 | John Opie - Painting - 1809 - 312 pages
...works, how highly he was endowed by nature with strength of judgment and originality of conception. His thoughts were always new and striking, as they...were the genuine offspring of his own mind ; and it was difficult to say if his conversation gave more amusement or instruction. The toil or difficulties... | |
 | Minneapolis Public Library, Thomas Barlow Walker - Painting - 1909 - 132 pages
...works how highly he was endowed by nature with a strength of judgment and originality of conception. His thoughts were always new and striking, as they...his conversation gave more amusement or instruction. The toils and difficulties of his profession were by him considered as matter of honorable and delightful... | |
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... difficult to say if his conversation gave more amusement or instruction. The toil or difficulties of his profession were by him considered as matter of honourable and delightful contest ; and it might be said of him, that he did not so much paint... 