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Antique gems and rings (1872)

King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 468

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( 445 ) … ENGLISH GEM-ENGRAVERS. When Mariette published his history in 1750, England had pro-duced no artist of any celebrity in this department; and he had beenunable to meet with more than the few names that follow. Christian Beisen, son of a Danish engraver, who came to Englandin the suite of William…

Gems · Rings · Classical antiquities · Art, Ancient

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