Excerpt from Goupil's Paris Salon of 1894: One Hundred Plates-Photogravures and Etchings and One Water Color Fac-Simile<br><br>Though, for that matter, to be perfectly frank, the existence of two Salons does not aggrieve me in the least. Each has its own path so plainly traced that, in fact, any change in the existing state of things would be to me a source of regret; But what is really to be wished is that the whole world. Should not be made aware of such jeaiotisies, which may not indeed makea great man less, but which make the artist seem less great, and that a generous spirit of emulation should take the place of a petty feeling of rivalry.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.