re of his work himself ; he pondered his pictures more, so far at least as design was concerned, than Reynolds ; and, judging from their state, he must have been vastly more careful about the methods and materials he used. His most active time was about the year 18 10. He had then been settled for… … PORTRAIT OF THE REV. ARCHIBALD ALISON, LL.B., F.R.S. BY RAEBURN. the ease with which he added to his wealth, partly by the opportunity given by the building of the New Town of Edinburgh, he had entered upon a building speculation on his land at Stockbridge. From this, more fortunate than most, he…
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