Pictures and their painters; the history of painting (1907)
Bryant, Lorinda Munson, 1855- · New York: John Lane Co. · leaf 405
is birthright. Ruskin pronounced him the greatest color-ist since Rubens. The same yeai that ^Irs. Siddons sat for Re>-nolds she posed forGainsljorough for the portrait in the NationalGallery, London (Iig. 277). In this worlv the artist has brokenevery law laid down by his rival: Init… … Fig. 277.—Gainsborough, ilr?. Siddons,N.itional Cl:dler>. London. THUMAS GAINSBOROUGH from the sensitively expressive face and girlisli neck to thefirm hands that index her character, the great actress hasresponded to the growing excitement of tlie artist until hehas fixed her on canvas as she…
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