James and William Tassie. A Biographical and Critical Sketch with a Catalogue of Their Portrait Medallions of Modern PersonagesW.G. Patterson, 1894 - 174 páginas |
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... ADAM SMITH , AUTHOR OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS , ' 42 VI . SIR HENRY RAEBURN , R.A. , MODELLED BY HIM- SELF ; FROM THE CAST IN THE ENAMEL OF THE TASSIES , VII . PROFESSOR PATRICK WILSON , OF GLASGOW , VIII . DAVID ALLAN , PORTRAIT- AND ...
... ADAM SMITH , AUTHOR OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS , ' 42 VI . SIR HENRY RAEBURN , R.A. , MODELLED BY HIM- SELF ; FROM THE CAST IN THE ENAMEL OF THE TASSIES , VII . PROFESSOR PATRICK WILSON , OF GLASGOW , VIII . DAVID ALLAN , PORTRAIT- AND ...
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... ADAM , MOTHER OF CHIEF COMMIS- SIONER WILLIAM ADAM , XII . DAVID DALE , MANUFACTURER AND BANKER , GLASGOW , • XIII . ADMIRAL VISCOUNT DUNCAN , XIV . DAVID HUME , HISTORIAN , • 60 82 98 • 100 116 XV . LADY ANNE POELLNITZ , 136 XVI ...
... ADAM , MOTHER OF CHIEF COMMIS- SIONER WILLIAM ADAM , XII . DAVID DALE , MANUFACTURER AND BANKER , GLASGOW , • XIII . ADMIRAL VISCOUNT DUNCAN , XIV . DAVID HUME , HISTORIAN , • 60 82 98 • 100 116 XV . LADY ANNE POELLNITZ , 136 XVI ...
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... though he modelled his portraits in the same genially pliant wax which they used , he never adopted that technical method of theirs which approximates to the V. ADAM SMITH . pictorial . In the definite precision 42 THE TASSIES .
... though he modelled his portraits in the same genially pliant wax which they used , he never adopted that technical method of theirs which approximates to the V. ADAM SMITH . pictorial . In the definite precision 42 THE TASSIES .
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John Miller Gray. V. ADAM SMITH . pictorial . In the definite precision of his hand- ling.
John Miller Gray. V. ADAM SMITH . pictorial . In the definite precision of his hand- ling.
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... Adam Smith ( Catalogue , Nos . 356-58 , and Illustration No. V. ) , we should have possessed no authentic contemporary portrayal of the author of ' The Wealth of Nations , ' with the exception of the two indifferent etchings by Kay ...
... Adam Smith ( Catalogue , Nos . 356-58 , and Illustration No. V. ) , we should have possessed no authentic contemporary portrayal of the author of ' The Wealth of Nations , ' with the exception of the two indifferent etchings by Kay ...
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antique manner aquiline nose artist BART brushed from forehead bust Cameos cast Catalogue of 1791 coat collection coloured cravat curled above ear daughter drapery shown Duke ear and tied Earl Edinburgh Elderly face enamel paste exists in Wedgwood face to left face to right Foulis frilled shirt gem engraved George Glasgow glass Gosset hair brushed Henry Raeburn impressions included in Raspe's inscribed inscription or signature intaglio James Tassie JOHN John Corse lace LADY lapel left shoulder London Lord MACLAE medallion also exists medallion exists medallion is included Modelled by William mould neck never seen PATRICK WILSON portrait medallions Professor queue Raspe Raspe's Catalogue reduced version reproduced right shoulder ROBERT Robert Foulis RUDOLPH ERIC RASPE seen an example showing two buttons signature or inscription signed small mouth succeeded Tassie F truncation UNKNOWN MALE PORTRAIT VISCOUNT Wedgwood paste white enamel wig tied William Tassie William Tassie's List
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Página 10 - TRANSACTIONS of the Society instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, with the Premiums offered in the year 1783.
Página 32 - John • Anderson, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow and...
Página 71 - It may be proper in this place to observe, that if gentlemen or ladies choose to have models of themselves, families, or friends, made in wax, or cut in stones of proper sizes for seals, rings, lockets, or bracelets, they may have as many durable copies of those models as they please, either in cameo or intaglio, for any of the above purposes, at a moderate expense; and this nation is at present happy in the possession of several artists of distinguished merit, as engravers and modellers, who are...
Página 39 - Poets) necessary to give him success. The Writer of this Article, in conversing with him repeatedly on the subject, always found him fully persuaded of it. He mentioned many instances in which he had been directed by it ; and even some, in which, after he had laboured in vain to realize his ideas on the wax, he had been able by a sudden flash of imagination, to please himself in the likeness several days after he had last Seen the original.
Página 71 - ... delicacy and precision. If the nobility and gentry should please to encourage this design, they will not only procure to themselves everlasting portraits, but have the pleasure of giving life and vigour to the arts of modelling and engraving. The art of making durable copies, at a small expense, will thus promote the art of making originals, and future ages may view the productions of the age of George III. with the same veneration that we now behold those of Alexander and Augustus.
Página 24 - Raspe, and illustrated with copper plates ; to which is prefixed an introduction on the various uses of this collection, the origin of the art of engraving on hard stones, and the progress of pastes.
Página 65 - LAING, HENRY (Brit.}. Son of the last; was born in London in 1803. At the age of about fourteen he was apprenticed to William Tassie, under whom he acquired a knowledge of drawing and modelling, and imbibed that love for art and archaeology which became the master passion of his life. He remained some eight years with Tassie ; and then entered into partnership 'with Daniel Newton Crouch, a Seal-engraver in London, whose sister he atterwards married. About 1829 he settled in Edinburgh as a Gemengraver...
Página 71 - Britain should please to encourage this design, they will not only procure to themselves everlasting portraits, but have the pleasure of giving life and vigour to the arts of modelling and engraving. The art of making durable copies at a small expense will thus promote the art of making originals, and future ages may view the productions of the age of George III. with the same veneration that we now gaze upon those of Alexander and Augustus...
Página 18 - I have the honour to be, with great Respect, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant FRANCIS GORE Lt.
Página 52 - Descriptive catalogue of devices and mottos in various languages adapted for seals, and formed in composition paste...