The Director [ed. by T.F. Dibdin]., 1-2. ciltlerThomas Frognall Dibdin 1807 |
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... dares to put a fair and li- beral value on his productions . That our painters , indeed , will never equal the performances of the antient schools , has been often 4 16 THE DIRECTOR . magical powers of execution seduce the ...
... dares to put a fair and li- beral value on his productions . That our painters , indeed , will never equal the performances of the antient schools , has been often 4 16 THE DIRECTOR . magical powers of execution seduce the ...
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin. the performances of the antient schools , has been often repeated , and is sometimes admitted without a question ; just as , at the period before MILTON , SHAKSPEARE , LOCKE , and NEWTON existed , our an- cestors ...
Thomas Frognall Dibdin. the performances of the antient schools , has been often repeated , and is sometimes admitted without a question ; just as , at the period before MILTON , SHAKSPEARE , LOCKE , and NEWTON existed , our an- cestors ...
Sayfa 71
... performances , have served only to adorn those shades which are but too beautiful already . And surely every true lover of the finest de- partment of art must sincerely regret , that , of the labours of his classical chissel , many are ...
... performances , have served only to adorn those shades which are but too beautiful already . And surely every true lover of the finest de- partment of art must sincerely regret , that , of the labours of his classical chissel , many are ...
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... Empress Catherine II , of Russia , for the embellishment of a temple in her royal gar- dens at Zsarsco Zelo , near Petersburg . performance be better commemorated , than by selecting the moment 72 Banks's Statue of Achilles .
... Empress Catherine II , of Russia , for the embellishment of a temple in her royal gar- dens at Zsarsco Zelo , near Petersburg . performance be better commemorated , than by selecting the moment 72 Banks's Statue of Achilles .
Sayfa 73
Thomas Frognall Dibdin. performance be better commemorated , than by selecting the moment , when that hero's sufferings were most acute ? In this statue , his godlike origin is well marked by his superior size and no- bleness of contour ...
Thomas Frognall Dibdin. performance be better commemorated , than by selecting the moment , when that hero's sufferings were most acute ? In this statue , his godlike origin is well marked by his superior size and no- bleness of contour ...
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