Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 85 Hutton, Laurence 1843 1904 11013926 Portraits in Plaster, from the Collection of Laurence Hutton Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Portraits in Plaster, from the Collection of Laurence Hutton" by Laurence Hutton is a collection of biographical sketches accompanied by plaster masks, written in the late 19th century. The work documents Hutton's collection, which spans from renowned historical figures such as Sir Isaac Newton to contemporary performers like Edwin Booth, emphasizing the significance of these masks as veritable representations of their subjects. The collection serves as an artistic and historical exploration of portraiture, capturing the likenesses of individuals from various eras and walks of life. The opening of the volume presents the intriguing backstory of how Hutton's collection began when he stumbled upon a few neglected plaster casts in a dustbin in New York. It sets the stage for understanding the masks' origins, some dating back to figures like Dante and Tasso. Hutton explains the unique nature of these plaster casts as true representations of their subjects, free from artistic flattery or caricature. He reveals the detailed processes involved in creating these masks, showcasing his meticulous research into their authenticity, as well as the challenges he faced in identifying many of the figures represented. Through this introduction, Hutton not only establishes the framework for the rest of his collection but also invites readers to appreciate the deeper significance of these artistic works as tangible links to the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Portraits Masks (Sculpture) NB Text Browsing: Art & Photography 273914 273835 2024-10-22T04:46:52.604604 2023-09-22T15:44:54.725590 text/html text/html 262948 2016-08-05T13:03:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 3297425 2016-08-05T13:04:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3469862 2024-10-22T04:47:00.760524 application/epub+zip 3471892 2024-10-22T04:46:55.154529 application/epub+zip 142356 2024-10-22T04:46:53.504576 application/epub+zip 3589655 2024-10-22T04:47:05.183481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3518032 2024-10-22T04:46:59.440538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197890 2022-09-24T00:33:38.508293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214945 214746 2024-10-22T04:46:51.399647 2023-09-22T15:44:53.555564 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 215042 2016-08-05T13:03:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 80137 2016-08-05T13:04:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19639 2024-10-22T04:47:05.983478 application/rdf+xml 6539 2024-10-22T04:46:54.150554 image/jpeg 1570 2024-10-22T04:46:53.823609 image/jpeg 3320280 2024-10-22T04:46:52.796622 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia