Cook, Dutton, 1829-1883 · London, S. Low, son, and Marston · leaf 12
and suffering—here charlatanry hasprospered triumphantly. Something of this kind may behappening now amongst us, or may occur again by andby. Acquaintance with the past history of native Art—itsstruggles, trials, troubles, and successes—will surelyproveof worth in considering its present and future… … HARLES THE FIRST appears to have beenthe first English Sovereign who regarded art,not merely as an aid to the splendour of thethrone, but for its own sake. As Walpole says, 6 Queen Elizabeth was avaricious with pomp,James the First lavish with meanness. To neitherhad the position of the painter…
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