Quote#Death
Since the great French Revolution all colour has been gradually dying…
Quote byWilliam Burges · 1827–1881
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Art applied to industry: a series of lectures, 1865, p. 8.
English (original)
Since the great French Revolution all colour has been gradually dying out of the male costume, until we have got reduced to our present gamut of brown, black and neutral tint; which, combined with the chimney-pot hat and the swallow-tailed coat, form a costume by no means particularly adapted to refresh the eye seeking for form or colour.
— William Burges
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