The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters and Sculptors, Band 3J. & J. Harper, 1835 |
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... Walpole as a sign to draw the eye of a passenger to the pedestal . The pedestal of the Charing Cross statue is from the same hand , and has been much admired for the beauty of its proportions , as well as for the elegance and boldness ...
... Walpole as a sign to draw the eye of a passenger to the pedestal . The pedestal of the Charing Cross statue is from the same hand , and has been much admired for the beauty of its proportions , as well as for the elegance and boldness ...
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... Walpole hesi- tates to pronounce it the production of Gibbons , though he acknowledges that Vertue met with an agreement between the sculptor and Rustat , for a statue of James , which was finished in 1687. At the time when these works ...
... Walpole hesi- tates to pronounce it the production of Gibbons , though he acknowledges that Vertue met with an agreement between the sculptor and Rustat , for a statue of James , which was finished in 1687. At the time when these works ...
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... Walpole , “ is a noble profusion of his carving , in picture - frames , chimney - pieces , and door - cases - and the Last Supper , in alto - relief , finely executed . At Chatsworth , where a like taste collected ornaments by the most ...
... Walpole , “ is a noble profusion of his carving , in picture - frames , chimney - pieces , and door - cases - and the Last Supper , in alto - relief , finely executed . At Chatsworth , where a like taste collected ornaments by the most ...
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... Walpole , commenting upon the praise of the Chatsworth carvings in Gilpin , says , " If this criticism were strictly just , what becomes of it when it is proved that Gibbons was never employed at Chatsworth ? He in fact introduced the ...
... Walpole , commenting upon the praise of the Chatsworth carvings in Gilpin , says , " If this criticism were strictly just , what becomes of it when it is proved that Gibbons was never employed at Chatsworth ? He in fact introduced the ...
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... Walpole we owe almost all we know , and we must be content with that little all . The latter curious inquirer informs us , that in Thoresby's collection he saw an Elijah under the Juniper Tree , supported by an angel , six inches long ...
... Walpole we owe almost all we know , and we must be content with that little all . The latter curious inquirer informs us , that in Thoresby's collection he saw an Elijah under the Juniper Tree , supported by an angel , six inches long ...
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