French portrait engraving of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries (1910)
Thomas, Thomas Head, 1881- · London : Bell · leaf 325
graved (etched chiefly, but finished with theburin) by Delafosse,—a man otherwise obscure. VI—THE END OF THE FRENCH SCHOOL It is impossible to prophesy what would have been the nextphase of French portrait engraving had not the Revolutionbrought the School to an end. As with so many features of 1… … JVt. L {~Sa run. At. B tx.ln.Vdl. EVIDENCES OF DECLINE 167 the Ancien Regime, it shows side by side elements of greatvitality, and symptoms of exhaustion and decline. It is hardto say which would have prevailed. The young generationwhich followed had plenty of talent (as the event showed), andthey…
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