| Allan Cunningham - 1830 - 402 strani
...of works which the ablest find some difficulty in performing. " I entertained some thoughts"—.he writes — " of succeeding in what the puffers in...with a smile at my own temerity commenced history painter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital painted two Scripture stories —'... | |
| 1834 - 614 strani
...increased with his lame, if we may judge from the following passage found among his memoranda: — " I entertained some thoughts," he writes, " of succeeding...with a smile at my own temerity, commenced history painter, and, on a great staircase, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, painted two Scripture stories —... | |
| William Hogarth - 1833 - 538 strani
...a dumb show. Before I bad done any thing of much consequence in this walk, I entertained some hopes of succeeding in what the puffers in books call the...with a smile at my own temerity, commenced history painter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, painted two Scripture stories, the... | |
| 1834 - 730 strani
...among his memoranda: — "I entertained some thoughts," he writes, " of succeeding in what the pufiers in books call the great style of history painting;...with a smile at my own temerity, commenced history painter, and, on a great staircase, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, painted two Scripture stories —... | |
| 1846 - 316 strani
...Terrace ; the house which he occupied is still shown, and a vine pointed out which he planted. AVhile residing there he became intimate with the proprietors...with a smile at my own temerity commenced history painter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital painted two Scripture stories— 'The... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 360 strani
...mentioned Hogarth.) " Before I had done anything of much consequence in this walk, I entertained some hopes of succeeding in what, the puffers in books call The...with a smile at my own temerity, commenced history, painter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, painted two Scripture stories, the... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 strani
...mentioned Hogarth.) " Before I had done anything of much consequence in this walk, I entertained some hopes of succeeding in what the puffers in books call The...conversations, and with a smile at my own temerity, commenced history-painter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital painted two Scripture stories,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 strani
...mentioned Hogarth.) "Before I had done anything of much consequence in this walk, I entertained some hopes of succeeding in what the puffers in books call The...conversations, and with a smile at my own temerity, commenced historypainter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, painted two Scripture stories,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 strani
...anything of much consequence in this walk, I entertained some hopes of succeeding in what the pullers in books call The Great Style of History Painting...conversations, and with a smile at my own temerity, commenced history-painter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital painted two Scripture stories,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 360 strani
...this walk, I entertained some hopes of succeeding in what the puffers in books call The Great Stgle of History Painting; so that without having had a...conversations, and with a smile at my own temerity, commenced history-painter, and on a great staircase at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, painted two Scripture stories,... | |
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