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" Jacob's dream by Salvator Rosa, and the other the return of the Arc from captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon. With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture, this style of painting possesses the same power of inspiring... "
A hand-book of the history of the Spanish and French schools of painting ... - Page 270
by sir Edmund Walker Head (8th bart.) - 1848
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The works of sir Joshua Reynolds. To which is prefixed an account ..., Volume 2

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...the other the Return of the Arc from captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon*. With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture,...appearance. of possessing a capacity to excite any heroick ideas ; and the Arc, in the hands of a secondrate master, would have little more effect than...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ...: Containing His ..., Volume 2

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 452 pages
...the other the Return of the Arc from captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon*. With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture,...appearance of possessing a capacity to excite any heroick ideas ; and the Arc, in the hands of a secondrate master, would have little more effect than...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ; Late President of the Royal ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1809 - 442 pages
...the other the Return of the Arc from captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon*. With whatever dignity those histories are pre.sented to us in the language of Scripture, this style of painting possesses tne same power of inspiring sentiments of grandeur and sublimity, and is able to communicate them to...
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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
...the other the Return of the Ark from captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon.* With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture,...appearance of possessing a capacity to excite any heroick ideas; and the Arc, in the hands of a secondrate master, would have little more effect than...
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The literary works [&c.]. In which is included a memoir by J ..., Volume 1

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...the other the Return of the Ark from captivity, by Sebastian Rourdon.* With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture,...appearance of possessing a capacity to excite any heroick ideas ; and the Arc, in the hands of a secondrate master, would have little more effect than...
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The Complete Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: First President of the ..., Volume 2

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 324 pages
...the other the Return of the Ark from captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon.* With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of scripture,...possessing a capacity to excite any heroic ideas; * Tliis fine picture was in our author's collection; and was bequeathed by him to Sir George Beaumont,...
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A Descriptive, Explanatory, and Critical, Catalogue of Fifty of the Earliest ...

John Landseer - Painting - 1834 - 534 pages
...indeed." " The Return of the Ark from captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon, is one. With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture,...communicate them to subjects which appear by no means calculated to receive them. The Ark, in the hands of a second-rate master, would have little more effect...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 17

Periodicals - 1841 - 272 pages
...the other "The Return of the Ark from Captivity," by Sebastian Bourdon. With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture,...sky has no very promising appearance of possessing \ capacity to excite any heroic ideas; and the ark, in the hands of a second-rate master, would have...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 17

1841 - 272 pages
...the other uThe Return of the Ark from Captivity," by Sebastian Bourdon. With whatever dignity those histories are presented to us in the language of Scripture, this style of painting possesses the sane power of inspiring sentiments of grandeur and sublimity, and is able to communicate them to subjects...
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The Discourses

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1887 - 330 pages
...the return of the Ark from Captivity, by Sebastian Bourdon. With whatever dignity those histories aro presented to us in the language of Scripture, this...very promising appearance of possessing a capacity to excito any heroic ideas ; and the Ark, in the hands of a second-rate master, would have little more...
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