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A Universal Biography; Including Scriptural, Classical and Mytological Memoirs, Together with Accounts of Many Eminent Living Characters: The Whole


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ...discovered, he was apprehended and put into prison. His confinement lasted five years, or to the peace of Ryswick; and during this period he composed his ' Lives of the Painters." On his return he was recompensed hy a pension; and, in 1705, he attended M. Amelot in his mission as amhassador extraordinary to Spain. The air of Madrid disagreed with him so much that he returned in the same year. He died in 1709, at the age of seventvfour, respected for his talents and virtues. He painted with some success from nature, and took portraits of some of his friends. Of his works the principal are, "An Ahridgment of Anatomy for the Use of Painters and Sculptors;" " A Fiench Translation of Du Fresnoy's Art of Painting;" "Conversations on Painting;" "Elements of Painting;" and that for which his name is hest known, "Ahrige de la Vie.des PeinUes, avec des Renexions su, r lean Ouvrages, et tin Traile du Peintre parfait," 1699: this has heen translated into English, with an appendix on the English school of painting. PILKINGTON (LetIriA), an ingenious anthoress, was the danghter of Dr. Van Lewcn, a physician of Duhlin, and horn in that city in 17 VI. At an early age she married the Rev. Matthew Pilkington, anthor of a well-known volume of Miscellanies; hut conjugal dissension soon followed her marriage, which ultimately ended in a separation hetween the parties. The small allowance she received from her hushand threw her into great distress, and led to her confinement in the M irshalsea for deht. She was released from prison through the assistance of Colley Gihher, who procured for her a suhscription of ahunt fiiteen guiueus, with which sum she opened a hook-shop in St. James'a-strect; and afterwards...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781231340141
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 1068
  • Spine Width: 53 mm
  • Weight: 1864 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1231340142
  • Publisher Date: 13 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Whole
  • Width: 189 mm


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