 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1769 - 638 pages
...head?,' harids, feet, and pieces of •drapery j they then painted the picture, and after all re-touchtd it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with fuch pain, ' now appear like the efFecr, of enchantment, and- as if fome mighty genius had flruck them oft* at a blow. 1 Bur, whilfl... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 346 pages
...celebrated works. When they conceived a fubject, they firft made a variety of fketches ; then a finimed drawing of the whole ; after that a more correct drawing...fome mighty Genius had ftruck them off at a blow. G 2 BUT, [ 20 ] BUT, vvhilft diligence is thus recommended to the Students, the Vifitors will take... | |
 | Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...a more correct drawing of every feparate part, heads, hands, feet, and pieces of drapery; then they painted the picture; and after all re-touched it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with fuch pains, now appear like the effect of enchantment, as if fome mighty genius had flruck them off at a... | |
 | 1798 - 618 pages
...more correct drawing of every separate part, heads, hands, feet, and pieces of drapery ; then they painted the picture ; and after all re-touched it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with such pains, now appear like the effect of enchantment, as if some mighty genius had struck them off... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...the whole ; after that a more correct drawing of every separate part, — heads, hands, feet, arid pieces of drapery; they then painted the picture,...it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with such pains, now appear like the effect of enchantment, and as if some mighty Genius had struck them... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 476 pages
...that a more correct drawing of every separate part, — heads, hands, feet, and pieces of drapery .j they then painted the picture, and after all re-touched...it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with such pains, now appear like the effect of enchantment, and as if some mighty Genius had struck them... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 430 pages
...that a more correct drawing of every separate part, —heads, hands, feet, and pieces of drapery 3 they then painted the picture, and after all re-touched...it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with such pains, now appear like the effect of enchantment, and as if some mighty Genius had struck them... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1819 - 610 pages
...sketches ; then a finished drawing of the whole ; after that a more correct drawing of every separate part, < - — heads, hands, feet, and pieces of drapery...it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with such pains, now appear, like the effect of enchantment, and as if some mighty Genius had struck them... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1819 - 614 pages
...sketches ; then a finished drawing of the whole ; after that a more correct drawing of every separate part, — heads, hands, feet, and pieces of drapery;...it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with such pains, now appear, like the effect of enchantment, and as if some mighty Genius had struck them... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 332 pages
...sketches ; then a finished drawing of the whole ; after that a more correct drawing of every separate part, — heads, hands, feet, and pieces of drapery;...it from the life. The pictures, thus wrought with such pains, now appear like the effect of enchantment, and as if some mighty Genius had struck them... | |
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When they conceived a subject, they first made a variety of sketches; then a finished drawing of the whole; after that a more correct drawing of every separate part... 
