French portrait engraving of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries (1910)
Thomas, Thomas Head, 1881- · London : Bell · leaf 185
nt of brilliant technicalqualities can make up for the lack of character in the head. More serious, however, than any of these faults of detailis one which is in a way fundamental, and which is the weakpoint of most of the large plates in the Drevet manner.The engraver attempted too much; it is… … Cliza/n-th Charlotte- :fiQuchc.t.te I 6f a/afine </// cr\bin ,/rY/, V//7.I- PIERRE IMBERT DREVET 95 keep a large part of the plate light in tone, as in the Beauvauand the Bossuet, the engraver is far more successful in histranslation of the original. In general, however, Drevet didnot simplify…
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