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... put on another canvas , was sold shortly before Charles Landseer's death at Christie's , in the collection of the late Mr. White , for the sum of £ 43 ! MILLAIS , LEIGHTON , AND THACKERAY . At a dinner 6 PENCIL AND PALETTE .
... put on another canvas , was sold shortly before Charles Landseer's death at Christie's , in the collection of the late Mr. White , for the sum of £ 43 ! MILLAIS , LEIGHTON , AND THACKERAY . At a dinner 6 PENCIL AND PALETTE .
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... late David Roberts published a sharp attack upon some pictures of his just exhibited . " My dear Roberts , " wrote the critic in a private letter , " you may have seen my remarks on your pictures . I hope they will make no difference in ...
... late David Roberts published a sharp attack upon some pictures of his just exhibited . " My dear Roberts , " wrote the critic in a private letter , " you may have seen my remarks on your pictures . I hope they will make no difference in ...
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... Burr , genre painters ; George Reid , R.S.A. , portrait - painter ; the late James Cassie , R. S. A. , and Leslie Thom- son , among rising young artists . years later was revelling in the wealth of Spanish colour 10 PENCIL AND PALETTE .
... Burr , genre painters ; George Reid , R.S.A. , portrait - painter ; the late James Cassie , R. S. A. , and Leslie Thom- son , among rising young artists . years later was revelling in the wealth of Spanish colour 10 PENCIL AND PALETTE .
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... , that one work of his , " A Chat Round the Brassero , " from the collection of the late Mr. H. Rougier , brought at Christie's in 1880 the sum of 2040 guineas . The picture was begun at Seville in BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL . 13.
... , that one work of his , " A Chat Round the Brassero , " from the collection of the late Mr. H. Rougier , brought at Christie's in 1880 the sum of 2040 guineas . The picture was begun at Seville in BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL . 13.
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... late John Philip , which have con- siderable interest attached to them , as being , we believe , the first artistic attempts of this great artist . The one was the signboard of the old inn of Dyce , a village near his native town of ...
... late John Philip , which have con- siderable interest attached to them , as being , we believe , the first artistic attempts of this great artist . The one was the signboard of the old inn of Dyce , a village near his native town of ...
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