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Six centuries of painting (1914)

Davies, Randall · London: T. C. & E. C. Jack · leaf 472

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e English Schooland to the abilities and methods by which he attainedit, it is needless to look elsewhere than to that of SirJoshua Reynolds, contained in the discourse deliveredshortly after Gainsboroughs death:— When such a man as Gainsborough rises to great fame without the assistance of an… … The English School duced as an instance how little such studies are neces- Reynoldssary, since so great excellence may be acquired with- and Gains-out them. This is an inference not warranted by the boroughsuccess of any individual, and I trust that it will notbe thought that I wish to make this…

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