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Eduard Klieber Girl Reading 1855
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(Reblogged from booklover)
The artist must be somewhat opposed to society — against received knowledge. He must be prepared to explore strange alleyways, to rebuke accepted wisdom, to confuse and challenge and reconstruct new patterns. The artist is by nature a semi-outlaw.
Devlan ~James Michener, The Novel
submitted by sleepintodream (via booklover)
Armand Point ~ Légende Dorée ~ 1899 ~ via
(Source: library-love)
Nicolas Henry Jeaurat de Bertry Still Life - 18th century
Miss Benedetta Ramus. Engraved by William Dickinson, after George Romney.
From Old English mezzotints, by Malcolm Charles Salaman, London, Paris, New York, 1910.
(Source: archive.org)
19th century, Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel (French 1839-1929) ~ Captivated
(Source: old-world)
illustrator: Félix Lorioux
