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An outline history of painting for young people and students (1883)

Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, White, Stokes, & Allen · leaf 268

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ss. He explains as follows the cause of hispainting in this way : The reasons which induced me toadopt this mode of designing were that I thought bothcritics and painters had, in the historical style, quite over-looked that intermediate species of subjects which may beplaced between the sublime and… … 254 PAINTING. It was in this sort of picture that Hogarth made himselfgreat, though he supported himself for several years byportrait-painting, in which art he holds a reputable place.Most of his important pictures are in public galleries. Hogarth was a fine engraver, and left many plates afterhis…

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