Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
John Singer Sargent
Born: January 12, 1856
Died: April 14, 1925 (aged 69)
Bio: John Singer Sargent was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury.
Known for:
- Portrait of Madame X (1884)
- Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose (1886)
- The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882)
- Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892)
- El Jaleo (1882)