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"What could have induced these old fellows," I said to B., "to choose such very uninteresting subjects? Who on earth cares to look at the life sized portrait of a cabbage and a peck of peas, or at these no doubt masterly representations of a cut from the joint with bread and vegetables? WHAT COULD HAVE INDUCED THESE OLD FELLOWS I SAID TO BE TO CHOOSE SUCH VERY UNINTERESTING SUBJECTS WHO ON EARTH CARES TO LOOK AT THE LIFE SIZED PORTRAIT OF A CABBAGE AND A PECK OF PEAS OR AT THESE NO DOUBT MASTERLY REPRESENTATIONS OF A CUT FROM THE JOINT WITH BREAD AND VEGETABLES
-established name, and one that we can both pronounce. It is quite as long, and nearly as difficult to spell, before you know how, as the other, added to which it has a homely sound. It seemed to be the very word. The old Pantechnicon is devoted to the works of the old masters; I shall not say anything about these, as I do not wish to disturb in any way the critical opinion that Europe has already formed concerning them. I prefer that the art schools of the world should judge for themselves in the matter. I will merely remark here, for purposes of reference, that I thought some of the pictures very beautiful, and that others I did not care for. What struck me as most curious about the exhibition was the number of canvases dealing with food stuffs. Twenty-five per cent. of the pictures in the place seem to have been painted as advertisements for somebody's home-grown seeds, or as coloured supplements to be given away with the summer number of the leading gardening journal of the period. D IS A DIGNIFIED OLD ESTABLISHED NAME AND ONE THAT WE CAN BOTH PRONOUNCE IT IS QUITE AS LONG AND NEARLY AS DIFFICULT TO SPELL BEFORE YOU KNOW HOW AS THE OTHER ADDED TO WHICH IT HAS A HOMELY SOUND IS SEEN TO BE THE VERY WORD THE OLD PANTECHNICUM IS DEVOTED TO THE WORKS OF THE OLD MASTERS I SHALL NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THESE AS I DO NOT WISH TO DISTURB IN ANY WAY THE CRITICAL OPINION THAT EUROPE HAS ALREADY FORMED CONCERNING THEM I PREFER THAT THE ART SCHOOLS OF THE WORLD SHOULD JUDGE FOR THEMSELVES IN THE MATTER I WILL MERELY REMARK HERE FOR PURPOSES OF REFERENCE THAT I THOUGHT SOME OF THE PICTURES VERY BEAUTIFUL AND THAT OTHERS I DID NOT CARE FOR WHAT STRUCK ME AS MOST CURIOUS ABOUT THE EXHIBITION WAS THE NUMBER OF CANVASES DEALING WITH FOOD STUFFS TWENTY FIVE PER CENT OF THE PICTURES IN THE PLACE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED AS ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SOMEBODY'S HOME GROWN SEEDS OR AS COLOURED SUPPLEMENTS TO BE GIVEN AWAY WITH THE SUMMER NUMBER OF THE LEADING GARDENING JOURNAL OF THE PERIOD
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