The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... executed in bronze the statue of St. Peter , and the four great niches under the cupola , which he adorned with colossal statues . He embellished the squares of Rome with seve- ral fountains , superb palaces , and public buildings ...
... executed in bronze the statue of St. Peter , and the four great niches under the cupola , which he adorned with colossal statues . He embellished the squares of Rome with seve- ral fountains , superb palaces , and public buildings ...
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... A complete translation of his works into French has been executed by Hubert ; and in England various of his best publications have met with infinite success . EN e ! : : 1 . Pariza by Himstil GESSNER . [ SWITZERLAND .
... A complete translation of his works into French has been executed by Hubert ; and in England various of his best publications have met with infinite success . EN e ! : : 1 . Pariza by Himstil GESSNER . [ SWITZERLAND .
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... executed his commission with equal dignity and success , and dis- played all the frankness of a citizen , without offending the court . When only twenty , he had already prepared materials for his great work , by copious extracts from ...
... executed his commission with equal dignity and success , and dis- played all the frankness of a citizen , without offending the court . When only twenty , he had already prepared materials for his great work , by copious extracts from ...
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... executed with his usual spirit of prudence and reflection . His intention in leav- ing his own country , was to study the laws , constitutions , and manners , of others , to see and converse with the learned , the polite , and the ...
... executed with his usual spirit of prudence and reflection . His intention in leav- ing his own country , was to study the laws , constitutions , and manners , of others , to see and converse with the learned , the polite , and the ...
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... executed by his own hand . For this he was so magni- ficently paid , that he considered himself obliged to send another to the king , which was his celebrated Holy Fa- mily . For this sublime production the king insisted on a still more ...
... executed by his own hand . For this he was so magni- ficently paid , that he considered himself obliged to send another to the king , which was his celebrated Holy Fa- mily . For this sublime production the king insisted on a still more ...
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