The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

RAPHAEL,

FREDERICK OVEIiBECK AND HIPPOLYO
FLANDIUN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
tbi°
SIR,—I trust that you will grant space for -
accompanying document, valuable at once as,
tribute to the memory of the eminent French hitl;
torical painter, M. Hippolyte Flandrin, from °I
in the foremost rank of contemporary artists, auio
as attesting their perfect and fervid concurreocli
upon a snbjecc of signal importance to Art that ti
oI
excited throughout Europe, and that still mill
tains, a keener interest than any other of its
in our time. •
As a guarantee of its fidelity, I enclose Wl.4is
the translation a copy of the Italian text.—i 6 Y 1
sir, yours obediently,

MORRIS MOOlai

Rome, 9th April, 1864.
Pregiatissimo Signor Morris Moore,—Avendorai
eaternato desidorio, che io con alcune righe le sle',o
conservato la memoria quelle poche parole, clic' 0,.0
presenza sue, furono scambiate nel mio studio, nal gi°r 01
6 del prossimo passate mese di marzo, fra it testa CC
dolorosamente rapitoci egregio pittore francese, M. 11;it
lyte Flandrin e me, sul prezioso quadro dell' "A-P°l'
Marsia" di Raffaello di cui Ella e l'invidiahile possess`
attesto, che avendo io dimandato a questo celeberrimo art' °lie
se aveva veduto quel capolavoro, e se conveniva con Ci 6 Cse,
io ne aveva lasciato scritto, con effusione di cuore ri6ll°,o„
che ne conveniva pienamente, a con gest° molto e3proleii3o
mettendo la mans sul petto, soggiunse, che quelle
,psrule
me scritte avevano prodotto in lui una viva emozi on°^
Ecco cid che in omaggio alla verita davo cert. tOci‘fP'cli
che la prego di voler uniro all' interessante rac•colt°:itto
attestati che Ella va formando sul suo oramai di%
l'Europa riconoscinto quadro di Raffaello, maitre 800 c
distinta stima,—Suo Devotissioao,
FEDERICO OVEIaI33

Roma, il2 d'Aprile, 1864.
All' Illustrissimo Signore, Il Signor Morris Moore.

(TRANSLATION.)
Most esteemed Mr. Morris Moore I—ln accordatacc 19°411
your desire that I would commemorate under my ownl°lll
the few words exchanged in my study, on the 16t1,°4
March, in your presence, between me and the etal'3`,l"ite
French painter, M. Hippolyte Frand in but now s° °,;" -
snatched from us, concern ng ther precious Poi are
of " Apollp and Marsyas," by Raphael, of which Y°ll
the enviable possessor, I attest that on my aabrihdirligt ttbciscorill;
vowed artist if he had seen that masterpiece,
curred in what I had written of it, he replied with etasht
that ho did concur in it fully, and with gesture 133°8t °l,-;
pressive, placing his hand on hi,3 heart, he added, hat!
0.
words by me traced* had produced in him a lively lo3t,sie°„,
This is what, in homage to truth, I in duty certifY7 m:of
ging of you to kindly add it to the interesting collecti°Poi
attestations which you are forming respecting a Picturtel',ol,,
acknowledged by all Europe to be by RaPhaeL„ -meat
meanwhile, with distinguished regard, yours very' 10%.
FREDziticii.• OVEDIOG"

Rome, April 2, 1861.
To the most Illustrious Signor,
Signor Morris Moore.
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of Feb.
in the Times of Jan• 10th, ands thelaetl.
nental jogto1:. N."
Y Oub, 1861; in the 2aNet of April he
d illort,
in Herald 22d, 1863; attd itt the )o‘dipg couti4