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... eighteenth - century Englishman was rich rather than cultured , possessing little faith in the artistic achievements of his own country and cherishing an excessive respect both for the art of France and Italy and for the glories of ...
... eighteenth - century Englishman was rich rather than cultured , possessing little faith in the artistic achievements of his own country and cherishing an excessive respect both for the art of France and Italy and for the glories of ...
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... eighteenth century . Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge . opposite , bottom East Indiamen setting sail from St Helena , a frequent port of call . Until 1757 the East India Company exercised unfettered control over its territories in India ...
... eighteenth century . Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge . opposite , bottom East Indiamen setting sail from St Helena , a frequent port of call . Until 1757 the East India Company exercised unfettered control over its territories in India ...
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... Eighteenth Century ( 1951 ) , but for the curious general reader . V. H. H. Green , The Hanoverians ( 1948 ) , is an excellent intro- duction to the period ; see also , J. H. Plumb , England in the Eighteenth Century ( 1950 ) . Dorothy ...
... Eighteenth Century ( 1951 ) , but for the curious general reader . V. H. H. Green , The Hanoverians ( 1948 ) , is an excellent intro- duction to the period ; see also , J. H. Plumb , England in the Eighteenth Century ( 1950 ) . Dorothy ...
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The Thames from Somerset House by Canaletto 49 Preface | 6 |
The Sharp Family by Zoffany | 50 |
Sir Robert Walpole by Wootton 50 The Georgian World | 66 |
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