Facsimiles of original studies by Raffaelle in the University Galleries, Oxford . cket-book, withpen sketches, and several of them* bear tjie autograph of the greatmaster. ,. - , « . These, of course, are incidents ^which add only to thehistorical interest of these drawings, not to their artistic must be left to the judgment of the amateur and professor,and it may be said, that no one can view them without beingconvinced of their transcendent merit. As Mr. Thomas remarksof the Raffaelle collection, they trace, in an unbroken series, thepractice in art of this prince of painters; and
Facsimiles of original studies by Raffaelle in the University Galleries, Oxford . cket-book, withpen sketches, and several of them* bear tjie autograph of the greatmaster. ,. - , « . These, of course, are incidents ^which add only to thehistorical interest of these drawings, not to their artistic must be left to the judgment of the amateur and professor,and it may be said, that no one can view them without beingconvinced of their transcendent merit. As Mr. Thomas remarksof the Raffaelle collection, they trace, in an unbroken series, thepractice in art of this prince of painters; and so, it may be added,of Michael Angelo, the king of artists. There is no room to doubtthe priceless character of these productions, and the University ofOxford deserves the thanks of the nation for the part it has takenin their preservation. The publishers hope, in the present volumes,to extend the usefulness of this magnificent collection, and theyconfidently offer the etchings of Mr. Joseph Fisher, of Oxford,as careful, spirited, and thoroughly characteristic
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