 Amongst the painters, and the writers on painting, there is one maxim universally admitted and continually inculcated. Imitate nature is the invariable rule; but I know none who have explained in what manner this rule is to be understood; the consequence...  The Idler - Page 323by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pages
...the fame fubjec"r. AMONGST the Painters, and the writers on Painting, there is one maxim univerfally admitted and continually inculcated. Imitate Nature...feem real. It may appear ftrange, perhaps, to hear this fenfe of the rule difputed ; but it muft be confidered, that if. the excellency of a Painter confifted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...painters, and the writers on painting, there is one maxim univerfally admitted and continually inculeated. Imitate nature is the invariable rule ; but I know...feem real. It may appear ftrange, perhaps, to hear this fenfe of the rule difputed -, but it muft be confidered, that if the excellency of a painter confifted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...the fame fubjeclt. Amongft the painters, and the writers on painting, there is one maxim univerfally admitted and continually inculcated. Imitate nature...every one takes it in the moft obvious fenfe, that objecls are reppefented naturally when they have fuch relief that they feem real. It may appear ftrange,... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...Ikttches *>n the fame fybjefi. AmongfttliePniiitcn;, and the writers ' there if one maxim umverfally admitted and continually inculcated. Imitate nature...I know none who have explained in what manner this rale is to be underload; the confcqnence of which, is, that every one takes it in the moft oVivious... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...encouragement to offer a few more sketches on the same subject. Amongst the Painters and the writers on Painting, there is one maxim universally admitted,...who have explained in what manner this rule is to be understood ; the consequence of which is, that every one takes it in the most obvious sense, that objects... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pages
...encouragement to offer a few more sketches on the same subject. Amongst the Painters and the writers on Painting, there is one maxim universally admitted,...who have explained in what manner this rule is to be understood ; the consequence of which is, that every one takes it in the most obvious sense, that objects... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...encouragement to ofter a few more sketches on the same subject. Amongst the painters, and the writers on painting, there is one maxim universally admitted...who have explained in what manner this rule is to be understood ; the consequence of which is, that every one takes it in the most obvious sense, that objects... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...encouragement to offer a few more sketches on the same subject. Amongst the painters, and the writers on painting, there is one maxim universally admitted...who have explained in what manner this rule is to be understood ; the consequence of which is, that every one takes it in the most obvious sense, that objects... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...encouragement to offer a few more sketches on the same subject. Amongst the painters, and the writers on painting, there is one maxim universally admitted...who have explained in what manner this rule is to be understood ; the consequence of which is, that every one takes it iff the most obvious sense, that... | |
 | 1792 - 620 pages
...Iketches on the fame Amongft the painters and the writers on painting, there is one maxim univerfally admitted and continually inculcated. Imitate Nature...I know none who have explained in what manner this rifle is to be underftood : the confequence of which is, that every one takes it in the ir.oft obvious... | |
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