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A Letter from the Chevalier Antonio Canova, And, Two Memoirs Read to the Royal Institue of France on the Sculptures in the Collection of the Earl of Elgin (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Letter From the Chevalier Antonio Canova, And, Two Memoirs Read to the Royal Institue of France on the Sculptures in the Collection of the Earl of Elgin From those under which the original Marbles are now exhibited to public and close inspection. Access into the Acropolis could riot then be obtained without much difficulty and circumspection; and the buildings having been appropriated entirely, or in part, to military or religious purposes, a close investigation of them was rendered a business of some risk, and great delicacy; the ever jealous eye of the Turks being always on the watch to guard against surprise, or the purloining of any hidden treasure, the only motives they could imagine sufficiently powerful to bring persons from a distant country, and at a large expense. It was, therefore, oftentimes not without con siderable risk that proper access could be had for the purpose of making the Drawings: and much praise is due to the perseverance of the draftsmen, which has produced them with so much accuracy. We must not, therefore, be surprised if a few trivial inaccuracies may. 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.