Lot 245
Edwards, Amelia. A manuscript essay titled 'The Spirit's Gift. A Tale of a Painter', 12pp., recto only, numerous corrections, 260mm x 204mm, folded, ;c. 1860
The text discusses the work of Claude of Lorraine and begins 'Beautiful are the works of Art
Surprisingly lovely are the creations of the human brain, when their dreamy poetry finds embodiment and substance in the painter's tools, and the glorious forms that float in half obscured beauty through his brain; are shadowed forth in bright and glowing colours on his canvas
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Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) is best known for her pioneering work as an Egyptologist and novelist.
