Painting illustrated in three diallogues : containing some choice observations upon the art, together with the lives of the most eminent painters, from Cimabue, to the time of Raphael and Michel Angelo : with an explanation of the difficult terms (1685)
Aglionby, William, d. 1705 · London : Printed by John Gain for the author : ... Sold by Walter Kettilby · leaf 16
as to havemade me hitherto an Ufelefs Servant to yourLordfiip, whofe particular Merit I have al-ways as much Admired, as others may do theSplendour of your Vortune ; the Influence ofboth will, 1 hope* be felt by this Noble Art ofPainting ; and I in my particular, Jhall becontinually ftudying how to… … The Preface. F the defire of per-petuating our Me-morys to pofterity,be one of the no-bleft of our Aile6ti-ons here below, cer-tainly thofe ARTS by which weattain that kind of Immortality,do befl deferve to be Cultiva-ted by us. Therefore Hi ft or inns andPoets, who keep, as it were, theKegiflers…
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