Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . INTRODUCTION. JLittle need be said upon the subject of the presentwork. The utility of it must be evident to all, who are inthe least degree conversant with the arts. We shall there-fore shortly state, what this book contains, and then makesome few observations, which will be for the most parttaken from M. DHancarvilles Preface, and the variousEssays prefixed to the original Work of Sir WilliamHamilton. « INTRODUCTION. The designs, here presented to the
Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . INTRODUCTION. JLittle need be said upon the subject of the presentwork. The utility of it must be evident to all, who are inthe least degree conversant with the arts. We shall there-fore shortly state, what this book contains, and then makesome few observations, which will be for the most parttaken from M. DHancarvilles Preface, and the variousEssays prefixed to the original Work of Sir WilliamHamilton. « INTRODUCTION. The designs, here presented to the public, are the out-lines drawn and engraved by that accurate artist, the lateMr. Kirk, from the two works of the late Sir WilliamHamilton; the first, in four volumes folio, the second inthree, edited by Tieschbien, which cannot together be pro-cured for less than fifty or sixty guineas. They wereselected by Mr. Kirk, on account of the beauty of theircomposition, and the elegance and truth of their indivi-dual forms. It is probable, had he lived, that this workwould have been still more extensive, as one of the ori-ginal volumes has boutlinesfromfig00hami
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