American painters : with one hundred and four examples of their work engraved on wood (1881)
Sheldon, George William, 1843-1914 · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 293
ornamented, if possible, with frescoes; the vestibule enlivened by mar-ble statues, and the rooms too. The upholsterer had done his best: he hadordered carpets from Lyons, mirrors from Venice, furniture from Paris. Thatwas not enough. Herr So-and-so, who represented a rival firm, had as much… … ALBERT BIERS T A D T. 149 painter asked fifteen thousand thalers. I will give you twenty thousand ifyou will set to work to-day. Every child knows the story. Such argumentswere irresistible; those were halcyon clays for artists. But artists, even theablest, are but men. You know the inglorious…
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