An illustrative supplement to Pilkington's Dictionary of painters : consisting of biographical sketches, and one hundred and thirty-nine portraits (1805)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Pilkington, Matthew, 1701-1784. Dictionary of painters · London : Printed for John Stockdale · leaf 160
neas; for a ladys head not larger, double that sum, and for a few.plates 500/. If this appears enormous, what will the reader think of the followinganecdote ? He was to paint a large plate of the queen, prince George, the principalofficers and ladies of the court, and Victory introducing the duke… … ui ./<ril//i. BOIT. B^ikjeh . PAINTERS, &C, IN TIIE REIGN OF gUEEK ANNE. 85 Laguevre actually painted the design for it In oil. Prince George, who earnestly pa-tronised the work, procured an advance of 10001?. to Boit, who took a .spot of ground.in May-fair, erected a furnace, and built…
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