Anecdotes of painting in England : with some account of the principal artists, and incidental notes on other arts (1826)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 · London : Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major · leaf 155
r, are for lightness,neatness and roundness, abbastanza da fare meravigliareogni acutissimo ingegno.] % [This is now at Strawberry Hill, and permission has beenmost liberally given to copy it, as also that of Sir PeterLely, for this work.] 124 PAINTERS IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES II. unless Cooper… … Born 1626, Died 1690, the Dwarf, being page to a lady at Mortlack, wasplaced by her with Francesco Cleyne, to learn todraw, in which he succeeded, perfecting himselfby copying the works of Sir Peter Leiy,# who drewGibsons picture leaning on a bust, 1658, anotherevidence of Sir Peter being here…
