Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 125
-SPENCER HOUSE, ST. JAMES S, LONDON.(VARDY.) Place, and manyisolated houses ofmerit, such asMrs. Montagusin P o r t m a nSquare. A curi-ous want of in-ternalpeacemarks the art ofthese d5A0oi. Asomemanistes theywere refined to afault, seeing in decoration a surface beauty comparable to thegold lace… … FIG. 200.—SEATON DELAVAL. (vANBRUGH.) FOLLOWERS OF JONES AND WREN r- -•■■■■ jwBmjA s^ ji^ ■■■■■*?« pfTiTrm IH^Hi -i FIG. 201.—ELEVATION OF BLENHEIM. (\ANBRUGH.) are frequently over-bold, exercising a mistaken ingenuity in forcing amonumental gloss upon a frivolous structure, and driving half adozen…
Art, British · Art, Irish
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
