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Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'œuvre (1900)

Walton, William, 1843-1915 · Philadelphia : G. Barrie & Son · leaf 91

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9 Of the more successful of the tinted marble statues, there are one or two that are worthy of mention, even in these crowded pages, for the excellence of the art by which a very handsome decorative effect is combined with an illusion of life that is quite sufficiently near. One of the most… … ETIENNE-PROSPER BERNE-BELLECOUR. ARTILLERY MANOEUVRES. unadorned by color. The marble is of a beautiful, close-grained texture, which seems to be peculiarly well adapted to the coloring, — the drapery, the skull, the eyes, the mouth and the nipples, the long hair, slightly reddish, which trails all…

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