T is for John Henry Twachtman. One of the first American Impressionists.

Dover Press

Twachtman is the artist for this book cover.  Her face and flowing red hair would not be out of place today.  But as I recall my Victorian literature, this lady is ready for bed, her hair is down, not up or in a bun.  And she is wearing a dressing gown, looking very sad somehow.  I have not read the book, the summary of which is on Wikipedia, (they have information about everything), but I like the Art Nouveau style, the flat style and curved lines and perhaps, in 1896, the cover would have encouraged me to buy the book.

John Henry Twachtman, 1853-1902) was one of America's first Impressionists.  A sample of his work is shown below.  Twachtman studied in Germany and Venice.  After returning to New York and not happy with his current art scene, he and others  formed "The Ten," a group of artists who exhibited their art and were more serious about their work than the current (at that time) art associations.  Not only did he create commercial art and fine art, he learned to etch and carried etching plates with him so he could use that technique outdoors. "His art, conversation, and teaching fueled the creative fires of his friends and students."  He died unfortunately of a brain aneurysm at the age of 49.  But he has a permanent place in American art history as his works are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of New York, The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Museum
of Fine Arts in Boston among others.

The  White Bridge, ca. 1895 by John Henry Twachtman