 For Mr. Whistler's own sake, no less than for the protection of the purchaser, Sir Coutts Lindsay ought not to have admitted works into the gallery in which the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I...  Appleton's Magazine - Page 3371903Full view - About this book
 | 1905 - 606 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approaches ' the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard ' much of cockney impudence before...for flinging a ' pot of paint in the public's face.' Whistler waited a year after this, and then had his action for damages, finding that his sales had... | |
 | 1921 - 864 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of Cockney impudence before now;...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face. Time has shown that from the shopkeeper's point of view Sir Coutts Lindsay knew more about his business... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1877 - 426 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face. but I think M. Tissot's require especial notice, because their dexterity and brilliancy are apt to... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1877 - 434 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face. Among the minor works carefully and honourably finished in this gallery, M. Heilbuth's are far the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1879 - 720 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of cockney impudence before now,...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." The defendant said the alleged libel was privileged, as being a fair and bond fide criticism upon a... | |
 | 1879 - 740 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of cockney impudence before now,...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." The defendant said the alleged libel was privileged, as being a fair and bondfidf criticism upon a... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1879 - 766 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of cockney impudence before now,...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." The defendant said the alleged libel was privileged, as being a fair and bond fide criticism upon a... | |
 | Henry James Jennings - 1881 - 214 pages
...the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of Cockney impudence before now,...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." The high authority of the writer gave to this severe condemnation a special importance, and very likely... | |
 | Alfred Sidgwick - 1884 - 420 pages
...latter cause, was presented in a recent trial.* " It was complained," said counsel, " he had written ' I never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas...for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face,' but .... what is a ' coxcomb ' ? / have looked out for the word and find that it comes from the old... | |
 | 1888 - 386 pages
...when Mr. Ruskin was sued in damages for having said (among other things) of Mr. Whistler's pictures, that he had " seen and heard much of cockney impudence...hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public face." Then was held the famous strife, Then the Phrygian brought his lute, And Apollo brought... | |
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