Gallery of British Artists, Vol. 2 of 4: From the Days of Hogarth to the Present Time, or Series of 288 Engravings of Their Most Approved Productions (Classic Reprint)

By G. Hamilton

Gallery of British Artists, Vol. 2 of 4: From the Days of Hogarth to the Present Time, or Series of 288 Engravings of Their Most Approved Productions (Classic Reprint)

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By G. Hamilton

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Excerpt from Gallery of British Artists<br/><br/>Hunter-rs of England, daughter of Charles I and sister of Charles II and James II, was married to Philip, duke of Or leans, brother of Louis XIV. The beauty and accomplish ments of this princess, her premature and mysterious death, and the sublime display of eloquence which that tragical event elicited from Bossuet, are universally known. In 1670, the French court being at Dunkirk, the duchess paid her brother a visit; to which step, besides her natural affection, she was incited by many courtly artifices. Accordingly, on the 12th of May, they met at Dover, where they passed ten days in mirth and festivity. Henrietta was accompanied by several ladies of distinction, one of whom, Louise de Querouaille, made a deep impression on the heart of the British monarch, who, in viti 11g her to London, and creating her duchess of Portsmouth, continued under the in?uence of the wily enchantress nearly all the rest of his life. Charles's meeting with his sister, from its consequences, an event of considerable importance, was properly selected as one of the embellishments to Bowyer's superb edition of the His tory of England. The artist has skilfully performed his allot cd task, and by judiciously making Mademoiselle de Que rouaille's introduction to the King the principal action, has enhanced both the historical and pictorial interest of his per formance it has been cleverly engraved by William Bromley.

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 420
Publisher:: Forgotten Books
Publication Date:: 2018-08-17
Weight:: 558 g

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