 | Horace Walpole - 1786 - عدد الصفحات: 320
...There is no inftaw.ee of a man before Gibbons who gave to wood the loofe and airy lightnefs of flowery, and chained together the various productions of the elements with a free di£<?rder fagtt&ral to, e^eh fpecies : Vertue had received two different accounts of his birth; from... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...the beautiful carved ornaments by Gibbons; of whom Walpole observed, that he was the first artist, " who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers,...elements, with a free disorder natural to each species." The HALL, 60 feet by 27, is somewhat dark, but has an air of considerable grandeur: the ceiling, end,... | |
 | 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 888
...heads. In sculpture, Grinlin Gibbons was an original genius: there is no instance of a man before him who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers,...elements with a free disorder natural to each species- Evelyn recommended him to Charles, who, though too indolent to search for talents, and too indiscriminate... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 652
...the beautiful carved ornaments by Gibbons; of whom Walpole observed, that he was the first artist, " who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers,...elements, with a free disorder natural to each species." The HALL, 60 feet by 27, is somewhat dark, but has an air of considerable grandeur : the ceiling, end,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 770
...eminence of an original genius. " There is," says Mr. Walpole, " no instance of a man before Gibbons who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers,...elements with a free disorder natural to each species." After he became known by royal patronage, he was employed in a great variety of works. He carved die... | |
 | Thomas Smith - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 340
...ornaments by Gibbons ; of whom it has been said, that " lie was the first artist who gave to wood the airy lightness of flowers, and chained together the...elements with a free disorder natural to each species." The paik belonging to this noble edifice ex tends through a circumference of nine miles, and is finely... | |
 | John Aikin - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 646
..." no instance of a man before Gibbons who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers, л and chained together the various productions of the...elements with a free disorder natural to each . species." After he became known by royal patronage, he was employed in a great variety of works. He carved the... | |
 | 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 574
[ عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد ] | |
 | David Peter Davies - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 758
...the beautiful carved ornaments by Gibbon, of whom Walpole observed, that he was the first artist, " who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers,...elements, with a free disorder natural to each species." The Entrance- Hull, 60 feet by 27, is grand but dark; the ends, ceiling, and one side finely painted,... | |
 | White Watson - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 108
...and other Ornaments in the inner Court, at the Cascade, &c. and assisted Mr. Gibbons in the Chapel, " Who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of Flowers,...with a free disorder natural to each species."— Mr. WALPOLB, Vol. 3, p. S44. t Digitalis Purpurea. J Dianthus Deltoides. § Trifolium filiforme ; an... | |
| |
There is no instance of a man before Gibbons who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers, and chained together the various productions of the elements with a free disorder natural to each species. 
