It is unartistic and homely.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
Weber expressed unbounded astonishment and contempt at this unartistic view of things, and with great reluctance at length consented to suppress, or rather transfer to the overture, the noble and pathetic melody designed for Huon's opening song, for which he submitted the fine warlike cantata beginning- "Oh,'tis a glorious sight to see The charge of the Christian chivalry!"
"Records of a Girlhood"
Frances Ann Kemble
While it is true that a little color may relieve the dark metallic look of some Daguerreotypes, it must not be concealed that the covering of the fine delicate outline and exquisite gradations of tone of a good picture with such a coating, is barbarous and unartistic.
"American Handbook of the Daguerrotype"
Samuel D. Humphrey