Cook, Clarence, 1828-1900 · New York, S. Hess · leaf 54
iddons died,Rachel, though living at a time when modern art in France was at its height, has left us no por-trait of herself that can in the least be said to do her justice. The only distinguished painterwho essayed her portrait—Gerome—made a lamentable and pretentious failure of the attempt. ART… … MRS. SIDDONS AS THE TRAGIC MUSE. FROM THE PICTURE BY SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS. attemi^ted what was then reckoned a higher flight, and essayed the painting of historical,allegorical, or religious pictures on a large scale. Even these were not all failures. For the 40 ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME. chapel…
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