Occupation: Painter Birth: May 14, 1727 Death: August 2, 1788
Though I'm a rogue in talking upon Painting & Love I can be serious and honest upon any subject thoroughly pleasing to me..
I wish you would recollect that Painting and Punctuality mix like Oil and Vinegar, and that Genius and regularity are utter Enemies and must be to th….
Fools talk of imitation and copying, all is imitation.
Many a real genius is lost in the fictitious character of the Gentleman. I am the most inconsistent, changeable being so full of fits and starts..
We love a genius for what he leaves and mourn him for what he takes away.