Smith, Gerard William · New York, Scribner · leaf 94
enthcentury, all native genius and originality seemed to have diedout from the Spanish School of Painting. It was indeed rousedto a fictitious enthusiasm by the example of the French painter,David (d. 1825); but this revival rested on a purely servileimitation, which exaggerated the defects while… … ^ 1 ri r
Painting, Spanish · Painting, French
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