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ÉDITION SPÉCIALE AVEC TRADUCTION FRANÇAISE THE · STUDIO An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art DEC. 15, 1902 VOL. 27 No. 117 44 Leicester Square LONDON Monthly $1\frac{5}{8}$ BUREAU DU STUDIO PARIS: LIBRAIRIE OLLENDORFF 50 CHAUSSEE D’ANTIN PRIX : 1 FRANC 50¢ NET ABONNEMENT : 20 FRANCS
THE STUDIO. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY CHARLES HOLME. Contents, December 15, 1902. SUPPLEMENTS:—A REPRODUCTION IN FACSIMILE OF A COLOURED ETCHING, ENTITLED "THE CRITICS," BY MANUEL ROBBE; A REPRODUCTION IN FACSIMILE OF A COLOURED ETCHING, ENTITLED "THE ORCHARD," BY MANUEL ROBBE; A REPRODUCTION IN COLOURS OF A WATER-COLOUR DRAWING BY HENRY SANDHAM, ENTITLED "SOUTH DOOR OF MATRIZ CHURCH, PONTA DELGADA"; A REPRODUCTION IN PHOTOGRAPHURE OF "THE DANCING LESSON," BY NICOLAS GYSIS; REPRODUCTIONS IN COLOURS OF TWO ENAMELLED PLAQUES BY F. C. VARLEY; A DOUBLE-PAGE REPRODUCTION OF "WINTER," BY CHRISTOPHER DEAN. MANUEL ROBBE. AN ETCHER IN COLOURS. By Gabriel Mourey. Six Illustrations ...
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This issue of The Studio, dated December 15, 1902, is a special edition featuring French translations. It includes reproductions of artworks by Manuel Robbe, Henry Sandham, Nicolas Gysis, and F. C. Varley, as well as a double-page reproduction of "Winter" by Christopher Dean. The magazine also features an article on Manuel Robbe, an etcher in colours, by Gabriel Mourey, and details about "The Studio" International Prize Competitions.