 | Horace Walpole - 1786 - 318 pages
...bounty to confine it to merit, was always pleafed, when it was brought home to him. He gave the artift a place in the board of works, and employed his hand on the ornaments of moft tafte jn his palaces, particularly at Windfor, where in the chapel the fimplicity qf the carver's... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1829 - 444 pages
...of the Theatre in Dorset Garden, and was afterwards recommended to Charles the Second, who gave him a place in the Board of Works, and employed his hand...ornaments of most taste in his palaces, particularly at Windsor. Here he carved the mnchadmired foliage in the Chapel, and the beautiful pedestal in marble... | |
 | 1846 - 340 pages
...French peddling woman, and he was forthwith employed in the embellishments of Windsor. Lord Orlord classes Lely and May with Evelyn as early patrons...ornaments of most taste in his palaces, particularly in *he chapel at Windsor, where the simplicity of tht) carver's foliage at once sets off and atones for... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1846 - 340 pages
...French peddling woman, and he was forthwith employed in the embellishments of Windsor. Lord Orlotd classes Lely and May with Evelyn as early patrons...when it was brought home to him. He gave the artist a piace in the Board of Works, and employed his hand on the ornaments of most taste in his palaces, particularly... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1849 - 462 pages
...though too indolent to seareh for genius, tnul too indiseriminate in his bounty to eonfine it to merit, was always pleased, when it was brought home to him. He gave the artist a plaee in the Board of Works, and employed his hand on the ornaments of most taste in his palaees, partieularly... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1850 - 414 pages
...who was something of an architect himself, recommended Gibbon to Charles II., who was too indolent to search for genius, and too indiscriminate in his...place in the Board of Works, and employed his hand on ornaments of most taste in his palaces, particularly at Windsor. Gibbon, in gratitude, made a present... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1854 - 470 pages
...an architect himself, recommended Gibbon to Charles II., who was too indolent to search fur gcniux, and too indiscriminate in his bounty to confine it...place in the Board of Works, and employed his hand on ornaments of most taste in his palaces, particularly at Windsor. Gibbon, in gratitude, made a present... | |
 | John William Clayton - 1859 - 464 pages
...Viner." On the recommendation of Mr. Evelyn, Charles, who, as Walpole observes, " was too indolent to search for genius, and too indiscriminate in his bounty to confine it to merit, but always pleased when it was brought home to him," gave the artist a place in the Board of Works, and... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1870 - 788 pages
...May. who was something of an Architect himself, recommended Gibbons to Cha. II. who was too indolent to search for genius, and too indiscriminate in his...place in the Board of Works, and employed his hand on ornaments of most taste in his palaces, particularly at Windsor. Gibbon, in gratitude, made a present... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1878 - 450 pages
...who was something of an architect himself, recommended Gibbon to Charles II., who was too indolent to search for genius, and too indiscriminate in his...place in the Board of Works, and employed his hand on ornaments of most taste in his palaces, particularly at Windsor. Gibbon, in gratitude, made a present... | |
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Gibbon to Charles II., who was too indolent to search for genius, and too indiscriminate in his bounty to confine it to merit ; but was always pleased when it was brought home to him. 
