Preface to Discourse I. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY DISCOURSE I Delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy, January 2, 1769. DISCOURSE II Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on DISCOURSE III Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, DISCOURSE IV Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on DISCOURSE V Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on DISCOURSE VI Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on DISCOURSE VII Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, DISCOURSE VIII Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, DISCOURSE IX Delivered at the Opening of the Royal Academy, in Somerset Place, October 16, 1780. DISCOURSE X Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on DISCOURSE XI Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on DISCOURSE XII Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, DISCOURSE XIII Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, DISCOURSE XIV Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, DISCOURSE XV Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, This is No. 118 of Everyman’s Library. A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume. The publishers will be pleased to send freely to all applicants a separate, annotated list of the Library. J. M. DENT & SONS LIMITED EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY JOSHUA REYNOLDS, born in 1723 in Devonshire, the son of the Rev. Samuel Reynolds. Lived at Plymouth, 1746-9, afterwards going to Italy. Settled in London, 1752, becoming fashionable portrait-painter. Founded the Literary Club. In 1768 the first president of the Royal Academy. Died in 1792, and buried in St. Paul’s. FIFTEEN DISCOURSES[Image of the colophon unavailable.] |