Anecdotes of painting in England : with some account of the principal artists, and incidental notes on other arts (1826)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 · London : Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major · leaf 412
tions, extracts have been admittedfrom autographic memoirs, in which the opinions of the wri.ters, as to the merit of any contemporary painter, in particular,has been given without reserve ; and other anecdotes recor-ded, by which dubious facts maybe confirmed or refuted. The Editor has, therefore,… … Entail. [ 362 ] CHAPTER IV.ARTISTS DURING THE INTERREGNUM. Of these the first in rank, if not in merit, was GENERAL LAMBERT, who, we are told by the author of the EnglishSchool, was a great encourager of painting and agood performer in flowers ;* some of his workswere at the Duke of Leedss at…
