Parsons, Frank Alvah, 1868-1930 · Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 307
THIS ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE SAME PERIOD FURTHER DE-VELOPED. THE STRICTLY LOUIS XV MATERIAL, THE TRIMMINGSOF THE SAME STUFF ARRANGED IN HALF ROCAILLE MOVEMENT,AND THE CUT, ARE ALL DISTINCTLY CHARACTERISTIC. THE UPPERPART OF THE WAIST IS EVIDENTLY OF LATER ORIGIN. … THIS PORTRAIT OF THE POMPADOUR EXPRESSES IN MATERIAL, CUT,AND DETAIL, THE SANEST, MOST ELEGANT, AND MOST DISTINC-TIVELY CHARMING PHASE OF THE STYLE. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: FRANCE AND ITALY art expression are entirely different. This anomalyis a very interesting field for psychological specula-tion.…
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