Herkomer, Hubert von, Sir, 1849-1914 · London : A. Constable and company, limited · leaf 32
tists whose works showed unmistakable signs of all thesitters having been placed in the same position towardsthe window. Shadows came alike, and high lights appearedin the same place. It certainly made it easier for thepainter, but it produced a fatal similarity of light andshade. To give an… … 54 ■J< toO z < o i I i MY SCHOOL AND MY GOSPEL faces. This produced a certain sameness in every subject:I mean, it had a levelling effect, the very last thing onewould desire in portraiture. Then his background was soarranged as to form a deep, indefinite gloom,—very finefor some portrait…
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