Anecdotes of Painting in England: With Some Account of the Principal Artists; and Incidental Notes on Other Arts; Collected by the Late Mr. George Vertue, Volume 4Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major, 1827 - Artists |
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Page xi
... designed for Lord Scarsdale , abounds in parts , copied from the finest examples of Palmyra and Spalatro . ] * [ This temple of elegance and pleasure was so nearly de- stroyed by fire , about thirty years ago , that it has not been ...
... designed for Lord Scarsdale , abounds in parts , copied from the finest examples of Palmyra and Spalatro . ] * [ This temple of elegance and pleasure was so nearly de- stroyed by fire , about thirty years ago , that it has not been ...
Page xviii
... designed and executed by Lady Diana Beauclerc , * is sensible * [ LADY DIANA SPENCER , the wife of Topham Beauclerk , of literary distinction , died in 1808 , at the advanced age of seventy - four . In so high estimation were the ...
... designed and executed by Lady Diana Beauclerc , * is sensible * [ LADY DIANA SPENCER , the wife of Topham Beauclerk , of literary distinction , died in 1808 , at the advanced age of seventy - four . In so high estimation were the ...
Page 15
... designed and etched himself and did a few other things in the same way . In 1735 he retired to Tooting , to design for calico printers : and lastly , the manufacture being removed thither , to Richmond , where he died of a lingering ...
... designed and etched himself and did a few other things in the same way . In 1735 he retired to Tooting , to design for calico printers : and lastly , the manufacture being removed thither , to Richmond , where he died of a lingering ...
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... designed by himself on the story of Cephalus and Procris . [ Purchased at Mrs. Blount's sale , by Sir J. Reynolds . ] There is a small edition of the Essay on Man , with a frontispiece likewise of his design . † See Pope's epistle to ...
... designed by himself on the story of Cephalus and Procris . [ Purchased at Mrs. Blount's sale , by Sir J. Reynolds . ] There is a small edition of the Essay on Man , with a frontispiece likewise of his design . † See Pope's epistle to ...
Page 32
... designed by Battista Leoni and built for Mr. Styles , the richest of the South Sea Adventurers . Sir J. Thornhill was the Surveyor . He painted the saloon and hall the cieling of the first mentioned is an exact copy of Guido's Aurora in ...
... designed by Battista Leoni and built for Mr. Styles , the richest of the South Sea Adventurers . Sir J. Thornhill was the Surveyor . He painted the saloon and hall the cieling of the first mentioned is an exact copy of Guido's Aurora in ...
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