Art of James McNeill Whistler : an appreciation / by T.R. Way and G.R. Dennis. (1903)
Way, Thomas R. · G. Bell · leaf 230
d to have shownhis friend the scheme of decoration which he after-wards carried out with such magnificent results.The designs painted on the window shutters, andthe general effect of the room, looking towards the Princesse/ can be seen in our illustrations; butit is impossible to realize the… … painted in gold. The pride and swagger of thebirds are perfectly suggested, and the manner inwhich they fill the spaces is admirable. On thegreat panel are two peacocks, one of which seemsto be making a fierce onslaught on the other, andtheir action shows how closely the artist must havestudied the…
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