Structure: War history & person content Roll, honour, award Reports of proceedings Link Collection search CONFLICT Equipment type War diary Collection search Collection search Collection search Collection search Collection search BATTLE HONOUR UNIT PERSON PLACE EVENT EQUIPMENT Conflict: • Link,to,the,conflict Units: • Related,unit,1 • Related,unit,2 Places: • Place,1 • Place,2 • Place,3 Events: • Event,1 • Event,2 • Place,3 Ba=le,honours: • Ba=le,honour,1 • Place,2 Equipment: • Equipment,1 • Equipment,2 Related,links War history > Units Unit name The,studio,was,filled,with,the,rich,odour,of,roses,,and,when,the,light,summer,wind,sHrred,amidst,the,trees, of,the,garden,,there,came,through,the,open,door,the,heavy,scent,of,the,lilac,,or,the,more,delicate,perfume, of,the,pinkJflowering,thorn. From,the,corner,of,the,divan,of,Persian,saddleJbags,on,which,he,was,lying,, smoking,,as,was,his,custom,,innumerable,cigare=es,,Lord,Henry,Wo=on, could,just,catch,the,gleam,of,the,honeyJsweet,and,honeyJcoloured, blossoms,of,a,laburnum,,whose,tremulous,branches,seemed,hardly,able,to, bear,the,burden,of,a,beauty,so,flamelike,as,theirs;,and,now,and,then,the, fantasHc,shadows,of,birds,in,flight,fli=ed,across,the,long,tussoreJsilk, curtains,that,were,stretched,in,front,of,the,huge,window,,producing,a,kind, of,momentary,Japanese,effect,,and,making,him,think,of,those,pallid,,jadeJ faced,painters,of,Tokyo,who,,through,the,medium,of,an,art,that,is, necessarily,immobile,,seek,to,convey,the,sense,of,swiTness,and,moHon., The,sullen,murmur,of,the,bees,shouldering,their,way,through,the,long, unmown,grass,,or,circling,with,monotonous,insistence,round,the,dusty,gilt, horns,of,the,straggling,woodbine,,seemed,to,make,the,sHllness,more, oppressive.,The,dim,roar,of,London,was,like,the,bourdon,note,of,a,distant, organ. unmown,grass,,or,circling,with,monotonous,insistence,round,the,dusty,gilt,horns,of,the,straggling,woodbine,, seemed,to,make,the,sHllness,more,oppressive.,The,dim,roar,of,London,was,like,the,bourdon,note,of,a, distant,organ. In,the,centre,of,the,room,,clamped,to,an,upright,easel,,stood,the,fullJlength,portrait,of,a,young,man,of, extraordinary,personal,beauty,,and,in,front,of,it,,some,li=le,distance,away,,was,siWng,the,arHst,himself,,Basil, Hallward,,whose,sudden,disappearance,some,years,ago,caused,,at,the,Hme,,such,public,excitement,and, gave,rise,to,so,many,strange,conjectures. As,the,painter,looked,at,the,gracious,and,comely,form,he,had,so,skilfully,mirrored,in,his,art,,a,smile,of, pleasure,passed,across,his,face,,and,seemed,about,to,linger,there.,But,he,suddenly,started,up,,and,closing, his,eyes,,placed,his,fingers,upon,the,lids,,as,though,he,sought,to,imprison,within,his,brain,some,curious, dream,from,which,he,feared,he,might,awake. "It,is,your,best,work,,Basil,,the,best,thing,you,have,ever,done,",said,Lord,Henry,languidly.,"You,must, certainly,send,it,next,year,to,the,Grosvenor.,The,Academy,is,too,large,and,too,vulgar.,Whenever,I,have,gone, there,,there,have,been,either,so,many,people,that,I,have,not,been,able,to,see,the,pictures,,which,was, dreadful,,or,so,many,pictures,that,I,have,not,been,able,to,see,the,people,,which,was,worse.,The,Grosvenor, is,really,the,only,place." "I,don't,think,I,shall,send,it,anywhere,",he,answered,,tossing,his,head,back,in,that,odd,way,that,used,to, make,his,friends,laugh,at,him,at,Oxford.,"No,,I,won't,send,it,anywhere." • People,who, belonged,to,this,unit People • War,diary • Search,the,collecHon CollecHon PRIMARY,NAVIGATION
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