This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...Loreley (1859); Tetzel's Indulgence Traffic (1864); Eginhard and Emma (1867); William of Orange taking Farewell of Egmont (1871); Seasons and Harvest-Joys (1874); Taking of Egmont (1876); Countess Helpenstein begging for her Husband's Life (1879); Portraits of Professor Becker, Justinus Kerner, Arthur Schopenhauer.- ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...Loreley (1859); Tetzel's Indulgence Traffic (1864); Eginhard and Emma (1867); William of Orange taking Farewell of Egmont (1871); Seasons and Harvest-Joys (1874); Taking of Egmont (1876); Countess Helpenstein begging for her Husband's Life (1879); Portraits of Professor Becker, Justinus Kerner, Arthur Schopenhauer.--Muller, 234. HAMILTON, CHARLES WILLIAM DE, born at Brussels in 1668 or 1670, died at Augsburg in 1754. Animal and still-life painter, son and pupil of James Hamilton (1640-1720, an able still-life painter, who under Cromwell left Scotland and settled at Brussels); also pupil of his brothers, John George and Philip Ferdinand; entered the service of Bishop Alexander Sigismund of Augsburg, for whom he painted a great number of pictures, several of which are now in the royal galleries of Bavaria. Works: Plants and Fruits, etc., Lyons Museum; Weeds and Reptiles in the Woods, Carlsruhe Gallery; Still Life with Plants and Insects (2), Darmstadt Museum; do. (3), Stuttgart Museum; do. (1), Schleissheim Gallery; Reed-Birds, Quail, Saint Gall Museum; Dead Fox and Game-Birds (1739), Schwerin Gallery; two do. and two others, Mannheim Gallery.--Wurzbach, vii. 264. HAMILTON (Hammilton), FRANS DE flourished second half of 17th century. Animal and still-life painter, either brother or eldest son of James; entered the service of the Elector of Brandenburg at Cleves in 1661, but seems to have immediately removed to Potsdam, whence, having resigned his position, he went to Vienna in 1670, then entered the Bavarian service in 1683. Works: Dead Game, Animal Life in the Woods (2), Schwerin Gallery; similar subjects (4), Aschaffenburg Gallery; do. (4), Schleissheim Gallery.--Schlie, 235. HAMILTON HAMILTON, GAVIN, born at Lanark, Scotland, in 1730, died in Rome in 1797....
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