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'The Fountain of Youth' a forgotten star of the 1845 salon: William Haussoullier's masterpiece, 'The Fountain of Youth', was eulogised by Baudelaire in his review of the 1845 Salon but then disappeared into obscurity in England, Graham Reynolds--who bought it for four guineas in 1937--traces the history of its subject and decribes the impact the painting made in the 1840s
- Source :
- Apollo. August 2005, Vol. 162 Issue 522, p46, 6 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- To start on an autobiographical note: in 1937 I was a newly appointed assistant keeper in the Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings in the Victoria and Albert Museum. One [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036536
- Volume :
- 162
- Issue :
- 522
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Apollo
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.135246784