Bacon, Henry, b. 1840 · Boston : J.R. Osgood · leaf 57
ubject of ridicule to-morrow, and the very uglyfashions of the transitionperiod were too whimsicalto be perpetuated in anyserious work of an artisticcharacter. In this conditionof things he was driven, forany established manner ofdress, into another age.He enjoyed the beautifulcostumes of the… … X^ PARISIAN ART AND ARTISTS. 49 modern costume, he modifies it that it somewhat resemblesthe ancient. While copying the modern fashion, he gives toit the exquisite refinement and severity of the style whichfirst impressed him. This manner or talent is peculiarly hisown, and marks his specialty in…
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