The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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... painter . In this coarse school he improved so much , that he was afterwards placed with a painter of flowers . It was , however , in landscapes that he most excelled . Mixed scenes of rivers and rich country , were his favourite ...
... painter . In this coarse school he improved so much , that he was afterwards placed with a painter of flowers . It was , however , in landscapes that he most excelled . Mixed scenes of rivers and rich country , were his favourite ...
Page 108
... painter of sea pieces . Having finished a painting for Charles II . of the junction of the English and French fleets at the Nore , when that monarch went to view them , two commissioners of the Admiralty agreed to beg the picture of the ...
... painter of sea pieces . Having finished a painting for Charles II . of the junction of the English and French fleets at the Nore , when that monarch went to view them , two commissioners of the Admiralty agreed to beg the picture of the ...
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... Painter -47 Angelo , Michael 27 Florentine Brutus , the ... .. 121 Antiques , modern ....... 130 Fowl Painter ... 172 Apelles and Protogenes 9 9 Fraud , skilful .. ..145 Barry 153 Fresco Paintings 116 Bassan 190 Gainsborough .... 80 ...
... Painter -47 Angelo , Michael 27 Florentine Brutus , the ... .. 121 Antiques , modern ....... 130 Fowl Painter ... 172 Apelles and Protogenes 9 9 Fraud , skilful .. ..145 Barry 153 Fresco Paintings 116 Bassan 190 Gainsborough .... 80 ...
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