An Expostulation and Suggestion in a Letter to Sir Frederick Leighton,
by FREDERICK GEORGE LEE, LL.D., F.S.A.
“With the general spirit and drift of Dr. Frederick George Lee’s
vigorous pamphlet we entirely and heartily concur. On certain
points of detail we may venture to differ from the author. Not all
representations of the nude are of necessity immodest: witness, for
example, the works of such an artist as Mr. G. F. Watts. Conversely,
there are scores of pictures (chiefly French) which, though they
do not come under the category of which we speak, are nevertheless
flagrantly immodest. We deem it unnecessary to discuss the matter
further, especially as we have already and more than once expressed
a very definite opinion upon it--in substantial agreement with Dr.
Lee--in the articles devoted to Art criticism. To that opinion we
intend to adhere, though in doing so we may stand alone in the public
press. As to Dr. Lee’s protest, it is, in our opinion, both timely
and serviceable.”--_John Bull._
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