Sentences with phrase «british grand manner»

In «Lesley Vance and Ricky Swallow,» the artists» contemporary work is placed in the context of the gallery's Old Master paintings, Renaissance bronzes, 18th - century French decorative arts, and British grand manner portraits.

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Beachfront Grand Cayman villas afford access to tranquil islands that are home to some of the friendliest people in the Caribbean whose courteous manners are renowned and most befitting their British heritage.
He made visits of three years to Italy at the beginning and end of his career, and anticipated Joshua Reynolds in bringing a more relaxed version of «Grand Manner» to British portraiture, combined with very sensitive handling in his best work, which is generally agreed to have been of female sitters.
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