New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-25
Death Of John vanderlyn.

The decease of this eminent American
artist took place on Thursday night, at Kingston,
Ulster County, at ripe and venerable old age
He was born in that town in October, E76, and
consequently, if ne had lived week or two long
er. would have completed his seventy sixth year.
The taste for the Art, in which he subsequent.
" attained SUCH honorable distinction, was deyel-
oped in Mr.. Nanderlyn at an early age. Among
his first productions were copies of some of
Stuarts portraits of distinguished persons, among
which were those of Col. Burr and Judge Benson
Attic instance Of COL Burr, who offered to aid
him in I've study of his art at the best European
.ehco's, he passed through preparatory course
with Nh. Stuart, who at that time resided in
Philadelphia.
In the same year, in the autumn Of l796, ne
sale for Europe, taking Letters of introduction
from the French minister to several eminent men
in Paris. where he remained for about four Year,.
Returning to this country in 1901, he engaged ia
the successful practice of his art until the spring
of 1903 when he went to Europe the ST cond time,
with a commission to purchase pictures AID
collection Of casts from the antique for the
American Academy. During this visit in
Europe, no made The acquaintance Of Wash
ington. Allston, Washington Irving, and MIR.
Monroe, for each of whom he formed a warm
at,achm,nt, and received from them many graft
fling acts of Kindness. Having visited the princi
pal Objects of curiosity and taste in different Eu-
ropean countries he took up his residence at
Rome, where he remained for over two years,
dtyotng himself with enthusiastic zeal to his
favoTite studies and gaining a marked proficiency
in the practical details Of his art. During the
second year of mis- stay in Rome, he painted his
great picture Of "Marius amid the Ruins of Car.
thage" which was received with warm approval
by his brother artists ia that city, and afterward
attracted the attent on Of Napoleon, when it was
exhibited in the Louvre. In 1872 he paated
Ariadne, one of his most popular productions
besides employing himself on portraits, copies Of
celebrated works, sketches of Versailles, and many
other smaller paintings. He returned to the
United States in 1915, and was at once fully occu
pied in painting the portraits of several distin-
suished Americans, among whom were Presidents
Madison and Monroe, Mr.. Calhoun, and Governors
ates and Clinton.
10 1877, the Corporation Of this City granted
him the privilege Of erecting building for piano.
ramic exhibitions upon the public ground in the
northeast corner of the Park, to which he gave
the name of the New ork Rotunda Here were
exhibited, at various times, the panoramas OF Pa
ris, Athens, Mexico and Versailles, painted by
himself, together with his great historical paint
ings. In consequence OF pecunlary endorsements,
growing out Of the erection OF this building, he
was compelled 10 surrender it to the City Corpo-
ration in 1879. His loss in giving up this building.
was ten thousand dollars, debt from which he
was never able to relieve himself and which for
the last twenty years Of his life had depressing
influence upon his genius. His picture, Of the
Landing of Columbus, was painted during the lat
ter portion Of this time AID it failed in vigorous
and artistic treatment, such deficiencies may in
great measure, be ascIibed 10 the circumstance
above mentioned. We hope, a. he himself desired
that some competent person coz niant Of the facts
will speedily make satisfactory statement OF the
difficulties that existed between him and the
Corporation, and which embttered his feelings
toward some contemporary men and institu.
tons. IL 1852, he painted full length por
trait Of Washington for the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes in Washirgto for which the sum Of
81 500 in addition to the original price OF 3 900
was voted BY Congress. Retiring to Paris in 1889,
he remained in that capital eight years, where he
painted the Landing Of Columbus" in pursuance
ola commission from tas United States Govern.
r,,t. The last important pr,iucton Of his pen.