 | James Hardie - 1801 - 526 страници
...the first, who sat to him for a picture, and Mr. Ferguson informs us, that he found it much more easy to draw from the life, than from any picture whatever,...nature was more striking than any imitation of it. By the help of Sir James and his friends, he went on making a rapid progress in knowledge, and -was... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1814 - 420 страници
...showing me how to correct my own work. He was the first who ever sat to me for a picture ; and I found it was much easier to draw from the life than from any pieture whatever, as nature was more striking than any imitation of it. Lady Dipple came lo his house... | |
 | 1883 - 854 страници
...for showing me how to correct my work. He was the first who ever sat to me for a picture, and I found it was much easier to draw from the life than from...nature was more striking than any imitation of it. Lady Dipple came to his house in about half a year after I went thither ; and as they thought I had... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 406 страници
...shewing me how to correct my own work. He •was the first who ever sat to me for a picture ; and I found it was much easier to draw from the life than from...nature was more striking than any imitation of it. Lady Dipple came to his house in about half a year after I went thither. And as they thought I had... | |
 | 1830 - 312 страници
...showing me how to correct my own work. He was the first who ever sat to me for a picture ; and I found it was much easier to draw from the life than from...nature was more striking than any imitation of it. Lady Dipple came to his house in about half a year after I went thither. And as they thought I had... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 страници
...with pen and ink ; and having gone to reside with Mr. Baird, of Auchmeddan, Lady Dipple's son-inlaw, where he enjoyed access to a tolerably wellstocked...those parts of the art of which he was still ignorant, Lady Dipple liberally agreeing to allow him to live in her house for two years. But when he came to... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 440 страници
...pen and ink ; and having gone to reside with Mr. JJaird, of Auchmeddan, £ady Dipple's son-inT law, where he enjoyed access to a tolerably wellstocked...those parts of the art of which he was still ignorant, Lady Dipple liberally agreeing to allow him to live in her house for two years. But when he came to... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 страници
...taking likenesses from the life, in a portrait which he drew of that gentleman; "and I fi.•und," says he, " it was much easier to draw from the life...those parts of the art of which he was still ignorant, Lady Dipple liberally agreeing to allow him to live in her house for two years. But when he came to... | |
 | George Whitefield - 1830 - 314 страници
...showing me how to correct my own work. He was the first who ever sat to me for a picture ; and I found it was much easier to draw from the life than from...nature was more striking than any imitation of it. Lady Dipple came to his house in about half a year after I went thither. And as they thought I had... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1839 - 554 страници
...shewing me how to correct my own work. He was the first who ever sat to me for a picture, and I found it was much easier to draw from the life than from...nature was more striking than any imitation of it. Lady Dipple came to his house in about half a year after I went thither. And as they thought I had... | |
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it was much easier to draw from the life than from any picture whatever, as nature was more striking than any imitation of it." His success in this new profession struck his country patrons as so remarkable, that they determined upon carrying him to... 
