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... gallery by one of the prize - holders of the London Art Union . It must have been about this time that Mr. Kensett threw aside his engraving tools and entered upon the profession of painting . It would seem that he had no natural ...
... gallery by one of the prize - holders of the London Art Union . It must have been about this time that Mr. Kensett threw aside his engraving tools and entered upon the profession of painting . It would seem that he had no natural ...
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... Gallery , corner of Four- teenth Street and Fifth Avenue , with only moderate success . It was for the last time . It is much to be regretted , says a contemporary , that in his lifetime Congress would not buy his collection . It is to ...
... Gallery , corner of Four- teenth Street and Fifth Avenue , with only moderate success . It was for the last time . It is much to be regretted , says a contemporary , that in his lifetime Congress would not buy his collection . It is to ...
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... gallery , " but the truth is there was no gentleman in the matter . was a sale made up of old stock belonging to three or four contributing firms and picture - fanciers - a number of stout pri- vate gentlemen rolled into one for this It ...
... gallery , " but the truth is there was no gentleman in the matter . was a sale made up of old stock belonging to three or four contributing firms and picture - fanciers - a number of stout pri- vate gentlemen rolled into one for this It ...
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... Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters . With Literary Notes by the late William Maginn , LL.D. Edited , with copious Notes , by William Bates , B.A. 4to . Morocco elegant . The Same . Cloth . $ 20.00 $ 12.00 " What a truly charming ...
... Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters . With Literary Notes by the late William Maginn , LL.D. Edited , with copious Notes , by William Bates , B.A. 4to . Morocco elegant . The Same . Cloth . $ 20.00 $ 12.00 " What a truly charming ...
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... GALLERY OF ENGRAVINGS , from Pictures of the Best Masters of the Foreign Schools , in the various Collections of England . 49 highly finished line engravings . Fine impressions , with Descriptions in English and French . Folio , russia ...
... GALLERY OF ENGRAVINGS , from Pictures of the Best Masters of the Foreign Schools , in the various Collections of England . 49 highly finished line engravings . Fine impressions , with Descriptions in English and French . Folio , russia ...
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