Londonette in Paris: Ziem: J'ai rêvé le beau

The lives of nineteenth-century painters were remarkably short. Meagre incomes, a weakness for opium and a habit of spending extended periods of time outside with easel and shirt ajar all drastically shortened their earthly sojourn, restricting many artists' activities to a window of five to twenty years.

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The lives of nineteenth-century painters were remarkably short. Meagre incomes, a weakness for opium and a habit of spending extended periods of time outside with easel and shirt ajar all drastically shortened their earthly sojourn, restricting many artists’ activities to a window of five to…