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 west window , painted in chiaro oscuro , was done after a design of Schwartz : there is somewhat of grandeur in the whole , which represents the Resurrection ; but the beauty of the painting is much impaired .
The west window , painted in chiaro oscuro , was done after a design of Schwartz : there is somewhat of grandeur in the whole , which represents the Resurrection ; but the beauty of the painting is much impaired .
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The altar window of the Chapel was given by Dr. Radcliffe , the celebrated physician , of whom there is a statue over the north gate . In other parts of the College there are statues of King Alfred , James the Second , Queen Mary the ...
The altar window of the Chapel was given by Dr. Radcliffe , the celebrated physician , of whom there is a statue over the north gate . In other parts of the College there are statues of King Alfred , James the Second , Queen Mary the ...
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The west window represents the Nativity , after the picture painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds for the late Duke of Rutland , and is now at Belvoir Castle . The other windows are decorated with figures of the Christian and Cardinal Virtues ...
The west window represents the Nativity , after the picture painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds for the late Duke of Rutland , and is now at Belvoir Castle . The other windows are decorated with figures of the Christian and Cardinal Virtues ...
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The building of these bridges in 1416 was evidently under the immediate order of the king , as appears from the fol lowing Latin distich , formerly inscribed on a window in the church of St. Helen , within the place : Henricus Quintus ...
The building of these bridges in 1416 was evidently under the immediate order of the king , as appears from the fol lowing Latin distich , formerly inscribed on a window in the church of St. Helen , within the place : Henricus Quintus ...
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From the north window , the tower of Henley church , a fine object of its kind , appears with the best effect , and the wood - clad hills of Fawley rising beyond it . Here is something uncommonly fine in this view the parts are few ...
From the north window , the tower of Henley church , a fine object of its kind , appears with the best effect , and the wood - clad hills of Fawley rising beyond it . Here is something uncommonly fine in this view the parts are few ...
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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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