Abstract

Art Study in the Imperial School at Paris - II

The article discusses the experiences of an American, during his art study in the Imperial School at Paris, France. There stood at first, however, between him and the perfect sympathy of his new comrades a barrier formed of the following articles: two rush-seat stools-one high and the other low, an easel made of deal, and a few napoléons for bien-venu. The most engaging freshman, until proved good for so much, is only experimental. A chronic looseness in the compliance has made the studio skeptical. Prompt loyalty to the bien-venu, to tabourets major and minor, and to the easel, is a test. The committee who made this demand was composed of sachems of the school, young men of affairs, perfectly accustomed to that versatile grace with which a boon companion, if he is a Frenchman, can wriggle out of a proposed expense.