Identifier: repositoryofarts611acke (find matches)
Title: The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Subjects: Fashion Art, Decorative
Publisher: London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ...
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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rmined by the committee for thetime being, the superfluous copie*wilt be sold, after giving noticeto the proprietors and subscribers,who will have the first refusal ofpurchase. The surplus of the annual fundsabove the annual expenditure, is tobe laid out in the purchase of stockbooks, for the gradual increase ofthe library. The regulation and management1 of this institution, is vested in thei following persons: — President, His Highness the Dukej of Gloucester. — Vice-President?,Duke of Bedford, Earl of Selkirk,Bishop of Winchester, Lord Hol-land, Mr. Justice Chambre, Mr.Baron Graham. — Managers, SirSamuel Rom illy, M. P. FrancisHorner, M. P. John Smith, M.l\Henry Davidson, James Scarlett,Smith son Tennant, John Whishaw,Esqrs. Mr. Serjeant Lens.— Trus-tees, Sir Samuel Romilly, Mr. Serj,Lens, William Dickinson, Esq.—Professors, P. Roget, M.D. ani-mal physiology ; J. Pond, F.R.S.astronomy and mechanical philoso-phy.— Treasurer, Thomas Sermon,Esq.—Secretary, Mr. Geo. Flack.
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4??\ 291 Plate 27.—FASHIONABLE FURNITURE. The annexed sot of drapery French window-curtains, displaysa style of hanging drawing-roomcurtains, and combining solid ele-gance with richness of fancy: ofcourse, the colours and quality areleft to choice and kind of situation.Bronze and gold ornaments, and poles, may also be regulated lo co-lours, &c. Tlie Regents plume of feathers is very elegant and or-namental.—A French curtain is sowell known, and the drawing itselfso completely explains every parti-cular, that it is needless to expa-tiate any further <»n the subject. SPANISH PENINSULA. Operations of the British Forces.Weiie it not for the dispatchesof Lord Wellington, received al-most at the winding up of this re-port, we might ,havc kept silencewith regard to the operations ofour army on the frontiers of Por-tugal without injury to the threadof our historical record. Our armyhad for many weeks lain inactiveon the banks of the Agueda, withUs head-quarters at Fuente de fjiii-

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