Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 · London ; New York : G. Bell · leaf 132
t has not ceased to appearaltogether. The fine and expensive volumes,which in 1835 were published in France, havebeen succeeded by the three-franc-fifty Guillaumeform, which, since the immortal Tartarin, hasdegenerated steadily both in number and excellenceof illustrations. Looking back on the… … JEAN GIGOUX. FROM GIL BLAS (FRENCH). Wood-engraving, unsigned. that had been done. Even then, however, therewas a rumour that this excellence was obtained atthe expense of the artist, and that most of the F 54 Modem Ilhistration. clever work of Myrbach and of Rossi was more inthe nature of an…
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