A treatise on the art of painting, in all its branches; accompanied by seventy engraved plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings of the best masters .. (1817)
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711, Craig, W. M. (William Marshall), ca. 1765-ca. 1834 · London, E. Orme · leaf 62
its strai-ht up, her-breast somewljat heavingcl«3 to the riu- ; her head somewhat bending and swaying to her righ* shoulder ;her left arm hangs down, the hand open, receiving the ring with three Gnto rs of herright hand. The giver looks not at her eyes but her mouth, speaking with a lookbetween… … />*. 1/s fairv//e inf I. Cam-tiAam Of Ordunnauce, or Composition. 45 Those three last examples 1 exhibit but half way, since the disposition of theirlower parts may be easily understood. As the gifts in all the examples are different, so the sentiments are often verjvarious as well in giving as…
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