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 193
HEN LIOTARD, Of Geneva, was bom in 170C, and was designed for a merchant. He went tostudy at Paris in 17-5, and in 17.SS accompanied the marquis de Puisieux to Rome,who was going ambassador to Naples. He came over in the reign of George J. andstayed two years. He painted admirably well in… … i J-^r,-l/i--^t.7Tt / XiIOTABVB FE.E1DJP: WCK ^IKCKE . PAINTERS^ See. IN THE REIGN OF GEORGE II. 103 tion of pictures of different masters, which he sold by auction; and some pieces ofglass painted by himself with surprising effect of light and shade, but a mere curiosity,as it was necessary to…
Painters
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
