Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-08-30
being provided with an accurate receipt
of the proportions.

being provided with an accurate receipt
of the proportions.
stepped yesterday, into Howell's
and Jamcs's, to see Count D'Orsay's
two s. statuettes"- miniature statues
of the Duke of Wellington and Napo-
leon. The Count, as an uncqualled
horseman, and the owner, for the last
twenty years, of the finest " bits of
blood" that money could buy, is, of
course, better judge of horse than
most sculptors. The models are very
different from most marble steeds.-
Their snowy points are" dwclt upon,"
so to speak. There is no point which
is impossible in nature, and The truth
probably is, that the Count has infused
the principle Of his own character into
the ideal he has worked out-that 9th
ers may stay safe, if they please, by
following what is general and easy he
chooses to carry out that which is rare
and just possible. They would be ex-
traordinary horses in real life, because,
though any one OF their remarkable
points may have been seen, the COM
bination of so many PROJECTIONS in one
animal would be a miracle of beauty {;
and this is very true description Of
the Count himself, and Of his talents,
as well as his person. The models are
seen at n disadvantage, at present, be-
cansn they are still in plaster, and the
coarseness Of the material tells on stat
ues so small. They arc to be cast in
bronze very soon, and then they will
be subjects Of study FOR the lovers Of
horse-ncsh. The figures of the two
heroes arc exceedingly good. ] found
no fault in them.
l saw Count D'Orsay at Lady Bles-
sington's few days ago. He retains
his splendid beauty in undiminished
preservation. | looked at him after so
long an absence, and with much of the
illusion Of other days worn out Of my
eyes. to see whether had not been
dazzlcd into an undue admiration of
his personal appearance. Even ten
years after ] recorded my surprise on
first seeing him, however, ! find him,
still, by far, the handsomest man ever
saw, and if changed, changed for the
better, for his loss of high color adds
TO the intellectual expression Of his
countenancc. His manners have the
same Joyous abandon which nobody
could initiate, and which would be ont
of place in any one but D'Orsay or a
King. His portrait, painted by him
self, and now in the exhibition Of the
Royal Academy, gives scarce an idea
of him, from the impossibility of put
ting his royal manners upon canvass.
and from his having really painted
himself far less handsome than nature
made him. This, and his portrait of
Lord Lyndhurst, by the way, are two
very fine specimens of the art, and
artist, think his promise very remark
able, both as painter and a sculptor.
His will be a curious life 10 read OF, il
ever truly and competently written.
Wa!lack was advertised to play "Thc
Brigadicr" last night at the Prncess's
Theatre. ] am fond of the character,
and was very sorry that dinncr-party
kept me from going to see it. Miss
Cushman is still very popular at this
theatre. Mrs. Brougham is playing
there also. Since / wrote that | had
not heard De Meyer, have been to a
morning concert where he played
The enthusiasm in the audience was
boundless. II was concert on the
piano, rather than one players per-
! Torrance. lie made the whole in
strument "discourse most eloquent
music at once, and with no confusion.
There were but two or three men pres
ent. and some hundreds Of ladies, and
the clipping by tho Giile hands was "a
loud as a crowded theatre. You will
make much of HIM in America, i
/ think.
| have been once TO Drury Lane to
see the performance of the French
Operate Company from Brussels
The best player, it was said, did not
appear, though the Queen was present.
They were all middling, most middhng,
performers, thought, and | was ac-
cordingly bored. The pit was yocifcr-
Gus in its applasc, however, though
probably very little of the French dia-
logue, half sung, half said, was under
stood by them.
! will not lcngthen this letter by
touching on any other topic.