Roubiliac
Britishnoun
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There are monuments by Roubiliac and Chantrey in the church, and on the left side of the altar lies buried William Lilly, the great astrologer, the Sidrophel of Butler’s “Hudibras.”
From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Setting aside the tombs of Roubiliac, which belong to the heroic order of graveyard art, we Scotch stand, to my fancy, highest among nations in the matter of grimly illustrating death.
From Edinburgh Picturesque Notes by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Had Roubiliac carved his own statue in stone, it would probably, in treatment, have closely followed Charpentier's picture.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Cook, Dutton
An old newspaper, under date January 1752, records: 'Married Mr. Roubiliac, the statuary in St. Martin's Lane, to Miss Crossley of Deptford, worth £10,000.'
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Cook, Dutton
Sir Edward, to remunerate his integrity, and his skill, of which he showed specimens, promised to patronize Roubiliac through life, and he faithfully performed this promise.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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