Life Mask
“Tool MarksMarks left on a surface by the sculptor's tools, often best preserved in hidden areas.THERE is a curious aspect of the British character, not often remarked on, viz. a positive fascination with the French. If the Emperor of China were to change magically into a Woman, or if the Russian serfs were to take to walking backwards, it would merit only a paragraph in a London newspaper. But when it comes to matters Gallic, no investigation is sufficiently exhaustive, no report long enough, t...o please the English.In the days of the Ancien Régime, when the French lived in subjection to their Monarch, our preoccupation with them was mostly a matter of High Life. Given the close bonds of friendship and even sometimes kinship between the British aristocracy and the French, it is not surprising that this publication's readers have always taken an interest in the goings-on of the Comte de Poo, the Princesse de Pshaw, their furniture, amusements and cuisine. A certain on ne sais quoi in the atmosphere of Paris lends an air of chic to every bodice or jacket cut out in that city.MoreLess
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