The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 28
Page
... Voltaire . Wickliffe . Winckelman . Lairesse . PICTURES , WITH REMARKS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY . The Martyrdom of St. Stephen - - Le Brun . The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon Ditto . The Death of Demosthenes - - Boissellier ...
... Voltaire . Wickliffe . Winckelman . Lairesse . PICTURES , WITH REMARKS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY . The Martyrdom of St. Stephen - - Le Brun . The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon Ditto . The Death of Demosthenes - - Boissellier ...
Page
... Voltaire , and the critical sagacity of D'Alembert , than by any efforts of our own , much as we are accustomed to applaud our great countryman , and to venerate his name . But his reputation , even in his life - time , had spread far ...
... Voltaire , and the critical sagacity of D'Alembert , than by any efforts of our own , much as we are accustomed to applaud our great countryman , and to venerate his name . But his reputation , even in his life - time , had spread far ...
Page
... Voltaire assigned to Boileau in the Temple du Goût , among the great writers of the age of Louis XIV . has been ratified by posterity : it was fixed indeed during his life - time , and it is a remarkable instance of good fortune that ...
... Voltaire assigned to Boileau in the Temple du Goût , among the great writers of the age of Louis XIV . has been ratified by posterity : it was fixed indeed during his life - time , and it is a remarkable instance of good fortune that ...
Page
... Voltaire , speaking of Boileau , thus expresses himself : " I shall never cease , " said he to a celebrated personage , recommending you to study that art in writing which Despréaux so well understood and so ably taught - that respect ...
... Voltaire , speaking of Boileau , thus expresses himself : " I shall never cease , " said he to a celebrated personage , recommending you to study that art in writing which Despréaux so well understood and so ably taught - that respect ...
Page
... Voltaire , that surprising man , who combined such singu- lar talents with such malignity , who was alternately su- blime and facetious , announced , it is said , this wonder- ful contrast . It partook at once of the eagle and the ape ...
... Voltaire , that surprising man , who combined such singu- lar talents with such malignity , who was alternately su- blime and facetious , announced , it is said , this wonder- ful contrast . It partook at once of the eagle and the ape ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admirable afterwards ancient Angelo Annibal antiquity Antwerp appeared artist ASTOR Bacon beauty Bernini Boileau born Bruno Caracci Caravaggio Cassander celebrated character Charles CHARLES BORROMEO Chartreux chiaro-scuro church Cigoli colouring compelled composition considerable court Cromwell daughter death Demosthenes desirous Diogenes distinguished drapery elegance eminent endeavoured England engraved esteem excelled executed expression extraordinary fame father favour figures France friends gave genius grace Guido hand happy head Helvetius honour Hood & Sharpe Hotel Lambert illustrious imitated Italy king labours lively London Louis XIV Madame de Pompadour manner master merit Metromania mind Moliére Montesquieu nature observed painter painting Paris parliament pencil person personages philosopher picture placed poet poetry portraits possessed present prince produced pupil queen Raphael Rembrandt rendered reputation Rome Rubens sent Sharpe Poultry soon Stanislaus Strafford style Sueur talents taste tion Titian Vandyck Vernor vigour Voltaire Wickliffe Winckelman young