This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ... was still young, and with his life before him; for he was fifty when he returned from Eome, and although the pictures he executed between 1820 and 1830 have a vigour that his earlier ones lack, it was then too late for him to change his style, which remained till the end somewhat mechanical and artificial; and he went ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ... was still young, and with his life before him; for he was fifty when he returned from Eome, and although the pictures he executed between 1820 and 1830 have a vigour that his earlier ones lack, it was then too late for him to change his style, which remained till the end somewhat mechanical and artificial; and he went on, as Opie said of him, making coxcombs of his sitters, and allowing his sitters to make a coxcomb of him. From Aix-la-Chapelle Lawrence proceeded, at the close of the Congress, to Vienna, and both he and his biographer dwell upon the circumstance that he was there admitted in the most aristocratic society of the place. "Yet in the first circle only did I pass my hours of relaxation, unless when tempted by such invitations as could not be resisted without offence to my own nature and my sense of right," he says. He had, meantime, received instructions from the Prince Eegent, as a completion of the general plan, to proceed to Eome to paint the Pope and Cardinal Gonsalvi. Lawrence says in his letter that he had a great desire to visit Eome, but he wished to postpone his visit another year. Of his journey in general he expresses himself as follows: --"Greatly as it has lowered my estimation of my own talents, I am thankful that I have seen the fine works which this journey has presented to me, though, till my safe return and knowledge of the continued health of my beloved friends whose truth and affection are my rock and support, I dare not be thankful for the journey. When I have seen, in all their splendour, Michael Angelo and Raphaele, the world of art will have been unfolded to me, and all repinings be at an end, that professional views can have excited. That I have not done more than I have, that I may not do infinitely more, ...
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Good, clean and tight but for very minor foxing to first and last pages and ex-lib. markings (spine sticker and bookplate) Grey cloth with black decoration and lettering; 122 pp. plus index; 12 bw illustrations; . The lives of two great artists, along with examples of their work. This is the original edition, not a reprint.
