Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodR. Carter, 1845 - 279 pages |
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... coloured ribbons ; their fine scarlet cloth coats , with large sleeves and full - gathered skirts , seamed with gold lace , and their broad , laced girdles . Bear- ing the royal badge under their breasts , they accom- pany the visitors ...
... coloured ribbons ; their fine scarlet cloth coats , with large sleeves and full - gathered skirts , seamed with gold lace , and their broad , laced girdles . Bear- ing the royal badge under their breasts , they accom- pany the visitors ...
Page 66
... colours so freely in painting a portrait , that the painted nose stood almost as high above the canvass , as the real nose did on the face of the person whose portrait he was painting . The visitor to the gallery must pause on the ...
... colours so freely in painting a portrait , that the painted nose stood almost as high above the canvass , as the real nose did on the face of the person whose portrait he was painting . The visitor to the gallery must pause on the ...
Page 67
... colours , har- monizes their strengthy lights and shades , and imparts a richness , a tone , and a finish , that a modern painting cannot possess . The eye sees less than the mind feels in gazing on them . There is much to be seen here ...
... colours , har- monizes their strengthy lights and shades , and imparts a richness , a tone , and a finish , that a modern painting cannot possess . The eye sees less than the mind feels in gazing on them . There is much to be seen here ...
Page 68
... colour , those glorious masses of dark green foliage , and if you find not yourself breathing the fresh air , and holding communion with nature in her rural retreats , conclude at once that you have no soul for painting . There are ...
... colour , those glorious masses of dark green foliage , and if you find not yourself breathing the fresh air , and holding communion with nature in her rural retreats , conclude at once that you have no soul for painting . There are ...
Page 78
... my eye ; the centre build- ing , with the four square turrets , has a fort - like appear- ance . Its dark walls , windows , and battlements , edged with stones of a lighter colour , render it unlike 78 THE MONUMENT .
... my eye ; the centre build- ing , with the four square turrets , has a fort - like appear- ance . Its dark walls , windows , and battlements , edged with stones of a lighter colour , render it unlike 78 THE MONUMENT .
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