The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
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ths, inexpressible pain.Notwithstanding his long and acute suffering, his mindretained all its vigour; and he employed the remnant ofhis life in improving his work. He died in 1801, at theage of sixty* The system of Lavater produced, it is surmised, thatof Dr. Gall, which has excited so much… … ^:7«:,? :■:■ 3im.vlf. Bnorai ? > ■• London:PubHskZ ~b\Vemcrr,I[ood. & Shtvq>t,Toi(h/y 1S01. LAIRESSE. Gerard de Lairesse, born at Leige, in 1640, wasthe son of a painter of considerable repute, who destinedhim at first to the career of letters. To these studies, towhich he joined the…
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