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of Howard
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Roberts carved numerous portrait busts and statuettes, but no other major sculptures are known. He closed his
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as decorations to the uprights of the back of the chair. ... The workmanship, however, is so fine throughout that it would be an almost endless task to attempt a detailed analysis of it.
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new building, sought advice from the two wonder boys from Paris, Roberts and Eakins, when designing its painting and sculpture studios.
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