The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-20
From the Philadelphia North American.
The SouIt Pictures.

The world has scarcely yet got It's establishment
at the accounts OF The sale OF the late Marshal Sours
pictures in Paris, the immense extent oil the collection
and the prodigous prices which OF them brought,
We do not recoeci the nurber sold but The sale
pied three entire days, and the amount realized was
i5s, 100 francs, or about half million OF dollars.
Oae OF the paintings, " The Conception OF the Virgin,
~ Murilo, il will be remembered was brought for the
French government! for $50 900 fnncs-neafly $4,000
Another, the St Peter IN Prison. brought Isl 900
flames. The great question with readers Is,
how Marshal Soult, soldier OF fortune, ever man
aged 10 make so vast and valuable collection, EN-.
bacng the principal treasures oil the Spanish school oil
art The mystery is easily solved They were some
Of the "spos OF victory" picked up, in the Bonapare
style. by Sout during his Spanish campaigns, par
cuay the conquest OF Andausa, and al the capture Of
Seville They were, in TACT pundered chiefly from the
converts OF that city by the Marshal who, like most OF
Napoleons generals, knew how to enrich himself when
The opportunity offered, and was not scrupuous as 10
the means The following, which we cut from late
number Of the London A;heneum, gives some sprighy
and instructive "reminiscences on the subject:
NJ Soult reached Seville with the catalogue OF Cean
BermudeZ in one hand and double edged sword 10 the
other. lila first visit was made 10 the convent OF San
Francisco. in whose smaller closter preserved the
entire series Of pictures painted m l6i5, The first exhibit
lions Of MurOs powers and the harbngers OF his fame
Tbe.c be earned Oh at one fell swoop. One aoneot
siKtysx-leiched 50 500 francs al the sale His next
ys 10 The Caridad the exiramun hospital founded
by Msnara, who gave occupation TO his friend Murlio
durng the period Of his greatest powers, about 1879.
Ui ne eight magnificent paintings, Nj. SouIt. whose
charity began ~ home, conveyed" away 1--WE With
pae he babed Napoleon and the Louvre, and four he
retained cor hls own sale rooms Murllo was paid
for these works OF four years the then price
oi s-it5 reals-abcut csOO. This should be men.
toned his "Gnce" Is generally supposed 10 have
realized above by the sale o three only OF them
% The Dake ~ Sutherland and Mr.. Tomline The only
0Ge lett on hs handsot "a in the catalogue OF the
cent sale ~ Peter IN Prison" was knocked down the
Other Day % The Emperor Of Russia for l5 900 francs The
Maahal-a good Iudktdid not fail on reaching Seville
attend The Cathedral and after particular request TO be
favored with view was profoundly struck with the re
iginas sentiment displayed N " Birth OF the Virgin
a picture rightly consldorel by the chapter among
ne most precious o their relics For, il must be
luss-the land of the SsHtssDla takes precedence
AT hts IamSeaisL Conception - the wsichword OF
seville Toe canone and robed priests, duly estInat.
20 to- pisty o the invader, felt that they could moi
% les ihah send the picture To the master OF thirty
ekons who lived Just conveniently the way 10 the
aFehhshnPs paare This IL the picture (ot $50 that was
s0id The last day Of The sale for 10 900 francs
~ ne same attendance At the Cathedral that the Mar
phai obtained oi co The Flight into Egypt" which
fetched only 81 900 francs These companion pictures
according 70 AiT Ford IN his Handbook" were at frat
conceaed ~ the Chapter from his Grace who informed
4, traitor oi heir existence, sent beg them M pres
sal-hnung. says ToreGo 10 his history that If they
were denied. be would take them by force.
= 0le day, when NJ Sout was showing his gallery al
PARIS ~ Cot Gurwool he stopped opposite OF this
oar and said vaue that picture very much it saved
he lives 81 lgo esfimablc persons An aid camp
,ghisperel "a oar eoanifymans ear" lie threatened 10
have lhsm both shot the spot unless they gave up
Ne eaan0l 20 into any detail Of the mutiufnOus minor
scsessu operations II HI. grace OF Dalmaia in his ar
Itsrai elmpa,fna kutce II 70 say. that his many fine
yurhafans were removed IN double quick march from
ts aertgr dsscagos 10 headquarters One lot alone OF
lhru,--No. 2l--islehsd 81 The ale ly,o99 france"