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BNL.762.004
18 Feb 1762:13 (3007)
Annapolis, in Maryland, January 14. Last month died here,
Mr. Henry Crouch, carver, who was deem'd by good judges to
be as ingenious an artist at his business, as any in the
King's dominions. Some months before he died, he employed
himself in cutting or raising out of the solid wood, a
number of figures to put over a mantle piece: In the
center, sits Britannia, on a pedestal to which hangs a medal
with the bust of Mr. Pitt) amid the trophies of war with a
scepter in one of her hands, and an olive branch in the
other; on her right, in a prostrate posture, is a female
figure representing France, offering a scroll at the feet of
Britannia; a little further off lies a figure representing
envy, struck dead by Jupiter, who sits above with a pair of
scales in his hand; on the same side is Ceres with the
cornucopia pouring out her plenty to Britannia; Fame, with
her trumpet; and several other curious figures: . . .
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