Life: January 21, 1826 - February 5, 1907
Birthday: January 21
Death: February 5
The exercise of criticism always destroys for a time our sensibility to beauty by leading us to regard the work in relation to certain laws of construction. The eye turns from the charms of nature to fix itself upon the servile dexterity of art.
- Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet
topic: Art, Eye, Exercise, Dexterity
