"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

25 July 2024

Happy Birthday, Eakins

Eakins, Mending the Net, 1881


A teacher can do very little for a pupil and should only be thankful not to hinder him.  The greater the master, mostly the less he can say.

Thomas Eakins, born on this day in 1844

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