Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-10-16
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Tic G flowing brief history of the distinguish
sd'Artist, Mr.. o. A. BULLARp, is taken from the
%mcrican Biographical Sketch Book, and from
other Authentic sources The Sketch Book con-
tains the lives oftl25 distinguished living self.
educated men, and in it MI Bullard is properly
assigned conspicuous place, as being one Of
the noble few, in our country, who nave by their
own eXertons, been elevated from adycrsity to
high and honorable rcnown. The crowning
work of Art By Mr.. b.. and the one which above
all others is now winning for him wide and
enyinbc fame, is his Panorama of New York
; city. a Painting Of rare unthtunesS AND pcntc-
Fton. which cost him four wears incesshnt toll,
Ffand was attended with an expense Of over
$4,000. .,
Was born at Howard, Steubcn Co. N. Y> on the
Il of February 1916. Ills parents came from
Massachusetts and were among the earliest
settlers of Stcubcn county His father was
farmer of good repu,es Whcr the latter died
the subject Of thisssketch was fourteen years Of
are, and he was apprentccd 70 the bAsinesS of
wagon making and sign painting; those branch
cs being frequently united, III many Of our
villages His love for the fine arts was first
awakened bv the arrival of Il portrait painter in
that place Eager to obtain some knowledge OF
thc art he eXcrted himself to the utmost to raise
theways and means, and applied for instruction;
but the artist refused to disclose any Of his pro-
fe,siona secrets. At that period he was eighteen
years of age, and the productions of this painter
were the first oil paintings he had ever seen
Ever afterwards, his mind was fixed upon paint
ing and although the way did not then appear
m artist he was determined to become. With
sihis fw ha adesirel to leave his trade, tor the
purpose of obtaining INSTRUCTIONS III sohfe OF ttit
,istant cities but at the earnest cntreatics OF
ais mother who could not bear the idea of part
ing with him, he remained. All his spending
money was laid out in books but he searched
in vain for any that gave information OF
painting,
At this iuncture, friend of his, young ply
sicau, patiently waiting, like many others, TO
..ray hairs, to emtite him to confidence, agreed
no sit for his likeness" He was in his glory
as with painters pencil, odds and ends OF
lntl,hcS aid the premises all to himself and nj
subject" he commenced his first portrait l
was we presume, with some such feeling as tina
Of m orator making his debut, or genera
uho:t 20 light his first battle. The portrait wa
declared 10 hc excellent, and to his qualification
it WAS pronounced greatly superior to thos
uninttd lY the professional artist. All the pee
rle declared that it was like life itself; and Il
!rath ihcre was no fear Of his falling into tn
difficulty OF a certain artist, who, having palnte
Aorsc thought it necessary, for the informs
uuu of persons not judges Of the fine arts, to II
scribe underneath the animal, This is Horse
when ii, age MI Billiard visited Massachl
srits and Connecticut, where he found frienC
who gayc him the requisite Instructions II
then commenced business aS portrait paihte
at Hartford, where he met with good success
During several subsequent years, he painted po
,r,its in Massachusetts, and in the western pa
Vi .Ar Sta:e OF New York.
In 1871 he married The eldest daughter or
A Oimsteml, ESQ and since the winter of lSi
he has made New York city his permanent pla
pi residence
There probably is no Artist now living, of N
BuEirds aye. that has labOred harder, or appl
himself more closely to his profession, for {
last fifteen years. lie has illustrated jdct tn
has been tl.ustruicl by great many individual
viz thai God gives nothing to mortals witho
labor it is labor that produces everythr
There is no douhl OF the fact that it is the du
si every man. more especially OF every you
man to ind oul Wiat trade or profession &
Intended him tot and then after aS""'- mi