MEISSONIER. By J. W. Mollett, B.A. With Engravings from the Chess Players—La Rixe—The Halt—The Reader—The Flemish Smoker—and many Book Illustrations. Price 2s. 6d.
London: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON,
Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street.
| The following typographical errors were corrected by the etext transcriber: |
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| Several English astists practised in this reign.=>Several English artists practised in this reign. |
| the first English artist who receveid=>the first English artist who received |
| an innvoator of a monstrous order=>an innovator of a monstrous order |
| Durin his life=>During his life |
| Like his master he not succeed in foliage=>Like his master he did not succeed in foliage |
[A] At least, like most of the great Italian masters before and after their time, and like Clouet the Frenchman, they designed garments, and painted banners of state; they decorated coffers and furniture, book covers, and, like Holbein and Cellini, made designs for jewellery.
[B] When we discover that the whole frontal has been used as the top of a cupboard, we need not wonder at the present scarcity of specimens of early English art.
[C] Many pictures executed during the ten years after his death, some even in the Windsor collection, have been attributed to Holbein.
[D] Now lent to the National Gallery. She was the youthful daughter of the King of Denmark, and widow of the Duke of Milan. Holbein was sent to Brussels to paint her portrait for his royal master.
[E] See The Athenæum, August 19th, 1882.
[F] This is Dallaway's summary, note to p. 266 of Walpole's "Anecdotes," as above, 1849. Of course, all the pictures were not really by the artists whose names they bore. There must have been more than sixteen Van Dycks in the Royal collection. The above are Whitehall pictures only. The entire gatherings of King Charles were far more numerous.