The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 87
lostconsiderable sums, and reduced himself to poverty. Histalents consequently became impaired, and, abandoned GUIDO RENI. [italy. by his friends, this celebrated artist, who for many yearswould not condescend to set a price on his chef d? ceuvres,was compelled, in his declining years, to work for… … tainted hi rin~m:., ■ bj ff.Coolce HELVETIUS. Claud-Adrian Helvetius was born at Paris, inthe year 1715. His grandfather, a Dutch physician, hadquitted his country to seek an establishment in France,and was ennobled by Louis XIV. His father, firstphysician to the Queen, a counsellor of state, and…
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