Nollekens and His Times: Comprehending a Life of that Celebrated Sculptor; and Memoirs of Several Contemporary Artists, from the Time of Roubiliac, Hogarth and Reynolds to that of Fuseli, Flaxman and Blake, Zväzok 2Henry Colburn, 1828 - 872 strán (strany) |
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... employed himself , particularly in the evening , in making designs upon the backs of letters , and other scraps of paper , for every de- scription of monument of the simple kind , such as a female weeping or entwining festoons of ...
... employed himself , particularly in the evening , in making designs upon the backs of letters , and other scraps of paper , for every de- scription of monument of the simple kind , such as a female weeping or entwining festoons of ...
Strana 16
... employed in lighting the fire in the miser's room , represented by Hogarth in his first plate of the Rake's Progress . Goblet , his principal carver , who had slept in the house for some months , was at all times ready , night and day ...
... employed in lighting the fire in the miser's room , represented by Hogarth in his first plate of the Rake's Progress . Goblet , his principal carver , who had slept in the house for some months , was at all times ready , night and day ...
Strana 22
... employed to arrange , repair , and clean my said marbles , busts , and models , to fit them for sale , under the direction of my executors ; and that he , the said Alexander Goblet , be paid for his trouble therein , at the rate of one ...
... employed to arrange , repair , and clean my said marbles , busts , and models , to fit them for sale , under the direction of my executors ; and that he , the said Alexander Goblet , be paid for his trouble therein , at the rate of one ...
Strana 39
... employed by two of the Executors and the three solicitors , in looking over Mr. Nollekens's property , before the Will was proved . At one of these meetings , Mr. Nollekens's wardrobe was inspected , when we found it to consist of his ...
... employed by two of the Executors and the three solicitors , in looking over Mr. Nollekens's property , before the Will was proved . At one of these meetings , Mr. Nollekens's wardrobe was inspected , when we found it to consist of his ...
Strana 52
... employed by Lady Moira to make a model in wax from Lord Moira's bust by Nollekens , was under the ne- cessity of going to the artist's house to take the likeness ; and he was in hope , from a man stand- ing so high in his profession ...
... employed by Lady Moira to make a model in wax from Lord Moira's bust by Nollekens , was under the ne- cessity of going to the artist's house to take the likeness ; and he was in hope , from a man stand- ing so high in his profession ...
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Admiral Alexander Goblet Angelica Kauffmann antique artist Bacon basso-relievo beautiful Benjamin West Blake British bust carved copy Cosway Countess of Charlemont Coutts Covent-garden daughter Deare death declared ditto Doctor Doctor Johnson drawings Duchess Duke Earl employed England engraved erected etched executed Executors exhibited father favour figure Flaxman Francis Francis Douce frequently Fuseli Garrick gave gentleman George give Grace guineas hand Henry Hogarth honour hundred pounds John JOSEPH NOLLEKENS King Lady late Liart lived London Lord marble Martin's-lane master monument never Nollekens's Northcote painted painter persons picture plate portrait possession Prince Prince Hoare Prince of Wales produced received recollect Rome Roubiliac Royal Academy Rysbrack Scheemakers Sculptor Shakspeare Sherwin Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Thomas Sir William sketch sold specimens statue street talent tion took Venus West Westminster Abbey wife Wilton Zoffany
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