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1、IMAGINARYPORTRAITSIMAGINARYPORTRAITSbyWalterPater4thedition1IMAGINARYPORTRAITSCONTENTSCHAPTERI.APRINCEOFCOURTPAINTERSCHAPTERII.DENYSL'AUXERROISCHAPTERIII.SEBASTIANVANSTORCKCHAPTERIV.DUKECARLOFROSENMOLD2IMAGINARYPORTRAITSCHAPTERI.APRINCEOFCOURTPAINTERSEXTRACTSFROMANOLDFRENCH
2、JOURNALValenciennes,September1701.Theyhavebeenrenovatingmyfather'slargeworkroom.Thatdelightful,tumble-downoldplacehaslostitsmoss-growntilesandthegreenweather-stainswehaveknownallourlivesonthehighwhitewashedwall,oppositewhichwesit,inthelittlesculptor'syard,forthecoolness,ins
3、ummertime.AmongoldWatteau'sworkpeoplecamehisson,"thegenius,"myfather'sgodsonandnamesake,adark-hairedyouth,whoselarge,unquieteyesseemedperpetuallywanderingtothevariousdrawingswhichlieexposedhere.Myfatherwillhaveitthatheisageniusindeed,andapainterborn.WehavehadourSeptemberFai
4、rintheGrandePlace,awonderfulstirofsoundandcolourinthewide,openspacebeneathourwindows.AndjustwherethecrowdwasbusiestyoungAntonywasfound,hoistedintooneofthoseemptynichesoftheoldHoteldeVille,sketchingthescenetothelife,butwithakindofgrace--amarvelloustactofomission,asmyfatherpo
5、intedouttous,indealingwiththevulgarrealityseenfromone'sownwindow--whichhasmadetriteoldHarlequin,Clown,andColumbine,seemlikepeopleinsomefairyland;orlikeinfinitelyclevertragicactors,who,forthehumourofthething,haveputonmotleyforonce,andareabletothrowaworldofseriousinnuendointo
6、theirburlesquelooks,withasortofcomedywhichshallbebuttragedyseenfromtheotherside.Hebroughthissketchtoourhouseto-day,andIwaspresentwhenmyfatherquestionedhimandcommendedhiswork.Buttheladseemednotgreatlypleased,andleftuntastedtheglassofoldMalagawhichwasofferedtohim.Hisfatherwil
7、lhearnothingofeducatinghimasapainter.Yetheisnotill-to-do,andhaslatelybuilthimselfanewstonehouse,bigandgreyandcold.Theiroldplasteredhousewiththeblacktimbers,intheRuedesCardinaux,wasprettier;datingfromthetimeof3IMAGINARYPORTRAITStheSpaniards,andoneoftheoldestinValenciennes.Oc
8、tober1701.Chieflythroughthesolicitationsofmyfather,oldWatteauhasconsentedtoplaceAn
