"By rough-made engravings after 'Along the Churchyard', and 'After the Storm' [some of his famous, older paintings], .. the name of the maker sounds familiar for thousands of people.. .Mr. Israëls painted life-stories and funerals and all kinds of touching figures.. .,and when he - in a later, more mature period - achieved to become a truly artistic painter, he already was the well-known Israëls and people took his works just for granted.. ..he, who got the fortune in his artist career to become famous with works of momentary importance, and who deserved later his fame once more with paintings of inestimable value. translation from the original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)"
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