The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-01

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pBATU OF AIRY sCuETrIB, TIE PAINrgR.
late steamer brought us the csrnen, Of tho
deah Of Ary scbeor the sixty third year his age,
After devopg more than hsI censsry 10 advancement
m The at Of painting sch,acr born IN 1875, NJ the
Easue IN Holland, ami when only twelve years Of ago
naton'sh,d Amsterdam with picture OF bis prciucliou.
lie removed Paris 1907 and r,udlod the school CT
Pierre cuirin. His romantic temperament led him 70
poetic thoughts, and irspked By the n,crsure OF ITO
German poets. and more particularly By the works Of
sec'he and Schiller, he wrought from hs sasginA.on
ducc with his pencil ths wok Of tho poc,'s brsm Hns
sxcelieroe 10 date from the period OF his leaving
the somewhat DRY and clareicai style Of rerrc Gntra
sud giving vent 10 his rational inspiration The harmony
CT bs oolors, the srssc effects and The feeling which
fcemed To animate his pictures, for him epysbis
reputaon Hrs beet productions are scenes from Sohl
lers Goethe and uhands' bslads "Cbrlst ConIortps
'he Weary and Heavy Laden "rhe Dead Christ"
ssnon " and others very fsr sg,e,%sn 81 ha AZ
q an lnsrrrssatou Of Uhauds' well known ballad and
called Count Eborbsrd Dc Grener Weeping over lac
resi Body cf his sp" he executed q large series OF
Historical pciurss for IRE Versailles iiuscum but the vast
OF ire work seemed 70 prevent HE giving that fnsn
which dkotrnsble in his isolsfcd sforts His female
Arures always had peculiarly ohai ming purity,
illustrative or kls character for hs mar OF
~ ra,y ssa,,s , ~ and simple manner ho seemed TO
IN That be hardly appeared 10 knov tsAs there was
world beyond his studio.
surprs DEATH OF Nh. HENRY psocKs, or TIE
KANE AEcr1c rxrpDirfoNs
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10 The Navy ys-d Brcckyn. which resu,ted In the death
of yr. HFSEy BROOKS, FORMERLY onhcer cf the
Ksre Acnc txpetiucp Mr. Bricks has for sore
time been subject 70 fits Of on spopeorc nature. IL
arptsTs that he sken with CT these nts. 40
feeling spproecbrg tiled 10 isre held cf ,orosnlrg
rear The ft cyerissrs him suddenly, he missed Via
hold, and fell bsctw the pavement, striking his
hsso with 40 u1ch vicitEce 10 break the rkuD. lie
ek@ 10 The Naval Hosp,ta, where no expired soou
after e above occurred Mr. Brooks YES one Of The men
who composed the Rare expeditions, and Was Dr. Kans's
Frat su,epsnL In the ravy he held The post OF boawsn
which he retained In the NAVY Yard I'll bis Death Since
Che return 81 Tie expedition nom tho Arctic regions Mr.
Brooks has lot lcen 10 sea- being disabled by losing his
toes by the frcs. Medals from queen Victoria, lacy
Frpr kr President Buchsnsn and others presented
10 him for tho In which he Distinguished himself
curing The trials OF an Arctic winter. Mr. Brooks wM Of
swedish N, forty I've years OF age, and leayes wife
end family
Died, at Durham, Maine, the 2sd ul,Iro, Mrs. ELIZA
prrH PiRxtr supposed have been the Oh person
,bc state The Maine papers cay that her age wa usary
n6 years she born In HAS, thirty three years De-
fore the Declaration % Independerce I'll she ebou.
lie, che possessed bodily vsor soncert 10 lie Der ~
rcrs IN The garden, "a employ nest sc isss Sre DO
IShsn.