The masterpieces of the Centennial International Exhibition\ : illustrated (1876)
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Shinn, Earl, 1838-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Wilson, Joseph M · Philadelphia : Gebbie & Barrie · leaf 132
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. 68 when he painted it, was at the height of his friendly rivalry with Reynolds. Reynolds was inaccessible in portrait, but in history West was able to read a lesson to Reynolds. Dunlap, in his “History of the Arts of Design,” tells the … G. A. Storey, Pinx Mistress Dorothy. incident which made this picture a milestone in art-development. Up to this period, the exceedingly feeble efforts of England in “high art” had leaned entirely to the classical: the statues of her warriors had been draped as Romans or
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Centennial Exhibition · Art · Decorative arts · Machinery
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