Door drawings Egham Enderby engraved exhibited father favoured genius George Dawe George Morland George's Gipsies guineas habits hand Harland Peck Hassall Henry Hogarth horse incidents industry Isle of Wight J. M. W. Turner J. R. Smith kind permission knew Laetitia landscape large number Leicester living lodging London Margate married Martlett's Court matters Messrs mind moral Morland painted Morland's pictures nature never Paddington painter Philip Dawe picture-dealers pleasure portrait-painter Practical Joking present owner pupils Ralph Richardson Reynolds Royal Academy Royal Holloway College Samuel Morland says Dawe Sir Joshua Sir Samuel Sir Walter Gilbey sketches spirit Stable stay Street style subjects talent taste tavern tion told took true truth Visit Ward whilst young
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Seite 104 - ... out of the cradle — a sow and pigs were solacing themselves in the recess of an old cupboard, and himself whistling over a beautiful picture that he was finishing at his easel, with a bottle of gin hung upon one side, and a live mouse sitting for its portrait on the other.
Seite 59 - ... tight striped jacket and jockey's cap, and lifted on the horse, led to the start, placed in the rank and file : three parts of the people out of four laid great bets that I should win the cup, etc. Then the drums beat and we started : 'twas a...
Seite 32 - Of his short-hand way of acquiring knowledge we have some account from himself. His dislike of academic instruction, and his natural and proper notion of seeing art through stirring life, are very visible in all he says or writes. Copying other men's works he considered to resemble pouring wine out of one vessel into another ; there was no increase of quantity, and the flavour of the vintage was liable to evaporate. He wished to gather in the fruit, press the grapes, and pour out the wine for himself.
Seite 81 - Morland never let slip an opportunity which lie could turn to his professional advantage. Just as he was about to begin his four pictures of the Deserter, a Serjeant, drummer, and soldier, on their way to Dover in pursuit of deserters, came in for a billet. Morland seeing that these men would answer his purpose, treated them plentifully, while he was making...
Seite 8 - And about, and about, and about they went, Like two wild bores in a chase ; Striving to aim each other to maim, Leg, arm, or any other place.
Seite 46 - that his father, being fully aware of his extraordinary talents, was determined to force him to get his own living, and gave him a guinea, with something like the following observation: 'I am determined to encourage your idleness no longer; there — take that guinea, and apply to your art and support yourself.
Seite 81 - Morland, seeing that these men would answer his purpose, treated them plenti fully, while he was making inquiries on the different modes of recruiting, with every particular attendant on the trial of deserters by court-martial, and on their punishment. He then took them to his house, where he gave them plenty of ale, wine, and tobacco, and caroused with them all night, employing himself busily in sketching and noting down whatever was likely to serve his purpose. Nature was the grand source from...
Seite 104 - ... with whom he had business, or who enjoyed his special favour. He might have been said to be in an academy in the midst of models. He would get one to stand for a hand, another for a head, an attitude, or a figure, according as their countenance or character suited.
Seite 170 - ... variety, a fancy, and a dignity derived from the higher branches, which even those who professed them in a superior manner, did not always preserve when they delineated individual nature. His portraits remind the spectator of the invention of history, and the amenity of landscape. In painting portraits he appeared not to be raised upon that platform, but to descend upon it from a higher sphere.
Seite 50 - His meals were carried up to him by the shop-boy ; and when his dinner was brought, which generally consisted of sixpennyworth of meat from a cook's shop, and a pint of beer, he would sometimes venture to ask if he might have a pennyworth of pudding.