Butte record., 1854-12-16

at once to pay him the stipulated price.
I & No." said the painter 4" my genius
has failed me in this affair. Grant me
a few days more"
Tcniers set TO work again, and accom-.
plished ehief-d 'euvre. BY the aid Of
perspective, he contrived to produce Q
portrait of Hymen which should appear
charming when viewed sideways, at a
certain distance but which, on closer
inspection, should be found to have a
slight frown. The Arcdduke Leopold
having heard the history Of this picture
desired that it should be placed at the
end Of his gallery The curious, mar
ried and unmarried, came to inspect it
Dufresnoy, who relates this anecdote in
his witty manner, concludes his recita
thus: " The duke caused the portrait
to be placed above a kind of dais, tc
""uus mHiVh TIC 'iSitoi HUI W pass
step very polished and slippery. Below
this was the pleasing point of view bu'
no sooner had you passed the step, than
farewell the charm 1T was no longer
the same thing"
Cornelius Schut, the painter-poet, frs
related this little story: "What rs more
curious, "said he in his narrative, @is
that this portrait of Hymen brought
about the marriage of David Tcniers D
Cornelius Schut had Il ward named
4 nne Breughel, dau- hter of Breughel ol
Velours, also a painter. As she was
beautiful, and of pleasing manners, old
Coraeli,.s Schut took pleasure in walk
inc abroad with her. Sometimes they
visited the stuu,ios of Rubens and Van
Bealon, who we're ai,sso her guardians
sometimes the court Of th>' archduke; al
other times they spent the day III the
country, OF In making sn excursion by
water. One day, as they were waikiki 6
in the archduke's gallery, and her guar
dian was pointing out TO her the famous
picture of .Hymen, Teniers happened TO
come in. After some remarks upon the
weather, poetry aud painting. Teniers
said to the young maiden: "Would
msdeaaoiselle like to pass the step :"
" Yes" she replied, perhaps without
g l take you at your word" said Te-
niers, offering her his hand. Anne
Breughel blushed, and refused to pass
Cornelius Schut treated the matter rath-
er as poet than guardian.
'sWhy should you object y said lac
g What would be the advantage"
she replied, somewhat emboldened,
" since on the other side the picture
changes in color and effect :"
"For you and me, never p exclaimed
the young painter gallantly' "Or,
rather, 1 promise you TO recross the ia
tai step immediately" At that crit
cal moment, some strangers happened
to come in. Teniers saluted his friends
respectfully. and withdrew, already in
love with the young girl. The next day !,
after some hesitation, he entered the
studio of Cornelius Schut, wis was paint
ing some comrllias in garland of flow
ers
"Master Cornelius" said Teniers,
" will you tel, me what is the best thing
to be done to please a young maiden .
"Write some verses" said the poet.
/" SO you are in love, eh :"
"To desperation-to the point, in
fact, that the arehduke says have lost
my senses"
And with whom, Master David Te-
niers 2"
"Do you not guess :" replied the cum
ming young artist. Ah, ifI could write
verses like yours !"
.I am not master of the hand of Anne
Breughel," said Schut, divining the OBJ
ject of his passion. She has two 9TH
or guardians-Rubens and Van Baelen
Besides, I take her for a woman of spir-
its, who will have husband Of her OWL
choosing, and no other" Teniers
meeting Rubens soon after, asked hin
in like manner, "What was the bes
thing to be done to please ayoung maid
en-"
Make her Aattering portrait" re
piled the great painter.
20 that I had your genius ;" ez
cla med Te1icrs 81 would make ny