THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. WITH AN ORIGINAL MEMOIR, AND ANECDOTES OF THE AUTHOR. Quieté et purè atque eleganter actæ IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THOMAS M'LEAN, 26, HAYMARKET. 1824. OF THE FIRST VOLUME. The advantages proceeding from the Institution of a Royal Academy.-Hints offered to the considera- tion of the Professors and Visitors.-That an implicit obedience to the Rules of Art be exacted from the young Students.-That a premature disposition to a masterly dexterity be repressed.- That diligence be constantly recommended, and The Course and Order of Study.-The different Stages of Art.-Much copying discountenanced. -The Artist at all times, and in all places, should |