Excerpt from Museum of Painting and Sculpture, or Collection of the Principal Pictures, Statues and Bas-Reliefs, Vol. 16: In the Public and Private Galleries of Europe, Drawn and Etched on Steel; With Descriptive, Critical and Historical Notices But he would perhaps be surprised at sight of the delightful entrance hall, which would receive him! It is doubtful if formerly painting lavished such beauty on the simple atrium of a palace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Vol. 16: Or Collection of the Principal Pictures, Statues and Bas-Reliefs in the Public and Private Galleries of Europe, Drawn and Etched on Steel; With Descriptive, Critical and Historical Notices About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Museum of Painting and Sculpture, or Collection of the Principal Pictures, Statues and Bas-Reliefs in the Public and Private Galleries of Europe, Vol. 1: Drawn and Etched, With Descriptive, Critical and Historical Notices C'est donc presque le hasard qui donne l'ordre dans lequel paraissent les planches et i1 ne peut etre considere comme une classification convenable aux souscripteurs: nous pensons bien que la plupart d'entre eux ne laisseront pas l'ouvrage tel qu'il a paru; les uns, probablement, le rangeront par ordre de maitres, d'autres placeront les tableaux comme ils se trouvent dans les galeries publiques ou dans les cabinets particuliers dont ils font partie d'au - tres enfin voudront peut-etre classer les sujets par matiere, et former ainsi une histoire sainte, une histoire profane ou bien une histoire de la fable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.