The gift of five hundred dollars did not trouble him in the least; he could soon make that up; but taking part in a "tableau vivant" under the auspices of his dramatic wife was like being impaled.
But the whole thing was done in a jiffy, and Mrs. Chints was possessed to have her 'tableau vivant.
A tableau vivant is literally what its name imports--a living picture composed of living persons; and, when skilfully arranged and seen at a proper distance, it produces all the effect of a real picture.
Indeed, it has been observed, that artists themselves, when they have to arrange a tableau vivant, always prefer copying a picture to composing one.
If the heart was not touched, as, indeed, in such a play it scarcely ought to be, the eye was enabled to repose upon the finest tableau vivant that the stage has ever seen.
It is a pleasant surprise to see her depending upon something beyond her skill in the art of the tableau vivant.
And in this transcript of the larger tableau vivant we find exactly the same phenomena.
Now, in the transcript of the larger tableau vivant before us--that which represents Dr.
The other drawing presents a tableau vivanton a larger scale, and of a much deeper interest.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tableau vivant" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
