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. 1880 Excerpt: ...York Academy of Fine Arts. Ceracchi returned to Europe in 1795. He entered into a conspiracy against Napoleon, was detected, and guillotined on the thirtieth day of January 1802. We have but two prints after this Bust, those by Prud'homme and H. B. Hall, the latter being the most characteristic, and the best known. 166 ...
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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. 1880 Excerpt: ...York Academy of Fine Arts. Ceracchi returned to Europe in 1795. He entered into a conspiracy against Napoleon, was detected, and guillotined on the thirtieth day of January 1802. We have but two prints after this Bust, those by Prud'homme and H. B. Hall, the latter being the most characteristic, and the best known. 166. HALL. WASHINGTON. Bust in profile to left, Head filletted. Vignette. Stipple. Height 3 6-16inches; width 3 inches. H. 13. Hall. From the Bust by G. Ceracchi taken from life (now in possession of Gouverneur Kemble Esqr. Cold Spring.) Engraved for Irving's Washington. 167. PRUD'HOMME. WASHINGTON. Bust, upon a pedestal, Head nearly in profile to left. Vignette, inclosed by a single line. Stipple. Height 3 9-16 inches; width 2 14-16 inches. Drawn by J. G. Chapman from the original bust by Cerraci. Engv'd by J. F. E. Prud'homme. A Life of Washington. By James K. Paulding. New York, 1835. On the second day of July 1792, Mr. Williams, (his Christian name is not given), presented to the First President, a letter of introduction from Henry Lee Governor of Virginia, favoring a desire on the part of the bearer, to paint the portrait of His Excellency. This, Washington refused, as appears by the following letter to the Governor dated at Philadelphia the following day, (July 3rd). "Dear Sir. Your letter of the 20th ultimo was presented to me yesterday by Mr. Williams, who as a professional man may or may not be for aught I know, a luminary of the first magnitude. But to be frank, and I hope you will not be displeased with me for being so, I am so heartily tired of the attendance, which, from one cause or another has been given to these people, that it is now more than two years since I have resolved to sit no more for any of them, and have adhered t...
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