Genius is supposed to be a power of producing excellencies,… - Joshua Reynolds

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Genius is supposed to be a power of producing excellencies, which are out of the reach of the rules of art; a power which no precepts can teach, and which no industry can acquire.

Joshua Reynolds

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Sir Joshua Reynolds, RA, FRS, FRSA (July 16 1723 – February 23 1792) was an English artist, a founder member of the Literary Club, and the first President of the Royal Academy.

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Alternative Names: Sir Joshua Reynolds • Sir Reynolds • Sir Joshua Reynolds RA • S. J. Reynolds • S.J. Reynolds • Sir Jos Reynolds • Mr. Reynolds • Sir J. Reynodds • Sir Josh. Reynolds • Sir J Reynolds • Sir J R • J. Reynolds • Sir Joshua • Sir J. Reynolds • Sir Jos. Reynolds • Reynolds • J Reynolds • Jos. Reynolds • Sir Josue Reynolds

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A painter must compensate the natural deficiencies of his art. He has but one sentence to utter, but one moment to exhibit. He cannot, like the poet or historian, expatiate.

You are never to lose sight of nature; the instant you do, you are all abroad, at the mercy of every gust of fashion, without knowing or seeing the point to which you ought to steer.

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