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Author: Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald
Number of Pages: 44 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781130286816
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...his surprising grace and poetry in the beautiful, well-designed figures and groups, and the refined transparent colouring; with which we have only to contrast the heavily painted earthy-looking portraits of the Queen and Prince Albert, which by some strange lack of congruity have been thrust into this classical company. One can conceive, however, the difficulties of dealing with a man who insisted on representing the death of Wolfe by a number of perfectly nude figures, and who, in his latter days of penury and neglect, when asked out to dine, insisted on tendering from one-and-sixpence to two shillings to his host in payment of the meal! These fine pictures, which are the wonders of the Adelphi, cover a canvas that spreads round the room. To obtain the fame and expanse allowed by such an undertaking, the chivalrous artist offered to do the work gratis; not however, it may be supposed, that when the work was done, the Society would be so mean as to leave him without remuneration. As the result proved, he was fairly well paid for his labours. Among their other plans, the brothers did not forget a chapel, which was built at the corner of James and William Street, which the bankers, however, " John Campbell, who died in 1712, and lies buried with his wife in the churchyard of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, is supposed to have been the founder of (he bank in St. Martin's Lane. It is not known when the business was removed to the Strand, or the exact locality to which it was so removed, but the house is described as The Three Crowns, next the Globe Tavern, and it is believed that John Campbell was there in 1092. Campbell was succeeded by Middleton, who was succeeded by George Campbell. The firm was then known for a time as Campbell and Bruce; from 1751 to 1755 ...
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Robert Adam, Artist and Architect; His Works and His System ... by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald
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Author: Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald
Number of Pages: 44 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781130286816
File Name: Robert.Adam,.Artist.and.Architect;.His.Works.and.His.System.....pdf
Download Link: Robert Adam, Artist and Architect; His Works and His System ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...his surprising grace and poetry in the beautiful, well-designed figures and groups, and the refined transparent colouring; with which we have only to contrast the heavily painted earthy-looking portraits of the Queen and Prince Albert, which by some strange lack of congruity have been thrust into this classical company. One can conceive, however, the difficulties of dealing with a man who insisted on representing the death of Wolfe by a number of perfectly nude figures, and who, in his latter days of penury and neglect, when asked out to dine, insisted on tendering from one-and-sixpence to two shillings to his host in payment of the meal! These fine pictures, which are the wonders of the Adelphi, cover a canvas that spreads round the room. To obtain the fame and expanse allowed by such an undertaking, the chivalrous artist offered to do the work gratis; not however, it may be supposed, that when the work was done, the Society would be so mean as to leave him without remuneration. As the result proved, he was fairly well paid for his labours. Among their other plans, the brothers did not forget a chapel, which was built at the corner of James and William Street, which the bankers, however, " John Campbell, who died in 1712, and lies buried with his wife in the churchyard of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, is supposed to have been the founder of (he bank in St. Martin's Lane. It is not known when the business was removed to the Strand, or the exact locality to which it was so removed, but the house is described as The Three Crowns, next the Globe Tavern, and it is believed that John Campbell was there in 1092. Campbell was succeeded by Middleton, who was succeeded by George Campbell. The firm was then known for a time as Campbell and Bruce; from 1751 to 1755 ...
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