… painter Christian Richter (1678-1732) found himself prevented from ‘reaping such advantages by his Art Sutable to his meritt his face being no Agreable prospect for fine Ladys to see those scars were rather a motive of compassion than to …
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… the ‘age of general curiosity and intelligence’ was not universal, and the suspicion that commercialization and literary merit did not always go hand in hand continued to exist (and does so until today), most famously expressed in the …