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All around a palette (1878)

Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams), 1850-1922, Champney, James Wells, 1843-1903. ill, Lockwood, Brooks, and Company. pbl, Welch, Bigelow & Co. prt · Boston : Lockwood, Brooks, and Co. · leaf 88

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rival, and is looked upon asa great magician. In his youth Leonardo hadbeen as proficient in chemistry and mechanics asin painting; later in life he felt that his talent wasnot appreciated inItaly; he chancedto attract the atten-tion of Francis, whohad conquered a partof the country, andwas then in… … 74 ALL AROUND A PALETTE, contrivance seemed to typify that though the Italianpeople had met him in the guise of a lion theywere French at heart; it pleased Francis, who hadalready admired Leonardo as an artist, and he car-ried him back to France, giving him a salary andthe little chateau of Cloux…

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