With the Pressure of His Fingers

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View of Auguste Rodin working in his studio on a clay version of what appears to be "I Am Beautiful"

Another stoops and takes a handful of clay from the earth, and with the pressure of his fingers moulds it to the reality of an unreal image seen in dreams.

Artist

Name:: Hennessy, William John
Dates:: 1839-1917
Country:: Ireland

Illustration

Subject:: People
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The witch of Prague; a fantastic tale
Author:: Crawford, Francis Marion
Publisher:: London: Macmillan and Co., 1901
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Imaginary view of Auguste Rodin working in his studio on a clay version of what appears to be I Am Beautiful, with The Thinker visible behind him.

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