The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-25
BosroN, March ~, ls46

BosroS, March "a 1916
"a NsO Exhibition -.dl'ton's Picture Of B-isAaszsr's
Feast copied by Young II, fist Peculiar Circumston.
ees attending the Production of thus Copy-.a Descrip
fion IF The Picture TirreHs TiaL
An exhibition opened here yesterday, which de.
serves passing notice at least, only from its own
intrinsic merits but from the peculiar circumstances UNI
der which originated It is well known to TIE people
Of this country, and especially to all who take any in
eiest In the fine arts that the great American master
Washington Aston, left a splendid historical picture
Beshazzar's Feast unfinished at the tune OF his death
This picture Of Alstou's publicly exhibited in this
CITY, after his death, as he left it, and attracted much A.
tension at the time One Of young artists Mr. Thos
T. Spear, great admrer of Aston, who had allowed
him the privilege OF copying his Beatrice, ap
Piled to the proprietors of Belshaz1ars Feast for
permission to copy that work, giving very good
reasons for making the request, md Offering to
meet all the objections that we're urged against the
psrnaciously ofused and Mr. spear then formed the
novel design OF copying the picture from memory This
bold and discouraging task he
keeping MS project to himself and after nearly two
years OF ncessant toll, he COW offers to the public
splendid picture, said to be quite accurate copy Ct
Astons 20 far as that was completed and finished
cording to Mr. Spears ption the design of the
great painter While Alstons picture was on exhibi
upon paper. with pencil using The crown of his hat for
an easel, such outlines his brief opportunity would
allow taking caro- not TO be observed and then hurried
TO his studio to transfer to the glmpses he had
obtained Laborng under those disadvantages, it will
be conceded BY all that no ordinary genius could
,ocrticlss the copy can say, however. whether it
be correct and faithful copy not, that evinces
name prominently before the country artist Of
mean merit.
narrative Of the circumstances attending Belshaz-
zars least contained in the fifth chapter of Daniel The
scene Of this picture the banqueting hall the pa
lace. The golden and silver vessels taken out Of the
temple NJ Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar the father OF
Belsaazza had been brought in by command of the lat
ter and tho king and his princes his wives and his con-
cubnes drank wire in .hem, and praised the gods of
gold, and OF silver. Of BRASS of jron of wood and of
stone Then cams forth the fingers of mans hand and
wrote those mysterious characters the wall which
50 much troubled the king and induced him to send for
the astrOoge, the Chaldears and the sooth say ers
These wise could read the writing, nor make
known the interpretation thereof The queen came in
and that the king should send tor the pro-
phet Daniel and show the Interpretation Daniel was
accordingly brought in and reminds Behazzar Of the
infamous career OF his father and his apostacy He
then reads the words and shows the interpretation de-
kingdom.
The ar s. has selected this scene in which Daniel is
The king upon his throne in tho oreground on
the spectators left him stands the queen support
es I s ssss Daniel stands nearly IN the
hand ne points to tho writing The discounted astroo
gers and soohayers occupy the right of the foreground
males kneeling in posture of alteration while another
Is reaching forward to touch the garment OF the pro.
sod and s,sr Tss n SISSdsns distances e sc:
is occupied by the banqueting tables at which the
guests are seen between the principal figures in the
foreground In the extreme distance the head Of ex.
tended flights OF steps. is colossal golden image
and crowds are Frustrated before the idol There is also
gallery filled with spectators in attitudes of wonder
and excitement
Tirrelrs trial is expected to commence to-day shall
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