The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-01
I.EIfTXE THE hpnISr

The Hecker, furnishes an interesting biooranbi-
cal sketch OF the painter Leutze 1t SAYS that Eman-
uel LeutZe IS by birth Suabian, and that he was
born in lSl6, in the village of Eningen. near the
city OF Reutingen, in Wurtemberg The common
impression is that he born in PENNSYLVANIA
AT any rate, his father emigrated either lust be-
lore or Just after his birth, to Philadelphia Eman-
uel was yet young when his father was Frustrated
by sickness; and it was while attending upon him
that he first took crayon in hand to beguile his
leisure moments. After his fathers death Young
Leutze employed himself with sketching portraits
and taking lessons in drawing. At that time how
ever, the United States was an unpromisino field
Ior the artist and even his plan for publishing, in
Washington, the portraits of prominent statesmen
met with only indifferent success Under these
ras the young artist lost some of his native CAPT
tai-self-reance-and in his dependency he pain
ted, possibly as an allegorv of his own condition a
Hagar thirsting in the Wilderness, with no ANGEL
IN view to point out the fountain in the desert Re-
eaiied TO Philadelphia by the illness of his mother
ne there painted, besides several portraits pic
ture OF an Indian gazing at the setting sun This
picture was success, and he now received so MANY
orders that he was soon enabled to visit Europe for
s sne purpose OF completing his studies lie started
i0r Amsterdam in 1915, and proceeded thence to
Dusseldorf, where he had the good fortune of be-
C oming pupil of Charles Frederic Leasing.
Leutze's hrst work of art in Europe, columbus
before the Council of Salamanca" secured for him
place IN the front rank of modern painters. This
picture was purchased by the Dusseldorf Art Union
His columbus in Chains" added to his reputation
and secured for him the medal of the Brussels Ar
Exhibition. This painting subsequently became the
property of the American Art Union
In June, l943, Leutze went to Munich to studv
the works of Cornelius and kaubach Here he
finished his columbus before the Queen" He
hen passed some six months in the vicinity of his
native village, and thence he ourneyed to Venice
or the purpose of studying the works of Titan
ma eronese. At Rome, whittier he went from
' enlce, he studied mainly the works of Michael
Angelo. During his sojou in Rome lie painted
'Ihe Landing of the Norsemen in America which
was afterward sent to New York In 1915 he left
Rome and returned, by way of Pisa, Genoa. Milan
and Switzerland to Dusseldorf where he soon after
married and took up his permanent residence.
In the meantime, Leutze's fame had extended over
Europe and America. Nearly all his PAINTINGS. af
ter drawing crowds of admirers in Germany. foun nd
their way to the United States The most imnort
ant of his works within the last ten years have been
the following: Cromwell and his Daughter"
. The Flight of the Puritans" "The Court of
Queen Elizabeth" "Henry WILL and Anne Bolevn."
- Reception of Columbus in Barcelona" "Ladv
Elizabeth Parting from Sir Walter Raleigh
= The iconoclast," "Washington Crossing the Del
aware, wv ashiLgton at Monmouth" "Washincton
at Princeton
Leutze ranks next to Leasing as representative
Df the Dusseldorf School. In all his compositions
ne developes great wealth of Imagination his
irawlng discoses great depth of feeling and fidelity
TO nature. His pictures exhibit blending of bucs
Ind freshness OF coors such as is rarely met with in
modern painters; and the tire atment appears bold
md original