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THE ARCH OF TITUS, ROME.

GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY FROM VILLA FLORA, BELLA SCUARDO, FLORENCE.

JEWELLERS SHOPS ON THE PONTE VECCHIO, FLORENCE.

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Scraps from an artist's sketchbook - Page 51. 1877. Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. May 14, 2021. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic/item/2135/show/2062.

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Title	Scraps from an artist's sketchbook
Alternative Title	Scraps from an artist's sketch book, with illustrations from the author's original sketches in Rome, Florence, and Venice , photographed by J. Greer, Pendleton
Creator (Local)	Rothwell, Selim
Contributor (Local)	Pendleton, J. Greer
Publisher	Daily Chronicle
Date	1877
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Artists
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Rome, Italy Florence, Italy Venice, Italy
Genre (AAT)	books plates (illustrations) illustrations (layout features)
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Text
Original Item Extent	118 pages; 12 leaves; 19 cm
Original Item Location	DG427 .R68 1877
Original Item URL	http://library.uh.edu/record=b2395052~S11
Digital Collection	Exotic Impressions: Views of Foreign Lands
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic
Repository	Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/william-r-jenkins-architecture-art-library
Use and Reproduction	No Copyright - United States
Identifier	exotic_201304_003

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Title	Page 51
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Transcript	FLORENCE. 51 in every line of his face is evidently enjoying the fine flavour of the vintage, and we feel certain is at the same time paying compliments to the fair beauty. Both faces are full of meaning, and we have rarely seen any modern work so full of humour, broad, but refined, and with the most exquisite finish. Another work in progress was the most opposite in subject, and though only just commenced, we could see from the studies and sketches that it would when completed prove a most important picture—" The Duel." This gloomy subject represents the action as taking place on a wild sea shore, with a threatening mysterious sky; the combatants, with swords, have commenced their deadly combat, and we feel from the action and energy of the figures that the whole affair will be carried out to the bitter end. There is such knowledge and power in these works that many of his artistic friends regret Signor Vinea has given up the higher walks of art, having shown such great promise as an historical painter. Like many others, he could not always readily dispose of works of large