The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 155
ing too much to ideal excellence, he losessight of that principle in nature which immediately strikesthe spectator and awakens his attention, that he is wantingin fire and vivacity, and his manner is excessively dry.In his writings Mengs endeavours to inspire the mind ofthe artist with a sublime… … I MORLAND. This very eccentric character and ingenious artist wasborn in London, on the 26th of June, 1763. His fatherwas a painter in crayons, and much respected in his pro-fession ; hut having lost considerable property in impru-dent speculations, he retired from the world in disgust,*and…
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