Snelling, Henry Hunt, 1816-1897 · [New York : W.B. Smith] · leaf 295
ossible position compatible with the ar-rangement of the body as nearly as is pos-sible in a vertical plane. This is necessa-ry, as the parts which are nearest the glasssuffer a very considerable degree of distor-tion and enlargement. Of course greatsteadiness is required on the part of thesitter… … 2. steady position without this, the result isgenerally the most satisfactory, the restnot unfrequently giving an air of stiffnessto the sitter. In a great number of por-traits a dark and unnatural shade is thrownunder the eyes : this arises from the em-ployment of a top light. The lightfalling…
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