His work was that curious mixture of bad painting and good intentions that always entitles a man to be called a representative British artist.
Source: Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. 19 (1891), referring to Basil Hallward.
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.