`` But Reynolds worked from abstract principles of design rather than observation of nature , '' the NGA writes , `` One of his conceptions for Grand Manner likenesses was : `` Each person should have the expression which men of his rank generally exhibit . ''
`` But Reynolds worked from abstract principles of design rather than observation of nature , '' the National Gallery of Art writes , `` One of his conceptions for Grand Manner likenesses was : `` Each person should have the expression which men of his rank generally exhibit . ''