Catalogue of the Pictures in the Gallery of Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich: With Biographical Notices of the Painters &c. &c (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Catalogue of the Pictures in the Gallery of Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich: With Biographical Notices of the Painters &C. &C Of the 188 pictures thus catalogued and exhibited in 1802, not more than 30 or 40 can from the descriptions be identified in the Dulwich Gallery, but these include some of the gems of the collection. Apart, however, from any commission from King Stanislaus, it is clear from papers now among the archives of the College that Desenfans continued to buy and sell pictures on his ...
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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Pictures in the Gallery of Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich: With Biographical Notices of the Painters &C. &C Of the 188 pictures thus catalogued and exhibited in 1802, not more than 30 or 40 can from the descriptions be identified in the Dulwich Gallery, but these include some of the gems of the collection. Apart, however, from any commission from King Stanislaus, it is clear from papers now among the archives of the College that Desenfans continued to buy and sell pictures on his own account. He added considerably to his collection after 1802. In 1804 he insured his pictures, and the List of 124, then prepared for the Insurance Company, includes at least 85 which are now in. Our Gallery. Do-ubtless he acquired other pictures between 1804 and July 8, 1807, when he died. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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