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The Life of John Ruskin

CHAPTER IX
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Two are given unconditional of Gallery Building--_very fine_: if (and this is a condition) _placed beside Claude._ The style much like the laying on in Windmill Lock in Dealer's hands, which, now it is cleaned, comes out a real Beauty.

I believe Turner loved it.

The will desires all to be framed and repaired and put into the best showing state; as if he could not release his money to do this till he was dead.

The Top of his Gallery is one ruin of Glass and patches of paper, now only just made weather-proof ...
"I saw in Turner's Rooms, _Geo.

Morlands_ and _Wilsons_ and _Claudes_ and _portraits_ in various stiles _all by Turner._ He copied every man, was every man first, and took up his own style, casting all others away.


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