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 98
harming example of his success in groups of figures; four or fivestudies for this, in sepia, were once in my possession, all of themdiffering considerably, and showing what pains he was at, and howsuccessful they were, in the arrangement of a family picture. Anothergroup painted at about the same… … THE INFLUENCE OF I^ETNOLDS ^ND QAINSBOROUGH 49 Before we pass on to some of the minor artists of this period,let us glance for a moment at one or two notes by contemporarywriters that may help to show us how the times were moving.Walpole is of course the most entertaining authority for this,…
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