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There is in that strange picture, something that stamps it as the representation of a reality. THERE IS IN THAT STNGE PICTURE SOMETHING THAT STAMPS IT AS THE REPRESENTATION OF A REALITY
be a chamber in some antique religious building; and its foreground is occupied by a female figure, in a species of white robe, part of which is arranged so as to form a veil. The dress, however, is not that of any religious order. In her hand the figure bears a lamp, by which alone her figure and face are illuminated; and her features wear such an arch smile, as well becomes a pretty woman when practising some prankish roguery; in the background, and, excepting where the dim red light of an expiring fire serves to define the form, in total shadow, stands the figure of a man dressed in the old Flemish fashion, in an attitude of alarm, his hand being placed upon the hilt of his sword, which he appears to be in the act of drawing. There are some pictures, which impress one, I know not how, with a conviction that they represent not the mere ideal shapes and combinations which have floated through the imagination of the artist, but scenes, faces, and situations which have actually existed. E INTERIOR OF WHAT MIGHT BE A CHAMBER IN SOME ANTIQUE RELIGIOUS BUILDING AND ITS FOREGROUND IS OCCUPIED BY A FEMALE FIGURE IN A SPECIES OF WHITE ROBE PART OF WHICH IS ARRANGED SO AS TO FORM A VEIL THE DRESS HOWEVER IS NOT THAT OF ANY RELIGIOUS ORDER IN HER HAND THE FIGURE BEARS A LAMP BY WHICH ALONE HER FIGURE AND FACE ARE ILLUMINATED AND HER FEATURES WEAR SUCH AN ARCH SMILE AS WELL BECOMES A PRETTY WOMAN WHEN PRACTISING SOME FRANKISH ROGUERY IN THE BACKGROUND AND EXCEPTING WHERE THE DIM RED LIGHT OF AN EXPIRING FIRE SERVES TO DEFINE THE FORM IN TOTAL SHADOW STANDS THE FIGURE OF A MAN DRESSED IN THE OLD FLEMISH FASHION IN AN ATTITUDE OF ALARM HIS HAND BEING PLACED UPON THE HILT OF HIS SWORD WHICH HE APPEARS TO BE IN THE ACT OF DRAWING THERE ARE SOME PICTURES WHICH IMPRESS ONE I KNOW NOT HOW WITH A CONVICTION THAT THEY REPRESENT NOT THE MERE IDEAL SHAPES AND COMBINATIONS WHICH HAVE FLOATED THROUGH THE IMAGINATION OF THE ARTISTS BUT SCENES FACES AND SITUATIONS WHICH HAVE ACTUALLY EXISTED
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