Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-25
An American Lady Artist.

Miss Hosmer, an American lady is now Mt
Rome, periecting herself in the art of sculp
ture. The foreign correspondent of the
True Democrat, writes of her as follows:
Before Miss Ilosmer left America, she was
known to many through bust which she
had executed there-liespcrns, the evening
star-n bust remarkable, not only for its fin
sl and beauty of form, but for the expression
with which it is filed, the expression of
dreamy repose, dropping the weary lids,
bowing the head and slightly parting the full
lips. This bust WINS modelled and cut in
marble by herself without other instr,Ic-
ton than that which her own study aud OBJ
servniion had afforded her.
| Soon after its completion, she left America
for Rome. Come 70 this home of artists
where particularly TO sculptors, every oppor-
tunity of study and improvement, is afforded,
with the earnest purpose Of devOlng herself
to her nr', she became the pupil of Mr.. Glib
son. He had seen n laguerreofype Of Hes
perus, and having conversed with her, gladly
ncceded to a plan which she had desired
without hoping for the possibility of lis ac-
complishment. BY reputation, Mr. Gibson
is well known, md il is universally conceded
thni he excels NIL living scnlptors in delicncy
md finish of execution, and IN his scientific
aud practical knowledge qualities affordiug
opportunities for rapid and certain progress
to one fortunate enough to he student under
his guidance.
With his Appreciation Miss lIosmer begnn
at once copying n succession Of the finest
works of art. A bust from the Venns OF
Milo, one of the few great statues belonging
the world and to all time; the "Torso," an
...,e - Al.
ican," supposed TO he an ancient copy ol
Prax,cles' Cupid, perfect gem of art, a
nOuruful, spiritual face, on which the eye
never wearies Of dwelling. Tho execution
aud expression of these copies are most ad
> mirnble; even the Cupid has lost little of It's
spiritual beauty in the re. reproduction. II
speaking of them, il wns the criticism of Mr.
Gibson, TINT they were executed in the broad
est and noblest manner; unt, though no
perfect, they could scarcely have been don,
> more admirably or rapidly
! Miss llosmer is now engaged lron an i,ea
y bust, Daphne. The subject is one TINT In
u been often repeated nor can there be nn
y grent variety in The treatment of bust; bu
" upon the femnle hend, however varied, ma
= he lavished all the beauty in the artists sou
20 Daphne is not yet completed, though sufiic
:, emily so to be most beautiful; il is full {
=, feeling, of refinement and deicacy, nu
y shadowed by n mournful dreaminess, whic
7; would seem to be fivoIite expression wit
!, the young artist. am happy 10 say that tn
~ bust is TO he cut in marble and sent to Ane
W W len. IL will be Interesting for those who hn,
a. "a, the opportunity of doing SO, TO compare h
y" first work in that country with her first woI
ny in Rome.
',s IL seems snperhuous to wish for Miss Ho
Y, mer noble aud successful career MS an nrtis
v" An earnest purpose has overcome 8lmo
inslrmountable obstacles; an earnest pu
Sc. pose, also, is required to overcome the tenn
* ta,ion of too unobsirucied path. Such 81
'ss has ; and that every difficulty is swept fro
nj before her, as by the hand of a guards
to angel, will only stimulate her to strugg
Ia. with subtler difficulties, unseen by other ey
,Li ihun her own, through which 10 attain 10
d. higher excellence in her ART, rernemberi
No ever that Xxx t.,..... .. .-'.-,. ...5
ne ''The uncertain dizzy path that scales
bet The clear height Of supremest purposes
ou Is sleeper to the angel than tho child"