Baldry, A. L. (Alfred Lys), 1858-1939 · London, New York : Goupil · leaf 272
ction based on the beautywhich is extra-neous and eveninappropriate,rather thanthat w h i c harises fromwell-consi-dered struc-tural condi-tions, will befound lackingin the produc-tions of theearliermakers.This is cer-tainly true ofthe WallaceCollection, forout of morethan thirteennundred… … 266 THE WALLACE COLLECTION. he feels justitied in attributing a conjecturaldate before 1400. The oldest, which may belong to the ninthcentury and is certainly not later than thetenth, is a rare sword (No. 12) of simple form,the pommel of which is roughlv wrought in acrown-like shape, while a…
Wallace Collection (London, England) · Painting · Art
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