The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 151
atevery thing, but because he seized upon the most ele-vated and general principles, which is the character ofmetaphysics. He discoursed freely with all sorts of per-sons ; and laying aside the austerity of the philosopher,rendered himself acceptable to female society. His dis-position was… … i JA. .AtlVA . AHAAHAVAMU MENGS. Anthony Raphael Mengs was born at Ausney, on12th of March 17*26. His father, Ismael, was painter toAugustus IIT. king of Poland, and contributed, by theseverity of his conduct, to give to his son that air ofrudeness and melancholy for which he was…
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