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Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'uvre (1900)

Walton, William, 1843-1915, Champier, Victor, b. 1851, Saglio, André, b. 1869, Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France) · Philadelphia : G. Barrie & Son · leaf 200

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by the Austrian chiefof staff. It would seem impossible to put more skill and ingenuity ofdesign into this representation,—every figure is alive with character andexpression, and exactly fitted for the particular situation which it occu-pies in the general effect, from the two drummers leading the… … CONTEMPORARY ART 87 It may also be noticed that the bent bayonets of the heroic garrisonare placed in the defile just where they will contrast most effectivelywith the straight and shining blades of the Austrian guards. The con-trast of color, between the stained, spotted, and faded uniforms de…

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