Hourticq, Louis, 1875-1944 · New York : Scribner · leaf 284
ta-tious imancier or a fanatical collector of rarities; statues and pictures,preferably small in size and dainty in technique, were essentialfeatures of luxurious furnishing; and were designed to suit dining-room, drawing-room, and boudoir. The yearly exbibition of theRoyal Academy tended to… … FIG. 540. OLDRY. HL.NTING SCENE UNDER - LOUIS XV. TAPESTRV. {Photo. Fenaille.) large public invited tothis Parisian entertain-ment. Works of art wereno longer produced for thesatisfaction of a few greatpatrons; they appeared inthe midst of general ex-pectation ; artists were ap-plauded or…
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