Gems, selected from the antique, with illustrations (1804)
Dagley, Richard, -1841, Murray, John, 1778-1843, Whittingham, Charles, 1767-1840 · London : Printed for John Murray, 32, Fleet Street, Dean Street by C. Whittingham · leaf 142
cameoswhere nothing is sacrificed to the strata or colours of the stone, and from acast in sulphur might easily be mistaken for an intaglio. An air of simpli-city and elegance prevails through the character. Head of apollo engraved on hyacinth; an orange or saffron colouredstone on which they… … ttiitttfai H •f i«<i4 <i Jfut Murr.n « Mtt» Sinn tang*! 1 5? forming his taste for character in design; one of the most neglected partsof the student in design. We too frequently observe a sameness of characterprevailing in compositions of considerable merit; but when a young artisthas…
Gems · Mythology, Greek · Art, Ancient
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