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

Walton, William, 1843-1915 · Philadelphia : G. Barrie & Son · leaf 35

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ts strive to reproduce, together with their national traditions of the Middle Ages, the architectural and decorative designs dear to their ancestors. And even in France itself, a brilliant group of artists has labored with extraordinary energy, since 1889, to supplant the ancient styles, whose… … “JOAN OF ARC.” GOBELINS TAPESTRY, WOVEN AFTER DESIGN BY J.-P. LAURENS. FRANCE. That the works which have resulted from it are still too often of doubtful or uncertain taste, is entirely comprehensible, and we shall take occasion presently to state our own views with respect to them. But this much…

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