The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1 |
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The Hall is a noble room , and richly adorned with portraits : that of Doctor Robinson , the Lord Primate of Ireland , by Sir Joshua Reynolds , is among the first of his works in that branch of his art . - The Church of the College is ...
The Hall is a noble room , and richly adorned with portraits : that of Doctor Robinson , the Lord Primate of Ireland , by Sir Joshua Reynolds , is among the first of his works in that branch of his art . - The Church of the College is ...
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Among them , a portrait of Vandyck was so successfully imitated , that it actually appeared , across the room , to be an undoubted work of that great master . Some years have passed away since , at a very advanced age , they left the ...
Among them , a portrait of Vandyck was so successfully imitated , that it actually appeared , across the room , to be an undoubted work of that great master . Some years have passed away since , at a very advanced age , they left the ...
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In this house there is a select collection of pictures , and , among the rest , avery fine one of Wilson the portrait - painter . That artist lived about the middle of the last century , and , we believe , was a scholar of Hudson's .
In this house there is a select collection of pictures , and , among the rest , avery fine one of Wilson the portrait - painter . That artist lived about the middle of the last century , and , we believe , was a scholar of Hudson's .
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It is adorned with the portraits of the sovereigns of England , from James the First to Queen Anne ; and also with those of George , Prince of Denmark ; Prince Rupert ; Archbishop Laud , & c . At the north end is placed , in a niche the ...
It is adorned with the portraits of the sovereigns of England , from James the First to Queen Anne ; and also with those of George , Prince of Denmark ; Prince Rupert ; Archbishop Laud , & c . At the north end is placed , in a niche the ...
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Over the chimney is the portrait of Prince George , of Denmark , on horseback , by Dahl , and views of shipping , by Vandervelde . The Queen's Presence Chamber . - The same illustrious personage is made to dignify the ceiling , attended ...
Over the chimney is the portrait of Prince George , of Denmark , on horseback , by Dahl , and views of shipping , by Vandervelde . The Queen's Presence Chamber . - The same illustrious personage is made to dignify the ceiling , attended ...
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| Title | The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1 The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | William Bernard Cooke |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Mar 28, 2007 |
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