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Notable Picture: Many of his works are in the Louvre, among them his 'Baptism of Christ,' and his most notable picture, the 'Education of Achilles.' Among his notable »wks are 'Perseus and Andromeda' (1782), and 'Cupid and Psyche' (1829). He also produced the historically interesting works, 'The Acceptance of the Constitution by Louis XVP ; 'Napoleon Proclaimed Consul for Life'; 'Bat-deof Marengo,' and 'The Death of Dessaix.'
A man with a collection isn't particularly hot copy for the magazines, because he doesn't, in most cases, display any ingenuity in acquiring his collection, but only a good deal of spare money or a lot of persistence. A man with an odd collection ordinarily makes just one picture, one only moderately interesting if it shows a proud individual surrounded by some sort of "loot." One-picture features are also hard to sell to the magazines. Sometimes, however, other pictures which will interest an editor may be staged. Incidentally, eccentric collections, rather than those notable for being extensive or complete, are the best bets for picture sales to magazines.
All things considered, the best Camera for shooting stock pictures around farms is a 4 x 5 Graflex Super D. The stock picture agencies have a preference for 4 x 5 negatives, and the notable tendency of animals to move around rather than to pose quietly makes a reflex Camera the most practical device for shooting them.
For the mechanics of selling to stock picture agencies, including where and how to submit, see Chapter . |
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