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An outline history of painting for beginners and students, with complete indexes and numerous full-page illustrations (1902)

Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, F.A. Stokes · leaf 16

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s. Many an invalid—many an unfortunateone is thus made content by pictures during hours thatwould otherwise be wretched. This is the result of culti-vating the perceptive and imaginative faculties, and whenonce this is done, we have a source of pleasure within our-selves and not dependent on others… … Fig. I.—Harp-player. From an E^ptian painling. 4 PAINTING. and happy, the other heavy and sad. If you can find outthe truth, it will result that the sad one is matter-of-fact, andhas no imagination—he can only think of his work andwhat concerns him personally ; but the merry one wouldsurprise you…

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