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Although the great revolution of 1793 changed the whole face of…
Quote byWynford Dewhurst · 1864–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Impressionist Painting: its genesis and development. (1904), p. 1: Ch. 1. The evolution of the impressionistic idea..
English (original)
Although the great revolution of 1793 changed the whole face of France both politically and socially, it failed to emancipate the twin arts of painting and literature. In each case one tradition was succeeded by another, and nearly forty years elapsed before the new spirit completely broke through the barriers set up by a past generation.
— Wynford Dewhurst
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