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 72
re than probable that in manyEnglish collections, that celebrated name has been given tohis works.] * [The most conspicuous merit of his landscapes, was seenin the freedom and beauty of his skies.] t [The south side of Covent garden was for more than acentury, a favorite residence of painters. The… … was born at Antwerp, and studied under ThomasWilleborts Bossaert, a disciple of Rubens.* Bap-tist Gaspars, (who must not be confounded withBaptist Monoyer, the flower-painter) came intoEngland during the civil war, and entered intothe service of General Lambert; upon the resto-ration he was…
