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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 96

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ealistically,—the formerespecially, the bluish-white surrounding the dark eyeballs and fringedabove and below with black lashes, were it not for its fixed expression,might readily be taken for the human orb. But the flesh of the face,arms, hands, and feet is represented by the nearly uniform tint… … CONTEMPORARY ART ^ are only approximately resembling. The sculptor has displayed his ar-chaeology in restoring the antique casque, buckler, and glaive,—the latterhaving a double barb like a fish-hook in the blade near the guard; he hascalled upon all the resources of his art and his science to aid…

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