| 单词 | William Chambers |
| 例句 | Sir William Chambers reported authoritatively that the Chinese lit furnaces in high mountains to make them resemble volcanoes. Volcanic art 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z The headstones were set in the walls of the tunnel when Somerset House was rebuilt by William Chambers at the end of the 18th century. "Deadhouse" art show unites paintings, headstones 2012-10-02T17:14:07Z Meanwhile a faction with grander ambitions, whose prime mover was the leading architect William Chambers, split off from the society and turned to the young George III for support. The Royal Academy: a story of sulks and squabbles 2013-01-04T22:55:14Z The most expensive items were a pair of £358 spectacles and £200 hat from milliner William Chambers. Civic leader claimed 23 pairs of shoes on expenses 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Wrote William, of Clinton, Md.: “Over the next couple of years we received calls for William Chambers about selling land, winterizing a cigarette boat, and from a collection agency for the purchase of flowers.” Does somebody else have your name? Or do you have somebody else’s? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z His attorney William Chambers Waller IV described his actions as a one-time mistake in an otherwise prestigious career. Former federal judge from Tuscaloosa pleads guilty 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Captain William Chambers died aged 21 in a routine reconnaissance mission over France in May 1918 and his pictures never surfaced. Pilot's war images developed 100 years on - BBC News 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z In 1768 the Royal Academy was founded, chiefly by the exertions of West, the painter, and Sir William Chambers. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z William Chambers, who was born when George Cruikshank was a boy of eight, speaks of those years as a time of universal violence. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z "Our virtuosi," said Sir William Chambers, "have scarcely left an acre of shade, or three trees growing in a line from the Land's End to the Tweed." Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z To be Sold,—One negro-girl, about 18 months old, belonging to the estate of William Chambers, deceased. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Here was the Princess Elizabeth shut up by her sister Mary, and here occasionally resided Charles I. On the right stands the Observatory, built by Sir William Chambers two centuries ago. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z It was built from designs of Sir William Chambers with additions by Wyatt, after the purchase of the property by the first duke of Richmond in 1720. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Some, says Mr. William Chambers, devote their own children to this profession. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z Sir William Chambers and the brothers Adam were the last of the architects before the cataclysm of the nineteenth century who made designs for furniture with any degree of skill. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Of this book Dr William Chambers wrote to Mayne Reid: “I think the plot excellent, and the character of ‘Harry Blew’ the finest you have drawn.” Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z They were followed by other authors, as Scamozzi in Italy, Philibert de l’Orme in France, and, at a later date, Sir William Chambers in England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" To the rage for every possible form of chinoiserie, for which he is chiefly responsible, Sir William Chambers owed much of his success in life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The royal state coach, which is described as “the most superb carriage ever built,” was designed by Sir William Chambers, the paintings on it were executed by Cipriani, and the work was completed in 1761. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" His acquaintance with Sir William Chambers no doubt helped him on, for when Chambers designed the Albany in London for Lord Holland, Cipriani painted a ceiling for him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" But William Chambers meant to learn all that he could, and that determination counted for a good deal. Strange Stories from History for Young People Used as the Town Clerk's office, and later as a vestry, it has been recently set apart to contain the monument of Dr. William Chambers, by whose liberality the cathedral has been recently restored. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Sir William Chambers achieved considerable distinction as a designer of furniture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Among the latter are the addresses on Edwin M. Stanton, Ezra Cornell, William Chambers, his pleas for international peace, his numerous dedicatory and founders day addresses. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie He was in Rome from 1750 to 1753, where he became acquainted with Sir William Chambers, the architect, and Joseph Wilton, the sculptor, whom he accompanied to England in August 1755. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" His friends all agreed in thinking that ruin would be the result; but William Chambers thought he knew what the people wanted, and hence he went on. Strange Stories from History for Young People But there was sadness in the hearts of all present, for three days previous to the ceremonial Dr. William Chambers had passed away. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys We also saw Glennormiston House, the residence of William Chambers, who, with his brother, Robert, founded Chambers's Journal of wide-world fame, and authors, singly and conjointly, of many other volumes. From John O'Groats to Land's End There is within the grounds an exquisite building erected from designs of Sir William Chambers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 The apartments in Sir William Chambers’s stately palace that were assigned to the Royal Academy, into which it moved in 1780, owed much to Cipriani’s graceful, if mannered, pencil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The "Chinese Craze" in England was partly due to a book so called, written by Sir William Chambers, architect, who went to China and not only studied, but sketched, the furniture, he saw there. The Art of Interior Decoration The position of affairs remained thus until Dr. William Chambers, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, conceived the idea of removing the partitions and opening up the whole building. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Sir William Chambers travelled in China in the early part of the last century. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time The pleasure-grounds, which contain 120 acres, were laid out by Sir William Chambers, one of the greatest masters of ornamental English gardening. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Sir William Chambers he found haughty and reserved, probably being too much occupied to bestow attention on the Somerset House hewer, while he found Adam to be affable and communicative. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain It is curious to contrast the fortunes of William Chambers of Edinburgh with those of Charles Knight of London. Men of Invention and Industry They pitied me for the ten-mile stage I was to go alone, but I did not pity myself, for I had Sir William Jones's and Sir William Chambers's Asiatic Miscellany. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 He had the use of the parlor to receive and entertain company, and was visited by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Hugh Boyd, the reputed author of Junius, Sir William Chambers, and other distinguished characters. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography It was a chief work of Sir William Chambers, and in its style, its beauty, and almost in its dimensions, was a rival of Stowe or Wanstead. Endymion The present Earl has crowned the summit of the hill with the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, and a handsome arch designed by Sir William Chambers.* The Natural History of Wiltshire The suite of state apartments in the principal front was very splendid, and previously to their being dismantled by Sir William Chambers, they exhibited a sorry scene of royal finery and attic taste. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 365, April 11, 1829 An act was consequently passed in the same year, and shortly afterwards the building of the present stately pile was commenced under the superintendence of the late Sir William Chambers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 365, April 11, 1829 |
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