Descriptive Catalogue Of The Permanent Collections Of Works Of Art On Exhibition In The Galleries 1897 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Descriptive Catalogue of the Permanent Collections of Works of Art on Exhibition in the Galleries, 1897 To promote the cultivation of the Fine Arts, in the United States of America, by introducing correct and elegant copies from works Of the first Masters in Sculpture and Painting, and by thus facilitating the access to such Standards, and also by occasionally conferring moderate but honourable premiums, and otherwise assisting the Studies and exciting the efforts of the Artists gradually to unfold, enlighten and invigorate the talents of our Countrymen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.