Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1851-01-11
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Yesterday we llal octnsiou to stroll
within tile prerifets Ct Our sister city b
Nav Orleans, mud were upon tho mott,
sinking THE dust from otlr feet and embark
| Ing IN ali omnibus, when we encountered
the heavy, but expressive arIistieal friend
William Forshey. II required no exces.
sive effort to accompany him to his studies
at No, IS st Charles street. We are vet
| unable 20 decide whether IN excess Of mo.
deHty or a disposition TO surprise, OF as
a general indifference, which ever accom-.
panied ilite merit Was the feason that our
oonrals omitted 10 lofwafn us Of the
rich trent IL reserve.
Upon entering the sanctuary Of our
friend our attention was Mt once with.
drawn from the various specimens of skill
and atl tfat clustered about the room, and
centerttl upon what we shall ever regard
ms an effort of the highest order Of excel
'enee. We have always been disposed to
award 10 MIR. E'orslley. a talent of no or
binary character in his peculiar department.
numerous busts Of many prominent citi.
Hehs Of New Orleans, the workmanship
OF his hands, have received eoinmenda.
tioi, for their HitllfuIneHs ID nature, and
for exquisite in mechanism but we were
not prepared to witness an effort drawn
from the ideal that must ut once place the
author upon the roll Of our most digtin.
gtisied native artists. 1t IA no
ton TO declare that tho Offering Of in.
hocenec' ia II production worthy of the
favored few who have drank inspiration
from tho toile Of the Old masters IN acntp.
lures o prolific upon tho Italian shore.
About three years ago William Forehey
exhibited to ts the representation, of lie
v'sage of d mutual acquaintance carried
from AT humble billiard ball, We nd.
Vlsedhin 10 turn llia attention to aeriptnre.
In his pastime anu primary effort la Ind
developed nature ana wa knew that the
practice were Of easy acquisition
our surpfise, III entering hiA
studies. :at witnessing a iigtrc beautifully
correct ~ 'ts anatomical proportions, OK.
l%tilsitely natural in position anl with n
co'ntenattce plncked from other spheres.
Ihh "Daaring Of Innocence il tho
Representation Of 4 Chcrub, with winya
iittering, as if just alighted from its tnrial
residence, On Bonded knee it protIers n
Tho folds Of ltd garment drops
negllgentlK about the form in c%orrcsnon.
ience with the snppliant attitude. But
chief excellence Of this lovely produc.
consists in the expression which the
artist has dung into tho countenanee,-
It is no child of human conception that
are gazing upon, for, however young.
'ot'e earthly passion is manifested tlpon
Nv ietlttca Oh cattl bOtt, Creatures
see, indeed, in the statue before ns
hat joyous and guiletess and inn~oeent.ex.
'resslon that holy fancy a4cribes 10 beings
If anoshor world
But we ienr that onr GOOD natured read.
'rs will ascrlhe to Us a disposition to in.
'n'ge IN fancy oai cSaggeration. We ask
lich % visit the studies Of our friend md
will lay a respectable wager that they
WI exceed us III their fervij descriptions
thus merttorious work. We advise
Il to .ray . visit to the "Oaering Of IN.
Iocenee, They will thus be enabled to
earn how n%nttfinS industry, amid want
I'D sickness, can dcvelopc genins. They
vii Thus see that three short years are
nsiciant, where the native ore exists, To
eveal the sculptor, brilliant in conception
nd fa~iiltless in execution. .