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Page 269
... Lord Elgin was appointed His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary to the Ottoman Porte , he happened to be in habits of frequent intercourse with Mr. Harrison , an architect of great eminence in the west of England , who had there given ...
... Lord Elgin was appointed His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary to the Ottoman Porte , he happened to be in habits of frequent intercourse with Mr. Harrison , an architect of great eminence in the west of England , who had there given ...
Page 272
... Lord Elgin has had the satisfaction of recovering the greatest part of the statue of Victory , in a drapery which discovers the fine form of the figure , with exquisite delicacy and taste . Lord Elgin also found there the torsi of ...
... Lord Elgin has had the satisfaction of recovering the greatest part of the statue of Victory , in a drapery which discovers the fine form of the figure , with exquisite delicacy and taste . Lord Elgin also found there the torsi of ...
Page 275
... Lord Elgin at Athens , Ægine , Argos , and Corinth , will prove the indubitable claim of the Greeks to the invention and perfection of this art : few of those in the collec- tions of the King of Naples at Portici , or in that of Sir ...
... Lord Elgin at Athens , Ægine , Argos , and Corinth , will prove the indubitable claim of the Greeks to the invention and perfection of this art : few of those in the collec- tions of the King of Naples at Portici , or in that of Sir ...
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