John Cassell's Art treasures exhibition: containing engravings of the principal masterpieces of the English, Dutch, Flemish, French, and German schools (1858)
Cassell, John, 1817-1865 · London, W. Kent and co. · leaf 331
din very high request. Their paucity does not diminish their value certainly, but they have an intrinsicmerit of the highest order. It is true that boors drinking in a pot-house or dancing in a barn are notobjects of the highest interest in themselves, but they become so when united with every… … IKE many of his contemporary artists, J an Steen was a boon companion, who loved hisglass, and made his professional success pander to his pot-house tastes. Houbrakeu,who lived about the same time, informs us, that he was an habitual drunkard, and aregular buffoon. But those who see below the…
Art Treasures Exhibition (1857 : Manchester, England) · Painters
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