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THE

LITERARY WORKS

3773

OF

24

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS,

FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

A MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR;

WITH REMARKS ON HIS PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER,

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

HIS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE.

BY HENRY WILLIAM BEECHEY.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

T. CADELL, STRAND;

W. BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH.

LONDON: Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE,

New-Street-Square.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

DISCOURSE IX.

On the removal of the Royal Academy to Somerset-Place.

-The advantages to society from cultivating intellectual

pleasure......

DISCOURSE X.

Sculpture: Has but one style.-Its objects, form, and cha-

racter.-Ineffectual attempts of the modern Sculptors to

improve the art.-Ill effects of modern dress in Sculp-

ture ........

DISCOURSE XI.

Genius: Consists principally in the comprehension of A

Whole; in taking general ideas only.

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DISCOURSE XII.

Particular methods of study of little consequence Little of

the art can be taught. Love of method often a love of

idleness. —Pittori improvvisatori apt to be careless and

incorrect; seldom original and striking: — This proceeds

from their not studying the works of other masters

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DISCOURSE XIII.

Art not merely imitation, but under the direction of the

Imagination. In what manner Poetry, Painting, Acting,

Gardening, and Architecture, depart from Nature

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