Anecdotes of painters, engravers, sculptors and architects, and curiosities of art (1880)
Spooner, Shearjashub, 1809-1859 · New York, A. W. Lovering · leaf 570
ly on the forehead, and sentit to the person for whom it was painted. The gen-tleman was struck with the beauty of the piece, andwent eagerly to brush off the fly, when he found outthe deceit. The story soon spread, and orders wereimmediately given to prevent the city being de-prived of Holbeins… … HANS HOLBEIN. [Vol. 11. 2l6. SCULPTORS, AND ARCHITECTS. 217 <vro\ight for nearly three years, drawing the portraits of Sir Thomas, his relations and friends. TheKing, (Henry VIII.) visiting the Chancellor, sawsome of these pictures, and expressed his satisfac-tion. Sir Thomas begged him to…
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