The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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... copied by the skilful artisans who were there employed , and who were not long be- fore they not only rivalled the tapestry at Arras , but produced copies from the finest pictures with such effect and splendour , that at a short ...
... copied by the skilful artisans who were there employed , and who were not long be- fore they not only rivalled the tapestry at Arras , but produced copies from the finest pictures with such effect and splendour , that at a short ...
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... copy Vandyck so exquisitely , that at a certain distance the copy could not be dis- tinguished from the original , or the difference between them . His manner was peculiarly his own , and pro- duced great force and effect . Sir Joshua ...
... copy Vandyck so exquisitely , that at a certain distance the copy could not be dis- tinguished from the original , or the difference between them . His manner was peculiarly his own , and pro- duced great force and effect . Sir Joshua ...
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... COPY OF A CORREGGIO . Jacques Antoine Arland , a native of Geneva , having copied the Leda of Correggio , all Paris was struck with the performance . The Duc de la Force gave twelve thousand livres for it ; but being a sufferer by the ...
... COPY OF A CORREGGIO . Jacques Antoine Arland , a native of Geneva , having copied the Leda of Correggio , all Paris was struck with the performance . The Duc de la Force gave twelve thousand livres for it ; but being a sufferer by the ...
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