The Gallery of Pictures Painted by Benjamin West Esqr. Historical Painter, to His Majesty, and President of the Royal AcademyJoseph Thomas, 1820 - 22 pages |
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... beautiful specimens before him . His chief characteristics are repose and intense thought : if he has little passion , his judgment is always clear ; and in his delineations , he is unsurpassed for unity of design and precision of ...
... beautiful specimens before him . His chief characteristics are repose and intense thought : if he has little passion , his judgment is always clear ; and in his delineations , he is unsurpassed for unity of design and precision of ...
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... beautiful , and at the same time more impressive , than the symbol which enforces the moral inculcated in this picture , that of purity of heart and conduct . Mr. West has here told the incident and moral of the piece with all the ...
... beautiful , and at the same time more impressive , than the symbol which enforces the moral inculcated in this picture , that of purity of heart and conduct . Mr. West has here told the incident and moral of the piece with all the ...
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... beautiful proportions of all the forms , assist in perfecting a picture that is in every respect worthy of the hand that designed it , and of the celebrated biographer from whose description it is taken . CHRIST CONVERSING WITH THE ...
... beautiful proportions of all the forms , assist in perfecting a picture that is in every respect worthy of the hand that designed it , and of the celebrated biographer from whose description it is taken . CHRIST CONVERSING WITH THE ...
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... beautiful , though , in some respects , dry and tedious allegories , there is no description more masterly than that of the Cave of Despaire . The Poet exhibits an inexhaustible fertility of invention , and a justness and an anima- tion ...
... beautiful , though , in some respects , dry and tedious allegories , there is no description more masterly than that of the Cave of Despaire . The Poet exhibits an inexhaustible fertility of invention , and a justness and an anima- tion ...
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... beautiful original of this engraved outline at an early age , it being the first historical painting executed by Mr. WEST after his arrival in England from his youthful studies in Italy , many years before Republican France carried of ...
... beautiful original of this engraved outline at an early age , it being the first historical painting executed by Mr. WEST after his arrival in England from his youthful studies in Italy , many years before Republican France carried of ...
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admirable agreeable Alexander Apollo artist B.West P.RA beautiful behold BELISARIUS BENJAMIN WEST Cæsar Cave of Despaire character chase colours contrast Corbould countenance dead death delineation DESPAIR OF VENUS dignity Diomede display divine drapery Drawn & Engraved Drawn &Engraved Drawn by H elegant eminent endless pain Engraved by H Engraved by H.Moses exhibited expression eyes face father favour feelings figures Finch Lane genius glory glowing Goddess grace Greece grief hand head heart hero Homer honour human Iliad immortal impression Joseph Thomas JUDGMENT OF HERCULES kiss Knight lady land lifted LIGHTNING WHICH PRECEDES London looks mind misery Moab Moses murderous natural noble objects Orestes Pain Painted by B.West Parmenio passion pathetic Patroclus pencil picture plague Pleasure poet poetic portrait prostrate PYLADES R. H. Painted Rome scene sorrow soul sovereign steeds sublimity talents terror thee Thetis thou truth unto venerable vigour West's wretched youth