The art of the Wallace Collection, including an account of its founders, a description of the pictures, and a survey of the chief exhibits in the galleries devoted to objects of art and arms and armour (1913)
Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles) · Boston, L. C. Page · leaf 276
of his art in this gallery are concernedmostly with open-air episodes. They have, too, aconsiderable resemblance. Thus two of the picturesare entitled Conversation Galante, while othershave such captions as Fete Champetre, TheSwing, The Dance, Fete in a Park, and Bathing Party in a Park. In… … PATER. COX\ERSATION GALANTE. (Balleries Seventeen anb )BiQbtccn 191 the picture is occupied by a pedestal and a statue ofCupid instead of by the swing of the other canvas.It will be observed also that Pater generally bal-anced his males and females, for it would neverhave done to suggest that…
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