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Ideals of life in France, or, How the great painters portray woman in French art : two hundred and twenty-five copper-plates made in Paris especially for this work by Goupil & Co., from oil-paintings and drawings : with essays on art in France (1890)

Sheldon, George William, 1843-1914 · New York : Appleton · leaf 146

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, know better than poor ones the exact value of money, would not make a despairing grimace when somebody suggests that they marry a young woman, coquettish and without experience, who would enjoy spending without counting the contents of a new purse, and who would cost them double or triple the… … J. F. GuelDRY : The Lock. delicate, is not impossible of solution. But at school the young woman learns to be pedantic ; and society makes her frivolous and vain. M. Lavy endeavors to equip her solidly and practically for existence, without robbing her of grace, elegance, or charm. If she doubts…

Painting, French -- 19th century · Women in art

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