American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects (1889)
Montgomery, Walter · Boston, E.W. Walker & co · leaf 388
might naturally be supposed that none but handsomemodels would have any chance of getting work; but it must be remembered that so far asfigure painters are concerned, a well-formed body is far more valuable in a model than abeautiful face, and that for studio work the first necessity is that the… … An Unlucky Shot. Drawn by Copeland. arms are raised above the head; and a short fainting-fit is not unfrequently the fortune ofsome inexperienced sitter who is striving to get a reputation as a modele shieux, and triesto keep a position of this sort too long at a time. For such cases a bottle of…
Art · Artists
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from The United States art directory and yearbook : [1st-2d year] : a guide for artists, art students, travellers, etc. (1888)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-unitedstatesartd02koeh-340-65.webp)
