Reminiscences of a Portrait Painter
Reminiscences of a Portrait Painter
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He went to work with great ardor, making sketches and preparing a vast composi- tion. In the course of the work, sit- tings from the various members of the imperial family and their immediate fol- lowers were granted to him. If a por- trait-painter, when his sitters are ordinary mortals, is often driven to the verge of insanity, it is easy to judge how his temper is tried and his nerves unstrung when those sitters are princes or sover- eigns. It is likely that in Couture's case the sittings wer...e not agreeable either to the painter or to his models. Napoleon III. Wished to direct his artist, and of all artists Couture was the least easy to direct. Finally, one day, goaded beyond endurance, the painter turned around and said : " Sire, who is to paint this picture, — your Majesty or I ? " And neither painted it ! The Emperor gave no more sittings, turned his back on the painter, Thomas Couture. 95 and his courtiers turned theirs also. The order was not maintained, and all the work of many months was wasted.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He went to work with great ardor, making sketches and preparing a vast composi- tion. In the course of the work, sit- tings from the various members of the imperial family and their immediate fol- lowers were granted to him. If a por- trait-painter, when his sitters are ordinary mortals, is often driven to the verge of insanity, it is easy to judge how his temper is tried and his nerves unstrung when those sitters are princes or sover- eigns. It is likely that in Couture's case the sittings wer...e not agreeable either to the painter or to his models. Napoleon III. Wished to direct his artist, and of all artists Couture was the least easy to direct. Finally, one day, goaded beyond endurance, the painter turned around and said : " Sire, who is to paint this picture, — your Majesty or I ? " And neither painted it ! The Emperor gave no more sittings, turned his back on the painter, Thomas Couture. 95 and his courtiers turned theirs also. The order was not maintained, and all the work of many months was wasted.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by G P a George Peter Alexander Healy to read onlineMoreLess
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