Catalogue of the Library of the Late Simeon Henry Remsen, Esq., of New York: With Addenda from Another Collection ... to which are Added the Etchings, Engravings, Original Sketches, Oil Paintings, Etc., of Henri Péne Dubois, Esq., of Brooklyn ... G.A. Leavitt & Co., Auctioneers, Volume 21883 - Art |
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... REYNOLDS , GAINSBOROUGH , LAWRENCE , JACKSON , NEWTON and LANDSEER . 4to , illuminated cloth , gilt edges . London , 1870- 36 BECHER ( H. C. R. ) . Trip to Mexico , being Notes of Journey from Lake Erie to Lake Illustrated with photos ...
... REYNOLDS , GAINSBOROUGH , LAWRENCE , JACKSON , NEWTON and LANDSEER . 4to , illuminated cloth , gilt edges . London , 1870- 36 BECHER ( H. C. R. ) . Trip to Mexico , being Notes of Journey from Lake Erie to Lake Illustrated with photos ...
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... REYNOLDS , GANDY , SHEE , MENGS , FLAXMAN , WESTALL , ROMNEY , NOLLEKENS , NORTHCOTE , TURNER , WEST , GAINS- BOROUGH , etc. 79 BROWN ( John ) . Spare Hours ; Wreath of Friendship , etc. Together 6 vols . 80 BRYANT & STRATTON ...
... REYNOLDS , GANDY , SHEE , MENGS , FLAXMAN , WESTALL , ROMNEY , NOLLEKENS , NORTHCOTE , TURNER , WEST , GAINS- BOROUGH , etc. 79 BROWN ( John ) . Spare Hours ; Wreath of Friendship , etc. Together 6 vols . 80 BRYANT & STRATTON ...
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... the Percy Society , 1841 Edited by the Rev. ALEXANDER DYCE . 167 REYNOLDS ( Frederick ) . Life and Times , 4 21 of England Collected and edited by J H DIXON Crown 8vo, green calf, gilt London, for the Percy Society, 1846.
... the Percy Society , 1841 Edited by the Rev. ALEXANDER DYCE . 167 REYNOLDS ( Frederick ) . Life and Times , 4 21 of England Collected and edited by J H DIXON Crown 8vo, green calf, gilt London, for the Percy Society, 1846.
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... REYNOLDS ( Frederick ) . Life and Times , Written by Himself . Portrait after HARLOW ( slightly foxed ) . 2 vols . Svo , half calf , gilt . London , Colburn , 1826 168 RYMER ( Thomas ) . A Short View of Tragedy ; Its Origi- nal ...
... REYNOLDS ( Frederick ) . Life and Times , Written by Himself . Portrait after HARLOW ( slightly foxed ) . 2 vols . Svo , half calf , gilt . London , Colburn , 1826 168 RYMER ( Thomas ) . A Short View of Tragedy ; Its Origi- nal ...
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... REYNOLDS calls ' a senatorial dignity , ' and that natural and unaffected air which distinguishes his portraits from those of every other artist ; and by transcendent excellence in imitating nature arrived at an indescribable perfection ...
... REYNOLDS calls ' a senatorial dignity , ' and that natural and unaffected air which distinguishes his portraits from those of every other artist ; and by transcendent excellence in imitating nature arrived at an indescribable perfection ...
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