...their unaffected ease, their elegant simplicity, and the splendor of their coloring." ' "His portraits are equally numerous and excellent, and all who have...comparing them with the simplicity of Titian, the vigor of Rembrandt, and the elegance and delicacy of Vandyke. Certainly, in character and expression,...

...style of portrait-painting : — " The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and .•xcellent, and all who have written of their merits have swelled...natural— graceful— unaffected. His boldness of piisture, aiid his singular freedom of colouring, are so supported by all the grace of art — by all...

...age."— Pp. 302-8. following able piece of criticism on Sir Joshua's style of portrait-painting : — " The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and...and delicacy of Vandyke. Certainly, in character and exCression, and in manlv ease, he has never been surpassed. le is always equal, afways natural —...

...ace."— Pp. 302-8. following able piece of criticism on Sir Joshua's style of portrait-painting : — " The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and...simplicity of Titian, the vigour of Rembrandt, and tbe elegance and delicacy of Vandyke. Certainly, in character and expression, and in manly ease, he...

...who had equal loveliness and infinitely more purity to pourtray, indulged his THE SHKl'lIEllD BOY. The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and...manly ease, he has never been surpassed. He is always equal—always natural—graceful—unaffected. His boldness of posture and his singular freedom of...

...portray, indulged his beauties with the same kind of deification. IB truth, it is only worthy of a smile. The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and...character and expression, and in manly ease, he has never beea surpassed. He is always equal — always natural— graceful — unaffected. His boldness of posture...

...productions of the old masters. Thus the portraits of sir Joshua Reynolds have been justly compared with the simplicity of Titian, the vigour of Rembrandt, and the elegance and delicacy of Vandyke. It was in this period that the Royal Academy was founded, by which the art of painting has received...

...claim on posterity : for his discourses, his historical an.l poetical paintings, and his portraits. The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and...been surpassed. He is always equal ; always natural, „ Style of portraiture. — Portraits of eminent personages. — Poetic subjects. graceful, unaffected....

...claim on posterity : for his discourses, his historical and poetical paintings, and his portraits. The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and...who have written of their merits, have swelled their eulogiuras, by comparing them with the simplicity of Titian, the vigour of Rembrandt, and the elegance...

...portray, indulged his beauties with the same kind of deification. In truth, it is only worthy of a smile. The portraits of Reynolds are equally numerous and...comparing them with the simplicity of Titian, the vigor of Rembrandt, and the elegance and delicacy of Vandyke. Certainly, in character and expression,...