Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-26
BRONZE STATUE OF BEETHOVEN,
NJ THOMAS CRAWFORD, SCULPTOR OF THE 'lk"'
80 auI NufuH MONUMENT.

nv ;uou,s CRAWFORD, SCULPTOR OF THE flk"l.
81, wAsuiSnruS NoHuMKNr.
Tbrr, /, now on exhibition in tho scu pturc gallery
pf the Boston Ail,epanrn very bcGIii!ul ssaluo VI
tho rent German cnnposor bce.npvcn. i's pnr
WIS modelled by order Of nnr townsnnn, u. FER
| kins Esu Il wn. rast in bronze ut Munich, and Is
intended to be- pncol in 10" Music Hall, Boston.-
The following lutlrr from Munich gives an interesting
account Of exhibition n .h;s pcaa t ~orh ~ Tpa ~.
in thni CITY, aud tho rnnButl"n II created
| ~" MUSIcu, March ~, 1850.
MvD,ar Friend II am revealing in the remcm-
brancc Of this most charming zee, n Int m'S, ''"I
yn could have Witnessed i,n universal enthusiasm.
n" Jcscrhn to y" rninutely the exhibition OF your
| beautiful statue. - ;.s;o, % ,,,,oo
u ~, in the Concert Hall, told genial mi
| .cnl director, Swchncr, of my plan. lie entered
warmly into it, saying, NO, this must not be done on
a concert night. will arrange IN esPeciai eoncert or
the 26th Of March, the anniversary OF me death o TIC
| orent master 1t shall be a fets day OF the arts.
We'll pleussd with his proposal, made pedestal
six feet high formed back ground Of green velvet,
supported by small pillars. Ii was good piece Of
work place the statue upon, but was accomplish
cd without accident, and standing before the dark
back ground in tho midst Of flowers and Expresses,
lighted by hundreds OF gas lights it produced mag
icnl effect. More than thousand persons pre-
sent, ut their llead King Max md Queen Marie and
the finest compositions of Beethoven were performed
by more than three hundred singers and musicians.
| wished Mr.. Perkins could lInve heard those magi-
| cal tones The manager OF our theatre, NJ. Dingc!-
stade, wrote prologue i'll rhyme, giving the poc!lral
meaning ofthG tcte, which was extremely well spoken
by our first actress, Madame DHmbock and at the
end OF the evening you heard on every side the OK.
clanation, "Wehavc never had such charming fcte.'
King Max to and said, II cannot but regret
that this fine work of art should not remain in Mu
nich." answered, 1.-The artist who created it still
lives" to which hcsmingly replied, ut will DO long
before any statue will please the as much as this has
This was great deal Tor the unsymphathizng King
Max to say.
King Louis, whom God hns given TO again, was
not able TO leave the house in the evening, ds the
weather is still very bad and cold indeed, the state
of his health had been such to prevent his visiting
any artist, but he no sooner heard that must send
yOur statue away than liz came OH foot through the
snow and rain 10 The foundry where | had II re-
placed for him. He appreciated it fully, and pro-
missed to tell you soon by word Of mouth, how much
your work had impressed him.
| nm now packng the statue, and on the LIST or
April shall consign to the railroad, and hope it will
reach Bremen safely III Nv" days.
| shall send you some documents relative to the
by King Louis.
Among the documents alluded to, was the follow
ing letter to Mr.. Perkins from L. Franz Swehner .nc
composer and Royal MusicHi Direc'of
at Munich
MUNICH, March 3lst, ISJ5.-Ihe common leeHnS
and reverence for art and the masters o' az 80
exists nn both sides Of tho ocean, among inc cum
teal uutinus of the New and the Old world, Is tic
which mites them although separated from GIch
other by space, in customs ana Soc.hI ioI"9' i''
rrvcrrIIcc for Beethoven, greatest oil aii iic '"''
a.r f o,r c,untrv which has long lived III all The
D,usc.lovno hearts of his native Europe Is How pnr-
tjcipatcd in by great and noble people hrv"id the
pccun The Beethoven will soon stand IN Boston, n
II visible and speaking proof ot the noble conm"ni'
rv of thought existing between the two continents
Munich highly esteemed as the starting point "i mo-
ern art has given being to this monument. 80 grand
" modelled by one OF the most gifted artists OF Anne
rica The musical community Of our city took occa-
sion on the completion of this monument to give
n musical feto in memory Of The great master on
the anniversary of his death. He died, as all
the world knows, on the twcnty-sixth of March,
1871 Confident of your cordial sympathy, they
placed il in the Concert Hall. The king, the
members of the Royal Family, and a select aud nu-
ncrous audience assembled on this glorious OCCASION
Constant applause during the whole evening showed
the deep sympathy OF the inhabitants OF Aunich III
this cerbrati0n the memory al which VIII long I'VE
in thousand hearts. You will see by the enclosed
programme, what works were selected Tor performance
II thi, admirable concert The prologue winch az ,
companies il will express 10 you the sentiments al INC
listeners. And now receive from Inc the well do
crvcd thanks of all German artists and art lovers
which YOU and Crawford have so we'll won by The
,rraron and erection Of this noble monument. May
his bronze image OF the great composer take with II
across the ocean as great blessing the power to
preserve and spread among you the love OF classical
Music so that the urt Of music, in liz deepest ana
rucst meaning, may give the holy convection true
ceiling for art to the rapidly developing people OF
mcrica