Burnishing the horizontal pictures, it broke up against these in delicate lines where there were cracks in the varnish, and from all these great black squares framed in with gold stood out here and there some lighter portion of the painting-a pale brow, two eyes that looked at you, perukes flowing over and powdering red-coated shoulders, or the buckle of a garter above a well-rounded calf.
Eta urrez islaturiko karratu beltz handi hauetatik guztietatik, pinturaren zati argiagoren bat edo beste nabarmentzen zen, han-hemenka, bekoki zurail bat, zuri begira zeuden bi begi, jantzi gorrien sorbalda hautseztatuaren gainean ileordeak deskiribiltzen, edota galtzari baten mihiztoa izter mardul baten goian.