1820
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From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
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From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
allegorynounUS /ˈæləɡɔːri/
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
amenitiesnounUS /əˈmenətiz/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
beginningsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz/
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
a period of 100 years
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
colonialadjectiveUS /kəˈloʊniəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
CopleynounUS /ˈkɑːpli/
American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
divines
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From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
Doughty
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From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
effigies
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From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
encouragementnounUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the expression of approval and support
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
exclusivelyadverbUS /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
set up or found
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
genrenounUS /ˈʒɑːnrə/
a kind of literary or artistic work
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
grotesqueadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
LandscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
limners
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From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
the force of workers available
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
MentornounUS /ˈmentɔːr/
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
not any; not one
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
PaintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
an educational institution
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
settlementsnounUS /ˈsetəlmənts/
plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
statesmennounUS /ˈsteɪtsmɪn/
plural of “statesman” — a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
not in physical motion
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
SullyverbUS /ˈsʌli/
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
surprisingadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
unsatisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsətɪˈsfæktəri/
not giving satisfaction
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
unskilledadjectiveUS /ənˈskɪld/
not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
From this reading In the earliest colonial times unskilled limners came from the mother country and made grotesque effigies of our statesmen and divines.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As the settlements developed and the amenities of life increased better men came, and native painters were found, until about the end of the eighteenth century a portrait school of surprising merit arose, founded on the contemporary English school, and developed men like Copley, Stuart, and Sully.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
under normal conditions
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
violetnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
at the time that
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
which person or people
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The Mentor, No. 26, American Landscape Painters “A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend” The beginnings of art in America were confined almost exclusively to portrait painting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other branches of painting, however,--history, allegory, genre, still life, landscape, and the rest,--were rarely attempted, and usually with unsatisfactory results.
a late time of life
From this reading Probably no artist devoted himself entirely to landscape until 1820, when Thomas Doughty, who was already twenty-seven years old, gave up his leather trade and took to painting American views in delicate gray and violet tones, with small encouragement from his contemporaries.
