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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 47

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es of the day, and men and women ofrank and influence vied with each other for theprivilege of being his sitters, until a list of the por-traits which he painted is an endless repetition oftitles and notable names. His lavishness threw him into debt, and he wasconstantly in need of money, while his… … PORTRAIT OF PETER BRUEGEL. (FROM AN ETCHING BY VANDYCK.) stone, which he believed would bring him limitlessgold. The poisonous gases which he thus inhaledinjured his already weakened health, and the Kingand his friends became alarmed lest he should die. At length, the King resolved to persuade…

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