The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq., President of the Royal Academy of LondonT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, booksellers to the Royal Academy and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh., 1820 |
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... occasion ......... Page 70 CHAP . VIII . The first Discourse of Mr. West to - - - the Students of the Academy . Progress of the Arts . Of the Advantages of Schools of Art . - On the Natural Origin of the Arts . Of the Patronage which ...
... occasion ......... Page 70 CHAP . VIII . The first Discourse of Mr. West to - - - the Students of the Academy . Progress of the Arts . Of the Advantages of Schools of Art . - On the Natural Origin of the Arts . Of the Patronage which ...
الصفحة 8
... occasion , that Mr. Burke had actually been in America , and visited the scenes , and been familiar with many of the places which he so minutely seemed to recollect . Upon a circum- stance so singular , and so much at variance with all ...
... occasion , that Mr. Burke had actually been in America , and visited the scenes , and been familiar with many of the places which he so minutely seemed to recollect . Upon a circum- stance so singular , and so much at variance with all ...
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... occasion to recollect you . I am , therefore , particularly glad to see you here , and on the ice ; for you must know that , in speaking of the American skaters , it has been alleged , that I have learnt to draw the 29.
... occasion to recollect you . I am , therefore , particularly glad to see you here , and on the ice ; for you must know that , in speaking of the American skaters , it has been alleged , that I have learnt to draw the 29.
الصفحة 70
... occasion . - WHILE Mr. West was engaged on the series of religious and historical works for the King , he had ... occasions Mr. West was enabled to supply the King with more circumstantial Information respecting some important events ...
... occasion . - WHILE Mr. West was engaged on the series of religious and historical works for the King , he had ... occasions Mr. West was enabled to supply the King with more circumstantial Information respecting some important events ...
الصفحة 74
... said to have declined , and yet the finest examples of the art , the Apollo and Venus , were considered as the works of that period . Different theories were sported on this occasion , to explain this seeming contradiction ; none of 74.
... said to have declined , and yet the finest examples of the art , the Apollo and Venus , were considered as the works of that period . Different theories were sported on this occasion , to explain this seeming contradiction ; none of 74.
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acquainted admiration afterwards America Anecdote antient appeared Archbishop Artist attained attention beauty Belisarius BENJAMIN WEST British celebrity CHAP chapel character Christ circumstances colours composition conversation Correggio Death dignity Discourse distinguished ditto drawing Edward III effect eminent England excellence exhibition feelings friends genius gentleman give Greeks honour human figure incident Indians interesting Italian Italy JOHN GALT Junius King Leonardo da Vinci letter Lord Lord Clive Majesty Majesty's merits Michael Angelo mind moral Moses nations nature never object observed occasion opinion painter painting patronage peculiar pencil person Phidias Philadelphia philosophical Pietro Perugino portrait possession Prince principles profession Quakers racter Raphael received respect Reynolds Roman Rome Royal Academy Saviour sculpture Sir Joshua Sir Philip Sir Philip Francis sketch society talents taste thing thought tion Titian Venetian school Vinci West's Windsor Castle young youth
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الصفحة 245 - And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them : and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
الصفحة 245 - And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
الصفحة 246 - And he led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up to heaven.
الصفحة 245 - And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son ; for he is lunatic, and sore vexed, for oft,times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
الصفحة 110 - I have seen them often,' added he, ' standing in that very attitude, and pursuing, with an intense eye, the arrow which they had just discharged from the bow.
الصفحة 245 - O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I suffer you ? Bring him hither to me.
الصفحة 71 - and fell back into the arms of his companions. The pioneers then dug a grave, and the bones being laid in it together, a Highland plaid was spread over them, and they were interred with the customary honors.
الصفحة 14 - ... him to show her the paper. He obeyed, entreating her not to be angry. Mrs. West, after looking some time at the drawing with evident pleasure, said to her daughter, " I declare he has made a likeness of little Sally," and kissed him with much fondness and satisfaction.
الصفحة 52 - I consider myself as undertaking to tell this great event to the eye of the world; but if, instead of the facts of the transaction, I represent classical fictions, how shall I be understood by posterity!
الصفحة 27 - ... began to imitate the figures in the engravings. Enchanted by his art, he forgot the school hours, and joined the family at dinner without mentioning the employment in which he had been engaged. In the afternoon he again retired to his study in the garret ; and for several days successively he thus withdrew and devoted himself to painting. The schoolmaster, observing his absence, sent to ask the cause of it. Mrs. West, affecting not to take any particular notice of the message, recollected that...