Historical Portraits: Some Notes on the Painted Portraits of Celebrated Characters of England, Scotland and IrelandG. Bell, 1897 - 276 ページ |
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actors Admiral afterwards Allan Ramsay Anne Archæologia Archbishop artist beautiful Bishop born Cambridge catalogue Charles collection of portraits College copy Countess Cromwell daughter death died Duchess Duke Earl Edinburgh Edward Elizabeth England English engraved Exhibition of 1867 Francis full-length Gainsborough Garrick Club George III George Scharf Guelph Exhibition guineas Hampton Court Henry VIII hibition Hogarth Hoppner Horace Walpole House interesting James Jervas JOHN CLOSTERMAN king Kneller Lady large number latter Lawrence Lely London Lucas de Heere Marquis married Mary Mary Beale miniatures National Gallery National Portrait Gallery Oxford painted portraits painter Palace picture portrait of Sir portrait was lent portrait-painter possession presented Prince pupil Queen Raeburn represented Reynolds's Richard Robert Romney Royal Academy Royal Society sent Sir George Scharf Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William Society of Antiquaries South Kensington Exhibition Strawberry Hill supposed tion trait Tudor Exhibition Vandyck Viscount wife Windsor Castle wrote Zoffany
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