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Old and New London
… but also in state; and we find in Shakespeare graphic pictures of the ambitious cardinal, his sensual master, and … many sumptuous apartments. He also formed a collection of pictures, to which considerable additions were made by the … instances there is even a greater reduction made. Other pictures the King marked with a cross, which is explained by …
Old and New London
… by the sun's shadow made visible to the eye." Among the pictures were portraits of the King, the two Queens, the Duke … house was a low building, and, with the exception of the pictures it contained, had little or nothing to call for … being Mr. George Burn. There is here a splendid gallery of pictures containing many examples of the first masters. One, …
Old and New London
… the paintings and statues, and ordered the "superstitious pictures" to be burnt. After Sir P. Lely's death, his noble collection of drawings and pictures was exhibited in the Royal Banqueting House, and in …
Old and New London
… Room used to be, during the last century, hung round with pictures of the South Sea Islands, and decorated with naval … into each other's presence. "The duke knew Nelson from his pictures: Lord Nelson, however, did not know the duke; but he …
Magna Britannia
… Earl on the site of a former mansion. There are some good pictures at the Castle, particularly Hero and Leander, by …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… great number of curious old watches and other things, old pictures and a very great quantity of curious and rare old … A drizzly day with some good hard showers. No news. The pictures in Mr Bernal's sale are fetching good prices, the … us for the blind boy. 11. Helped my father to finish his pictures in order to send them in to his gallery today. He …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… do. Rogers the poet left the 3 gems of his collection of pictures to the national gallery, where they have been … Pinches, my former school master, came to see my father's pictures this evening. 4. Went on with Ducal Palace, cut up … only things worth noticing. Showery. My father sent his pictures to the Gallery today. This is his 3 rd year. 9. Went …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… grounds. Very fine. My father went to an exhibition of pictures at Reigate, and afterwards to dinner at Mr … chapel, went errands, planed up wood, pasted backs of pictures, cleaned glasses etc. Very rainy and snowing. 14. … went to New Water Colour Society etc. My father sent his pictures (8 in number) to his exhibition today. Four of them …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… (I don't know if I mentioned it at the time) there were 10 pictures, all of the highest class, valued at 10,000s stolen … morning going off with 2 parcels, no doubt containing the pictures. After that however he was lost sight of, until a … confessed his guilt and most fortunately the whole of the pictures have been recovered. The thief had been several …