English society of the eighteenth century in contemporary art (1907)
Davies, Randall, 1866-1946 · London, Seeley and co., limited; New York, E.P. Dutton & co. · leaf 54
were faithful to theircompatriot, and were content with his honest similitudes and withthe fair tied wigs, blue velvet coats, and white satin waistcoats, whichhe liberally bestowed on his customers, and which with complaisancethey beheld multiplied in Fabers mezzotintos. The better tasteintroduced… … HOGARTH ^ND HIS TIMES 27 Joseph Highmore, who was bred for a lawyer, but studied paint-ing with some success, is a more promising subject, as he is said tohave devoted himself particularly to family groups. Unfortunatelyhis works are so little known that I am unable to lay hands on anyexample of a…
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