Henry Irving and Bastien-Lepage

Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Neil Miley ISBN: 9781483670027
Publisher: Xlibris AU Publication: July 27, 2013
Imprint: Xlibris AU Language: English
Author: Neil Miley
ISBN: 9781483670027
Publisher: Xlibris AU
Publication: July 27, 2013
Imprint: Xlibris AU
Language: English

In 1880 the French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage was one of the rising starts of modern art and a fi ne portraitist. Henry Irving on the other hand was acknowledge as the fi nest Shakespearian actor in England. The two met at a dinner in the Beefsteak Room one evening and set out to create what would become one of the best unfi nished works in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

This story, written by a portraitist, brings out the inevitable tensions that exist between the aims of the artist and the sitter. The impact of Irvings need to maintain a public persona and Bastien-Lepages need to have a success in England are exposed.

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In 1880 the French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage was one of the rising starts of modern art and a fi ne portraitist. Henry Irving on the other hand was acknowledge as the fi nest Shakespearian actor in England. The two met at a dinner in the Beefsteak Room one evening and set out to create what would become one of the best unfi nished works in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

This story, written by a portraitist, brings out the inevitable tensions that exist between the aims of the artist and the sitter. The impact of Irvings need to maintain a public persona and Bastien-Lepages need to have a success in England are exposed.

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