Britton, John: Chronological history and graphic illustrations of christian architecture in England: embracing a critical inquiry into the rise, progress, and perfection of this species of architecture (London: Nattali, 1835)

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ment, in ^Ve8tmin8ter ^.dde^ edured.^
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tdree are now remaining, namely, tdo8e at OeddinAton, I^ortliampton, and V^altliam
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ok Vertue, da8 Aiven eurrene^ to tde opinion tdat tde86 ero8868 were de8iAned d^
tde eeledrated Italian arti8t, ?eter Oavallini, dnt tdere i8 not tde 1ea8t valid Around
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mued rea8on to eonelude tdat tde^ were devi8ed 1)^ dlnAli8d arti8t8 a8 dv an^
koreiAner."^
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8tep8, but tliat at ^altdam Oro88, krom tde Areat ri86 ok tde diAd road, to wdied it
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In tbe new and beautikul edition ok 'Walpole's " Anecdotes ok kainting," augmented tlie Itev.
.tainos Oallawa^, (vol. 1. p. 36, note) is tbe kollowing passage, but tbe source ok tbe information is not
stated.—" Ibe status ok Huson Elinor is said to bave been modelled krom ber person aktsr deatb, and pro-
bably b^ an Italian ssulptor, kroin wbicb all tbs otbsrs were eopisd ; and it bas bssn asserted, tbat it was
considered as tbe wortb^ prototype ok tbe numerous images ok tbe Virgin IVIar^ kor a century akterwards."—
Lra^le^, speabing ok tbis bgure in tbe " History, Lc. ok Westminster ^bbe^," bas rbsse words: "lbs
Hueen's statue is a ver^ admirable perkormanee; tbs peculiar sweetness and beauty imparted to tbs
countenance cannot easily be excelled, and tbe benign aspect ok virtuous composure wbicb it exbibits is ok
tbe most elevated cast." Us sbould bave added tbat tbose remarbs particularly appl^ to tbe bgure as seen
in proble.—" Lven tbe ver^ attitude," be continues, " is indicative ok a cbaste and pious dignity."
^n absurd idea bas been too long current among lopograplucal writers tbat we are indebted to
foreigners kor all our excellence in art in ancient works; but krom tbe more sedulous and attentive
inquiries ok late ^ears man^ names ok bmglisb artists and workmen ok great eminence in dilkerent walks ok
art migbt now be produced, tbougb but little can be traced ok tbem beyond tbe mere conjunction ok tbeir
names witb tbe works wbicb tbe^ executed, or in wbicb tbe^ were engaged. It migbt also bs albrmed,
witb ever^ appearance ok trutb, tbat tbe names and condition ok man^ otber native artists ok brst-rats
talents would be rescued krom an undeserved and inglorious obscurity, were tbe arcbives ok our collegiate
and catbedral establisbments carefully examined b^ persons dul^ c^ualibed kor tbs task.