Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-30
NUMBER 81.
DEATH OF MR.. CRAWFORD, TIE SCULo-

The ruInor mentioned yesterday, that Thoz,as C's.
ford Esq, The celebrated American sculptor. d. +.
honooh on the lOsh ns, Is confirmed. E.s rem ur.
VIII oe brought home 10 New York IN rhe straia,e
A''so' "f' Z. was native Of New York. 81. !
parents game from Bsiiyshanon some tty yeas -.
he was on'y III 'he al;h year Of ha age a; The r
Ills deatn. Inc New York COMMERCIAL has IaL s..
lowing notice OF the Distinguished ,.ece,st
lie WAS sent (" school Il: AZ early u.c AL! t'n..'
be made lair progress III ls stC.es his inherrn. ,
was eyibced by his spaniinS his spare r.,-..u.. .
sketching portraits OF ha schoo!.f=iows. pa.-,
wel.knowu portrait painter, attended Ii. same W..
aud was in the SAME c!sss with CrawvrI, aU. !. ..
ten been beard TO say that when the teacaer.x
from them The solution Of soma nri,bmecal ORE. b..
maiical problem, their states exhibited instead r4n
ings Of auima!s trees or horses About thirty yrfr
afterwards they met at Roms each at the head .. :.
profssslon.
Mr.. Crawford was designed by hs father f,r N :.
| camille life. For th-. however. rs manifesto; ma,
dislike, aud preferred T. learn tho ar, OF csrvin, u,
wood. He applied himself 10 it for soont srr u,ur,
but finding II too mechanical aad too limited nrtl.
doned il and directed his studies drawing aut .
| tony under the best instructors the city afpri-a y.
this time his taste for the ns arts began G,"i.
itself, aud lie entered rhe studies OF Fc,.-s L..
nItz. The former OF these gentlemen be- " tlspr 49,.
putation as Inodeler Of busts, and NJ. CrtI.rr:
| found in that branch Of art congeuia rmpIo .u-,r
Here he modelled his first ideal Dust-thst C-,,t.
| Other busts followed, of MS schooni'. ! 81.
| being among them. These wer- exhib,'-G ~ =.
National Gslery, and may be said 10 have giv.n
dant promise Of that emiuenre 10 which b. sG-s-.
| quenty rose.
Mr.. Crawford went to Rome while ye: uni.r sc =.
ty.One years Of age. He took with him letters
| PRODUCTION to ThOrwaldsen, wlo received MN a. :
pupil. With the great Danish scu ptor, howrvrr. he.
did not long remain, but engaged studio fur hun.
! self, and began TO give form TO HE own ide-s. &:
this time be executed several busts among the nua
| of Commodore Hull, who was then at R0mc ms
branch Of his art Mr. Crawford said never 10 a,C
liked, and relinqushed it as soon az his increisr
| prosperity pertni;ted. Between Taorwalds.r s.r..
Crawford warm friendship existed az rb- TIM -
the formers death, who at an early day 'pnF~ ot
| Crawford his successor IN classical ART sut UJ
nounced his Orpheus triumph Of genius.
The Orpheus was the fret statue Mr.. Crsv'o-. rrs
up in Rome. II was long before he received an or-rr
| to execute il in marble. Ii finally, however rt'rsct
| ed the attention OF Charles Sumner, E>I who -
then in Rome,l now United States Senator from VI
sachusetts, who by an apprcciatory article IN ou
our periodicals, called attention 20 The young syG
| tors talent and genius. commission from
admirers Of art in Boston Ia execute il IN n t-olr '
lowed. This was Mr.. Crawfnrds fire. elaborate e" t.
! and it may be mentioned that engraving Of II rav.
ing been made the poet Kenyon. being then 10 II .",
took copy Of the engraving 10 Londop and EN- 2.
ed II at of the social literary gatherings at ton"
| of Samuel Rogers. The company were so d.list '.E
with it that il Immediately agreed among t'' u,
that if Mr.. Crawford had not received from h.
oouutrymen commission 10 execute 1t IN marhl-, ~ .
necessary amount of money should be subscribe '
the company and transmitted to Crawford with rG,.
a commission. The fact told to the scup,or ~
Mr. Kenyon himself. Ii is now In the Bosfou A ~.
neum. Commissions for other works no" fowe; u,
upon him. He remained al Rome, We bcl,vr -:
ten years without once revislting his natlv. lant
On his return home he married Miss Louisa W..
daughter vi the late eminent banker. Ssmu- Ws'f,
ESQ. He returned 10 Rome, where he remain.!
or seven years. On his second return hom. h. ~.
ceived III. order to execute for the Stse of Virgin
the Washington monument To be rieced n fr"r',
the Capitol, at Richmond. The equestrian s:rtue -
| surmount this monument !s completed, as ~.,.
ers are aware, and vii! soon arrive in this COUNT
Mr. Crawford was also commissions by the tu'' q!
States Government TO execute several orlls tor -
Capitol extension, aud had his life been spare {.
brilliant career would have added further bouos- ~
his name.
Mr. Crawford leaves q widow and four chi!drer.
He had but one other near relative, sister, ut',
with his wife has devotedy attended him dur.n6 i'.
long sickness. The affection subsisog b-tween 10
brother and sister, both possessing true G"rrus
though taking different directions. Mrs. CampbviI b..
ing as an author, justly admired for the grace srL
purity of her styie.) enduring ss II WIS ruo.
Their correspondence continued, we b.rN",
without interruption for more than twenty years rni
less severity upon the sister than upon the wi ",
while bis country also may wei! mourn that hc Is To
more.