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Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720) (1914)

Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933 · London : "Country life" and George Newnes ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 100

An illustration from Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720), 1914, leaf 100
t. Theillustration (Fig. 73) shows itto be in fine condition andunpainted, so that the extremedexterity of handling is re-vealed, and it is difficult tobelieve that we are looking atlimewood and not at linenthreads. The art arrives evento deception, ^ as Horace Wal-pole says of it. Another carving… … FIG. 75.—PANEL AT CULI.EN.

Gibbons, Grinling, 1648-1721 · Wood-carving · Interior decoration

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