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... amongst us . It has afforded me several fine examples of important classes of both camei and intagli . The very extensive and valuable cabinet of gems belonging to Mr. Uzielli has been formed chiefly by the selection of the choicest ...
... amongst us . It has afforded me several fine examples of important classes of both camei and intagli . The very extensive and valuable cabinet of gems belonging to Mr. Uzielli has been formed chiefly by the selection of the choicest ...
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... amongst the finest engravings known . The Apollo Delphicus too , supporting his lyre upon the head of a Muse by his side , a subject often reproduced without any variation , and usually in work of the greatest excellence , is incontest ...
... amongst the finest engravings known . The Apollo Delphicus too , supporting his lyre upon the head of a Muse by his side , a subject often reproduced without any variation , and usually in work of the greatest excellence , is incontest ...
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... amongst the first relics of better times to claim the attention of men of taste to their intrinsic beauty , and to the perfection of the work displayed upon them , and no longer as objects merely to be prized , as in the preceding ...
... amongst the first relics of better times to claim the attention of men of taste to their intrinsic beauty , and to the perfection of the work displayed upon them , and no longer as objects merely to be prized , as in the preceding ...
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... amongst the ancients , engraved gems are in- valuable authorities , supplying as they do the most authentic details of the forms and construction of innumerable articles connected with the uses of war , of navigation , of religious ...
... amongst the ancients , engraved gems are in- valuable authorities , supplying as they do the most authentic details of the forms and construction of innumerable articles connected with the uses of war , of navigation , of religious ...
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... amongst the various collections of European amateurs . It is to be hoped that Denon had reconciled his duty with his ... among the wealthy classes of this country : one of considerable influence was , without dispute , the uncertainty ...
... amongst the various collections of European amateurs . It is to be hoped that Denon had reconciled his duty with his ... among the wealthy classes of this country : one of considerable influence was , without dispute , the uncertainty ...
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