Art of James McNeill Whistler : an appreciation / by T.R. Way and G.R. Dennis. (1903)
Way, Thomas R. · G. Bell · leaf 38
e. I have seen, andheard, much of Cockney impudence before now;but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask twohundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in thepublics face. Mr. Whistler thereupon sued Ruskin for libel,claiming ,£1,000 damages for the injury done tohis reputation. The case, which… … PORTRAIT STUDY OF THE ARTIST, BY HIMSELF. i rom a Mack and white drawing. lished the first of his famous brown paper pamph-lets, entitled, Whistler v. Ruskin—Art and ArtCritics. It was dedicated to Albert Moore, whohad given evidence in his favour at the trial, andwas a slashing attack on art…
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