Baldry, A. L. (Alfred Lys), 1858-1939 · London, New York : Goupil · leaf 280
e description characterisesthe work of the armourers in the seventeenthcenturv ; carving, inlaying, engraving, damas-cening, and embossing, in every variety ofmaterial, often carried out with the most con-summate craftsmanship, are so plentifullydisplayed in the collection that a descriptionof one… … 274 THE WALLACE COLLECTION. into use at this period, would itself providematerial for a respectable volume ; so it willsufifice to comment only on objects whichshow novel ideas in offence or defence, andweapons with some historical association, andto leave the lover of ornament for its ownsake to…
Wallace Collection (London, England) · Painting · Art
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