Nixon, Mima, illustrator, Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. · leaf 285
reat Wars, masterpieces could beobtained at prices far below their value. In 1719 ,a statue of Venus, unmutilated and recentlyexcavated, was purchased, also one hundredthousand planks of the best Venetian walnutfor the Summer Palace, and the Adam andEve, by Bonatsi. The Nevsky Prospect builtin… … The Fountains, Peterhof 2 L PETERHOF by one of the fountains, supported by her ladies,in European costume. Every one drank to everyone else, great polish and civility being displayed.Peter himself observed extreme military sim-plicity, bringing to his guests wine and beer inv\rooden beakers, and he…
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