Fergusson : (1) Robert (1750-74), Scottish lyric poet, one of the leading figures of the 18th-century revival of Scots vernacular writing & the chief forerunner of Robert Burns. He wrote in English as well as in Scots, but his English verse has little value. (2) Sir James Fergusson (1808-86), educated at Edinburgh High School & privately: went to Calcutta, started an indigo factory & in 10 years made sufficient to retire: travelled largely in India to study styles of architecture 1835-42: left India 1845: joined Royal Asiatic Society 1840, became a Vice President: wrote Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan; The rock-cut Temples of India; an Historical Enquiry into the True Principles of Beauty in Art; A Handbook of Architecture; A History of Architecture in all Countries; History of Indian & Eastern Architecture; Tree & Serpent Worship; The Parthenon. [Buckland]
... opinion of the average European who knows nothing of the spirit, meaning or technique of Indian architecture, painting and sculpture. For the first I shall consult some recognised authority like Fergusson; for the others if critics like Mr. Havell are to be dismissed as partisans, I can at least learn something from Okakura or Mr. Laurence Binyon. In literature I shall be at a loss, for I cannot remember ...
... Page 623 result of her skill a pervading and harmonising atmosphere of great distinction and fineness. The frontispiece of this number is a portrait by a modern English artist, J. D. Fergusson, and an article on his work by Charles Marriot is the most interesting of the contributions. It sets out to discover on the basis of the real as opposed to the accidental differences between the Western ...
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