Excerpt from Life of Thomas Stothard, R. A
Petruchio), and the time of the action, without requiring any reference to the fcene in the book. You immediately recall it, fo vivid is the expreflion he conveys to the characters. You know what they were doing and faying at the infant the painter arref'ted them, and transferred them to his canvas as with a magic wand. His faz/fafi} are not merely grofs, fat old men (as they are commonly painted) whofe belly alone fays, I am Jack Fali'tafi'. Nothing can be finer than his difcrimination in portraying the knight of fack and fugar, of mirth and wit, and good humour and knavery. True it is, that in Stothard's faz/idfi} he {trongly preferves the characterifiic of the fenfualif'c, but it is refined upon by the air of the gentleman who has known the company of a prince, and the manners of a court. What archnefs is there in the look, what intelligence in the fly and laughing eye what a ready playfulnefs, yet never wholly divef'ted of cunning, does he convey to the entire exprefiion of the head and face. Never but in one inftance does this molt amufing of knights betray (in Stothard's delineations of him) an unguarded and weak exprefiion; and that is where D01! Fits on his knee, and he alks her of what fluff {he will have kirtles. There even his Wit and caution is over-mafiered by the cunning of woman and Doll plays with his poll, covered with thin white hairs, as reckleflly as did Dalilah with the locks of Samfon.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the life and career of Thomas Stothard, an English artist and illustrator of the 18th and 19th centuries. Stothard is mostly famous for his whimsical and romantic paintings, and illustrations he made for famous works of English literature, such as those by Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Samuel Richardson. The author positions Stothard within the neoclassical and romantic art movements of his time, discussing the themes and ideas that informed his work. Ultimately, the book provides insight into Stothard's contributions to the world of both art and literature. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333480981_0
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