Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · Boston, Roberts brothers · leaf 186
nning of his troubles. Hehad made his plans for that part of the outside, which,in his opinion, was of paramount importance, and hadeven begun its actual construction, when Colbert becamesuperintendent of public works, and put a stop to it.Rival architects were appealed to for their opinion, andof… … The Louvre. 11 c fessional schemes, Colbert sent their drawings to Rometo liave the opinion of the Itahan architects of the day.In those days Itahan architects were as firmly convincedthat nobody but themselves knew anything about archi-tecture, as are the French painters of the present daythat…
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