
Pierrot, Formerly Known as Gilles
1719 · Louvre, Paris
A clown in white satin stands alone at full length with his arms hanging useless, given the scale of a grand portrait.
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A clown in white satin stands alone at full length with his arms hanging useless, given the scale of a grand portrait.

Twenty-eight years on an island near the Orinoco, counting days on a post and keeping his own moral ledgers, until a footprint appears in the sand. The English novel grew from this.