Still more might we say that the plaster of Paris cast is a fair substitute for the marble statue.

It shares with the beautiful marble work the same form and imitates the body of the living man just as well as the marble statue.

Moreover, this product of the mechanical process has the same white color which the original work of the sculptor possesses.

Hence we must acknowledge it as a fair approach to the plastic work of art.

In the same way the chromo print gives the essentials of the oil painting.