The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... attitude of pro- found contemplation . He had married Alice , one of the daughters of Benedict Barnham , Esq . and Alderman of London ; but by her he had no issue , Such were the principal features of the public and pri- vate life of ...
... attitude of pro- found contemplation . He had married Alice , one of the daughters of Benedict Barnham , Esq . and Alderman of London ; but by her he had no issue , Such were the principal features of the public and pri- vate life of ...
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... attitude , drew after him a number of followers , who , for a time , forgot that the undignified character which he gave to his productions , by the ser- vile imitation of forms , indiscriminately picked from the dregs of the people ...
... attitude , drew after him a number of followers , who , for a time , forgot that the undignified character which he gave to his productions , by the ser- vile imitation of forms , indiscriminately picked from the dregs of the people ...
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... cause of his death is uncertain . Some believe that he voluntarily suffocated himself , by retaining his breath . He was found enveloped in his mantle , in the attitude of a man asleep . He was honored with a magnificent.
... cause of his death is uncertain . Some believe that he voluntarily suffocated himself , by retaining his breath . He was found enveloped in his mantle , in the attitude of a man asleep . He was honored with a magnificent.
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... attitudes seldom elevate themselves to the pure ex- pression and graceful simplicity of the face ; the grace of ... attitude , whilst that of Paris , stately , courteous , insipid , gives him more the air of an ambassador attending her ...
... attitudes seldom elevate themselves to the pure ex- pression and graceful simplicity of the face ; the grace of ... attitude , whilst that of Paris , stately , courteous , insipid , gives him more the air of an ambassador attending her ...
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... attitudes of an inferior artist, strike us at first sight, because we have not been accustomed to see them elsewhere. And to illustrate this point, he compares Raphael to Virgil; sublime, easy, natural, and majestic: and the Venetian ...
... attitudes of an inferior artist, strike us at first sight, because we have not been accustomed to see them elsewhere. And to illustrate this point, he compares Raphael to Virgil; sublime, easy, natural, and majestic: and the Venetian ...
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