His At Night
“She was sure Lord Frederick would appreciate seeing the painting. She hadn’t shown it to him for one very significant reason: She was afraid that the subject might be her mother, and one simply did not go around letting gentlemen look at one’s mother in such a state of exposure.
But now she was throwing all scruples to the wind.
“My goodness, but it’s a Delacroix!” exclaimed Lord Frederick.
She was unfamiliar with the name; the books on art that the library had once housed had concentrated on t...he art of classical antiquity and that of the Renaissance. But judging by Lord Frederick’s expression of delight and reverence, a Delacroix was nothing to sneer at.
“Do you really think so, Lord Frederick, that it is a Delacroix?”
“I am almost one hundred percent sure.” He brought the small painting even closer to his eyes. “The signature, the style, the use of color—I would be shocked if it weren’t a Delacroix.”
His enthusiasm quite infected her. It must be a sign from above.MoreLess
But now she was throwing all scruples to the wind.
“My goodness, but it’s a Delacroix!” exclaimed Lord Frederick.
She was unfamiliar with the name; the books on art that the library had once housed had concentrated on t...he art of classical antiquity and that of the Renaissance. But judging by Lord Frederick’s expression of delight and reverence, a Delacroix was nothing to sneer at.
“Do you really think so, Lord Frederick, that it is a Delacroix?”
“I am almost one hundred percent sure.” He brought the small painting even closer to his eyes. “The signature, the style, the use of color—I would be shocked if it weren’t a Delacroix.”
His enthusiasm quite infected her. It must be a sign from above.MoreLess
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