The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters and Sculptors, Band 3J. & J. Harper, 1835 |
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... Academy under the direction of Pigalle , whom Voltaire patronised -gained the silver medal - and made himself ac- quainted with the art of working in marble . In 1747 he removed to Rome , where he distinguished himself so much to the ...
... Academy under the direction of Pigalle , whom Voltaire patronised -gained the silver medal - and made himself ac- quainted with the art of working in marble . In 1747 he removed to Rome , where he distinguished himself so much to the ...
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... Academy he remembered Wilton's dinners , and talks " scholarly " of the high talents , the mas- terly style , and the taste and skill of his entertainer . Another attraction to Wilton's table was the beauty of his daughter , afterward ...
... Academy he remembered Wilton's dinners , and talks " scholarly " of the high talents , the mas- terly style , and the taste and skill of his entertainer . Another attraction to Wilton's table was the beauty of his daughter , afterward ...
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... Academy , supported his name thenceforth by frequent intercourse with his brethren , and constant interchange of civilities with his patrons and friends . He was one of the most active movers in the im- peachment and expulsion of Barry ...
... Academy , supported his name thenceforth by frequent intercourse with his brethren , and constant interchange of civilities with his patrons and friends . He was one of the most active movers in the im- peachment and expulsion of Barry ...
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... Academy . Of his system of study or habits as an artist , who would inquire as a matter of either improvement or curiosity ? and how little could now be ascertained were the inquiry made ! As a sculptor he has little original merit ...
... Academy . Of his system of study or habits as an artist , who would inquire as a matter of either improvement or curiosity ? and how little could now be ascertained were the inquiry made ! As a sculptor he has little original merit ...
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... Academy . Places of study were indeed open before ; but they seem not to have been the regular resort of all who had knowledge of that kind to acquire . I have been as- sured that Banks was virtually his own instructer— that he sought ...
... Academy . Places of study were indeed open before ; but they seem not to have been the regular resort of all who had knowledge of that kind to acquire . I have been as- sured that Banks was virtually his own instructer— that he sought ...
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