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Title: Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ... library of George John, earl Spencer
Year: 1814 (1810s)
Authors: Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834 Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847 John Rylands Library
Subjects: Althorp (Northampton, Northamptonshire) Incunabula Rare books Printing
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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rks, vol. iii. p. 291) calls him acharming historiographer. A good account of him (from Des-maiseaux) appears in the English Grammont, published by Mr.Miller, in 1811 :* where (vol. i. p. 141) may be seen an engravingof his portrait from a painting by Parmentier: precisely similarto the present; which is of the size of life, and in a perfect stateof preservation. The wen, between the eyebrows, renders thisportrait immediately recognisable. * A still more particular account of this original character appears in theIntroductory Memoir to this edition j p. xxvii.—xxx,—where we find his dressand habits thus described:— His ancient studying cap he wore. Well tannd, of good morocco hide jThe eternal double loop before. That lasted till its master died.In tine, the self-same equipage. As when, with lovely Mazarine,Still boasting of the name of Sage, He drowned, in floods of generous wine.The dulness and the frost of age. And daily paid the homage due. To charms that seemd for ever new.
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A^,,*^S Brother to William first Dinke of Bedfort: I^oniit^n. fuh/esli-ed /It eAe Jifv f7^E^iS4lifi 2S2t THE PICTURE GALLERY. 259 Colonel John Russell, by Dobsox.—A charming por-trait of the gallant Original, as the opposite engraving testi-fies. The sleeves are yellow; the riband, at the top of theshoulder, is crimson; as is also the sash. The bow beneath thecravat is blue. Colonel Russell was brother to the first Duke ofBedford. He served in the royal cause, and after the Restora-tion was made colonel of the first regiment of foot guards, and diedunmarried. Unknown Portrait of a Lady, by Hans Holbein.—Thisvery singular and precious portrait has strong claims upon theattention of the curious. A notion once prevailed that it was in-tended as a representation of Mary L, daughter of Henry VIIL:but, besides that the costume of the dress, and especially of thehead-dress, is different to what has been handed down to us asthat of Mary—the inscription, upon a gold medal hanging at herb

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