White, Gleeson, 1851-1898 · London, Offices of the Studio · leaf 93
ould be welldrawn, well coloured; given that,whether it be realistically imitative orwholly fantastic is quite a secondarymatter. As we have had pointed outto us, the child is not best pleased bymere portraits of himself; he prefersidealised children, whether naughtierand more adventurous, or… … too popular to-day. The illustrator when heis at work often thinks more of the art criticwho may review his book than the readerswho are to enjoy it. Purely conventionalgroups of figures, whether set in a landscape,or against a decorative background, as a rulefail to retain a childs interest. He…
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