JSS Gallery has a very well written piece about the background and history of the painting.
As seen today |
As photographed in the Salon 1884 |
Sargent was a master painter. You will find more of his work HERE.
...Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. If we lose these, we are conquered, fallen indeed... Patrick Henry (1736-1799) US Founding Father
As seen today |
As photographed in the Salon 1884 |