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Washington Allston was an American painter known for his works in the Romantic style. Born on November 5, 1779, and died on July 9, 1843, Allston's paintings often depicted landscapes and mythological stories, heavily influenced by European Romanticism.

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“The most common disguise of Envy is in praise of what is subordinate.”

Common Praise Envy Disguise Subordinates

Author:Washington Allston

“Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other.”

Reality Conditions Essentials Praise Desert

Book:Lectures on Art, and Poems

Source: Lectures on Art, and Poems

“Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise; it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt, but need not be spoken. Even the envious must feel it: feel it, and hate in silence.”

Needs Feels May Hate Felt Silence Fame Praise Breaths Excellence Recognition Envious Conjunctions

Author:Washington Allston

“The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but an artisan; for though his reward be only praise, his pay is that of a mechanic.”

World Doe Artist Pay Praise Rewards Painter Mechanic Artisans

Book:Lectures on Art, and Poems

Source: Lectures on Art, and Poems

About the Author

Born: November 5, 1779
Died: July 9, 1843
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 34

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