The Young Artist
by Thomas Locker | Children's Books | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9780140549232 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 9780140549232 Global Overview for this book
Registered by GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/31/2022
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I found this slim softcover in this Little Free Library in Nashua NH, while dropping off some books of my own. It's about a boy who becomes apprenticed to a well-known artist, who recognizes his talent - for realistic landscapes, but not for portraits. It isn't that his portraits are bad, just that they're too realistic for then-current tastes - people want to be prettied up before their images go on the wall! And then the boy is summoned to the castle to paint a huge group portrait, while all of the subjects are insisting that he tweak their images as they dictate, under threat of horrible penalties. Poor guy...
The illustrations are lovely in themselves, showing the artists at work, the local scenery, and more - all in the style of the real-life artist on which the boy is based.
As for the story: luckily for the boy, he gets an unexpected respite from all the pressure when the king sees his lovingly accurate portrait of the king's young daughter, and all is well!
The illustrations are lovely in themselves, showing the artists at work, the local scenery, and more - all in the style of the real-life artist on which the boy is based.
As for the story: luckily for the boy, he gets an unexpected respite from all the pressure when the king sees his lovingly accurate portrait of the king's young daughter, and all is well!
Journal Entry 2 by GoryDetails at Little Free Library, Friendship Park at Roberts Field in Chelmsford, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (10/5/2022 UTC) at Little Free Library, Friendship Park at Roberts Field in Chelmsford, Massachusetts USA
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I left this book in the Little Free Library on this drizzly autumn day; hope someone enjoys it!
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*** Released for the 2022 Tick Tock challenge. ***
[See other recent releases in MA here.]
*** Released for the 2022 Tick Tock challenge. ***