Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-10-21
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LIrcHFEID, COW rta8sDAY, OCTOBER ii, als47


eneominms TO the carved flowers aud foliage
which occupy every accessible and appropriate
ssnace around the animated forms on either
side. The pre-e ninently ornate and graceful
ssein>foliage, flowing in long arches and cur
wed branches, known in its two varieties Of
Fs snco -EngIish and English arabasgHe, which
has excited the cmul0us study of American
artists for several years past, is here displayed
in amastery Of taste and workmanship demons
sirativs Of theiyanscendant success Ehich that
Emulation hid achieved. Better specimens Of
this enchanting srnament. in free wood car ing
do not certainly evist; ard thoss soaring over
The head Of the bearded a,cner. above desert
bed, give an outline Of imposing. grandeur TO
this lofty portion OF the vehicleNa.ieh scarce
Fly any other design could equal.
The from. oil the carriage rests npon the
backs oftwo monslrous and grotesque allgaorS
in bronze, who seem compressed ben lis
pondcrons weight. Both in design and exccu>
1ion, these huge figures possess great merit,
evinciug daring freedom with the grotesque
upon which few modern artists have presumed,
an] which il requires poetic taste. cultivated
amid the mythologic and heraldic forms ct old
oriental art, fully to appreciate. But passing
around these 10 the left front Of tbs chariot,
we arrive at piece of sculpture withathe
| subject OF which the popular mind II a,0te t;s-
SIMILAR. II is that of Diana, the hu6I iSSs. he
free. heallhfni, strong, and acf}z lsfdcn-
goddess oisthe chase. with bow and culver,
bare breasls, and flowing tunic. careerng on
| ward in pnrsuit, attended by her fond and
faithful hadnd, Even to the unccuth figure Of
the classic hound, is This production true TO
the standardlnodcls; and no critic would hes5
itateto promo unce ii the beat copy, Of the size
of life. that has been produced ia the same
material, It necessarily occupies nearly Tue
whole space over the left fore wheel. and
brings us tothe csn;eal compartment of carr
wurk on this side w have here anat
convex paneh. medaltioNad, ike the foruats
lima spacious shell-shield, spreading intosimi.
Tar prajeciing [rill-work, of equal workman.
Iisbip and splendpr. But he painting, on thi.
side is highly finished gem, that will elicit
universal admiration. The scene is a wooded
and rocky mountain den, affording, distant
and soft perspective. and exhibiting. on the
foreground, group of thee or four figures, of
which the centre one is fine and spirited
conception OF manly beauty and vigor very
rarely egualled. Ii is that of tamer Of savage
l,naa ia in heir rnta or sayt,n
pursued and subdued royal tiger in lis glen,
and who stands with his foot upon its pros
trate aud submissive form, while two lovely
females approach him with long wreath Of
flowers, pendant in rich fe stoons, as tito en-
chain even the victor with the power OF their
rewards and charms. This picture is remarka
bly, felcitous aud striking, and the flowers
particularly. are finished with minuteness
| and bfilianc, seldom seen even in the choic-
est treasures Of a studio We pass from this
| fascinating object. however, to a colossal lion
over the left hind wheel, bearing a sriding
cupid with lifted torch. The subject stands
destructive archer on the opposite side, since
we have here the brute monarch Of The forest
subtued and guided by child. Owe, this
massive staiuary. ,ascends ar arch ni branching
and curving foliage, in harmony with ihs,
which we nave mentioned on the opposite
compartment, and whi.h loses no iav,r upon
q renewed inspection. We finally reach the
lofty back Of This gigantic car, and see an i'm
Inense eagle ofll,ming gsll, in the act Of ris
ing upon expanding wings with our -atiena
| escutcheoi, nf stripes and stars.
This vast and marvellous vehicle was built
sculpiured. and cmbellishrd under the per-
sonal sorerniendence Of Mr.. Raymond, the
proprietor, and Mr. JohnStephenson. the man
ufactorer. 1t is undcniably the greatest me-
chanical and arlistcal prodigy Of the age, and
not even dstanily approached BY any similar
production in Eur ope.
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