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" What the back-ground is in painting, in architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected ; and no architect took greater care that his work should not appear crude and hard, that is, that it did not abruptly start out of the ground without... "
An Encyclopędia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and Practical - Page 216
by Joseph Gwilt - 1842 - 1089 pages
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...ground on which the building is *' ere&ed ; and no Architect took greater care " that his Work fhould not appear crude and " hard, that is, that it did not abruptly ftart out " of the ground without expectation or prepa" ration. " Gothic Architects appear to have...
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Anecdotes of Some Distingushed Persons: Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...ground on which the building is " erected; and no Architect took greater care ** that his Work fhould not appear crude and " hard, that is, that it did not abruptly ftart out " of the ground without expe&ation or prepa** ration. " Gothic Archite&s appear to have made...
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Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding ...

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 536 pages
...ground on which the " building is erected ; and no Architect took " greater care that his Work fhould not appear " crude and hard, that is, that it did not " abruptly ftart out of the ground without ex" pectation or preparation. " This," adds Sir Jofhua, " is a tribute...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ...: Containing His ..., Volume 2

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 452 pages
...and no Architect took greater care than he that his work should not appear crude and hard: that is, it did not abruptly start out of the ground without 'expectation or preparation. This is a tribute which a Painter owes to an Architect who composed like a Painter ; and was defrauded of the...
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The works of sir Joshua Reynolds. To which is prefixed an account ..., Volume 2

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...and no Architect took greater care than he that his work should not appear crude and hard: that is, it did not abruptly start out of the ground without expectation or preparation. This is a tribute which a Painter owes to an Architect who composed like a Painter ; and was defrauded of the...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 30

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 528 pages
...architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected; and no architect took greater care that liis work should not appear crude and hard, that is, that...ground without expectation or preparation. This is a tribute which a painter owes to an architect who composed like a painter, and was defrauded of the...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 30

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 520 pages
...back-ground is in painting, in architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected ; and no architect took greater care that his work should...ground without expectation or preparation. This is a tribute which a painter owes to an architect who composed like a painter, and was defrauded of the...
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The literary works [&c.]. In which is included a memoir by J ..., Volume 1

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...and no Architect took greater care than he that his work should not appear crude and hard : that is, it did not abruptly start out of the ground without expectation or preparation. This is a tribute which a Paintftr owes to an Architect who composed like a Painter ; and was defrauded of...
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The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kt. Late President of the Royal ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art, English - 1819 - 446 pages
...and no Architect took greater care than he that his work should not appear crude and hard : that is, it did not abruptly start out of the ground without expectation or preparation. This is a tribute which a Painter owes to an Architect who composed like a Painter; and was defrauded of the...
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The Complete Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: First President of the ..., Volume 2

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 324 pages
...architect took greater care than he that his work should not appear crude and hard ; that is, it_did not abruptly start out of the ground without expectation or preparation. This is a tribute which a painter owes to an architect who composed like a painter; and was defrauded of the...
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