The Madisonian., 1840-01-25


seur Of the fine arts, which he literally patron
res To introduce. then, his Prince 10 the
Kings Majesty, the Duke accompanied the
travellers 10 the Bavarian capital. The most
marked honors were paid them there, the pub
nc considering the brilliant expectations OF
Inc Prince well founded, and rumors to that
elect having been freely circulated by the
Journals OF Germany. letter in the Ham
burg Imperial Correspondent, of December,
1888, says:
:" No sooner had the illustrious yisi,ers ar
rived at Munich, and put up at the Golden
Stag lloel than his Royal Aighness, the
Crown Prince of Bavaria waited on them in
person and invited them to dinner al the Pa
lace. His Royal Highness next day accom-
panied them TO view the most remarkable
museums, Libraries, buildings, &c. in which
Munich abo,nds The following day was
devoted 10 field sports near Germering."
Her Royal Hghness, the Duchess Of
Lcuchlenburg, then gave, on the 9th OF De-
cember, splendid dinner in honor OF the
Duke aud Prince Albert, to which the y hole
diplomatic corps had been also invited. A
round of diplomatic entertainments next fol-
lowed. The English ambassador, Lord Frs
kline. gave splendid concert and supper
the Hanoverian ambassador, Count Kiemann-
segge, sOiree the French ambassador,
Baron de Bourgoing, grand dinner; the
Russian ambassador, Pryy Councillor, Won
SEVERN, dinner, followed by bal pare, and
the front of the hotel being in the evening
splendidly Illuminated But for the depart
IRE of the Duke and his Prince, the festivi-
ties would for many more days have continu-
ed. The remaining part of the winter Prince
Albert passed IN Italy, and on his return he
visited Vienna. When he re-entered his
apartments at the castle of Ehrenburgh, the
first object which struck his eyes was the re-
cently-inished portrait of her Majesty, ar
rayed in the robes and jewels Of the official
costume worn at the first dissolution of the
British Parliament, by express command
painted by + A. Chalon, Esq, r. A, and en-
grayed by s. Cousins, Esq, A. Il. A. 1t was
most agreeable surprise, the Prince not
having been previously informed Of this pre-
sent, directed, during his sojourn at Vienna,
by Her Majesty TO Cobourg; and not aniici-
paing the success with which this portrait
has been executed. No arts, is so happy in
female costume as Chalon but he has some
thing better than taste in millinery and in the
making up Of a picture to boast of, though
this may have contributed materially to his
success as a fashionable Inner.
His lkenesses are forcibe and striking and
have an air of ton that may be characteristic
of most of his sittcrs. Chalon's portrait of
the Queen gained for him the appointment of
portrait painter in water-coIors to Her Majes-
ty-an honor that his rank in this branch of
the profession eminently entities him to. There
are three classes of Impressions of this por-
trait: before letters, lettered proofs and prints.
The subscribers TO each class entered, it will
be remembered, their names on the lists open
ed for it by the publisher, Mr.. +. G. Moon, Of
Ihreadneedle street.
Prince Albert had the pleasure of seeing
this portrait, which recalled to his mind the
happiest days of his lfe often admired. On
the 9th OF October, 1899, he and his elder
brother. The hereditary Prince Ernest, of Sake
Cobourg, arrived, on visit TO her Majesty, at
Buckingham Palace, where carriages from
Windsor had been kept ready to convey them
and their suite, to the Castle. For the Princes,
her Maicsty's own landau had been sent.
The fortunate young Prince who is the sub
iect of this memoir. is in German papers ge-
nerally called .4ibrecM But this Christian
name, which is indeed recorded in the parish
register CT the ducal palace of Cobourg, is not
by the following paragraph translated from
Vol. H. of the German General Encyclopa-
dia, .4Vygemeine Encyclopaedia, edited by Pro-
iessors Ersch and Gruber: "Albert or AL
brecht," says this work, is contracted
from .4dol and bci and means of noble
birth-aso a landed nobleman. Generally
speaking, Albert was formerly more in
use in Germany, and afterwards the Sc
cond form prevailed still both words con-
tinue to be promscuously used" In ancient
German records, Instead of Albert is also
found alberto; and as r,c is the English rich,
the medern German reich, in the same man
ner, bert is also an old Saxon word, related
to the English birth and born. Adal is the
modern German Adel, nobility, and both forms
are seen in ancient German records.
Some very distinguished personages occur
in history of the name Of Albert. Among
them is Albert L., Duke of Austria, and after
wards Emperor Of Germany, born in l24S,
and son of Rudolph Won Habsburg. A high
ly distinguished scholar Of the 18th century,
was Albert the Great, .Aibe,t des Crosse, who
is also called Abertas TeuionIcus. The
Pope, Alexander w., conferred onhim, $50,
the bishopric Of Ratisbon, but he resigned IN
order entirely to devote himself to science.
He is the most volumnous author, both oil his
own age and those that preceded him tho
collection of his works, published at Lyons,
in 1861, comprises tweniy-one volumes IN
quarto, on theology, geometry, astronomy,
astroogy, optics, physics, and variety oi
other subjects.
resolution was offered week too ago in the
Kenntky Legislature that the Governor should order
a national salute be fred the sth OF January, IN