St. Mary's beacon., 1859-05-05
SELECTED MISCELLANY.
Rembrandt Psale.

h9mDEanus To1Ie.
This caistin -uishcd artist -hn rsin'~l
'"The Court Of Death. the snn Of Charlie VII
Eou Peae. was bnrn in Bucks county. PENN
eyivauia. whittier hi4 m lthar had f-i fr'dn
phiisdclphia at the approach 81 the h'~t'l"
Bsi'ish army. HE iathcr b'irg then with
volunteer company raised sy his excFtI'n'.
aid oi which hs was elected cnptaii'l with
the army Of Washington
Rembrandt commenced his drawing At the
age OF eight, from box -lrawing. between
schoi hours aud great was l,iS love ~
art, that ho injured his health hy Serrrs ar-
plicalion to -l,,,ly. and lad the foundation 4
illness in aftcr-hf"
in 1896 me commenced his career as
portrait painter in Charleston. :. C.. and 1t
this time Washington gav" linn sitting
for a portrait. and tis. with the aid 0i one
painted hy Lis father. gave rise I" s'te pr
trait which il bcy.nd qu,-<t;an the m.At ac-
curata likeness az Was'!' = n ever "xrcutr'i.
Il was purchaS,pi hv tine Government f"r two
tho',xand dollars. ard i Low in the Senate
Chamber al Washington.
In 1901 Mr. pa4le IN CHARLESTON and
went 10 England While il: London, ne
published a,cmnir on the AamnItl,, which
Il hnnnrablv menroncd by C.ver. In 1907
Mr.. Pcae visited Paris FIR th" purpose 0f
paint;r,y Snnir uf the distinguished men Of
that nation. and - fca>t on the trcaSnrcs
Hapnle,n bad assembled Ia tile gallery of
the Louvre. He painerA q great nGnbor Of
1Avaas aud military men, many Of which on
III. rr4rru were PLACED IN his fathers muse
nm. lie again st rp lis easel III i,!:lladrl
rhia a. a portfai,-pau.cr. but found leisure
q compose hiS picture ot the "lt'rrnan
Dauahtcrt' which IL a work Of sx'ra.r'!ina-
~ merit. This was exhibited At the Penn
eylyanS Academy in 1912. and elected high
econ,iGms. u is now ia tho possession. nf
Mr Savage of Bc-tnn. and has frequently
Paintings in that city.
Tho establishment of Museum, and Gale
Tv of Paintings, in the city o. Baltimore,
was nnw a sayoritc Object with Mr. Panie.
and he accomplished t. tie continued there
nine years; and besides painting many pr
traits. cunipo-.d and executed ''T'lr
Ascent Of El,ith." and uti,.r works II mag-
nitGfe. FfuAl'y he part"l hi "C'u1t oi
Death" This. having been cxlriitcd IN many
Of the principal cities oi the United States.
has made the authors name familiar and ia
n.onx. The net pr,tits "f the first YEAR,
exhibition Of thc Cur: nf Death" was $3.50
It was recommended from large. uumbr
Dg the pulpits "f New York. ard the Corpora
tion Of tho city welt ia a buly 10 see
IT,
In 1890 Mr.. Pcale visited France and Italv
and, on mia return. published "a volume Ola the
latter country. IN 1882 he made another si>'f
20 England, where he painted many v.r'rai,>.
Mr.. Peale was elected President ~ ~" Ain.'r-
lean Academy "f Fue Arts. position which
lie filled with distinction and lnu"r.
Al nh early age Mr. PCair was induced ~
make experiments IN ga~light. ard when nc
was an inhalitant of Itlltim"re,. forrncd H
company Cor Tightening the city with ga.
which Was done in 1917. baltimore owes e.
him the honor of hing III, fist e our Cit
les that adopted this err., improvement.
We c"ud occupy columns in detail Of thr
life and labors II Rembrandt Pcalc, hut we
hare said enough 20 Indicate that he has been
0De OF the mat labUFioas. catrTrri.;ug. and
gifted nncn Uf his day. lie j. now Cishty-cnr
veaD Of age resisirs At Philadelphia. aud
paints portraits and other works, with a.
much skill aad fidelity as ia his Younger
days. A few days siIec, Mr. JosSlh Harrison
&c Philadelphia gave him reception din
ncr. al which many oi the distinguished altiSt>
of Sew.Y York, aud other cities, gathered to DO
him honor.
The Court OF Death is the largest picture
ever painted IN the United States, covering, ~
il do~s, three hundred ard twelve square
feet Of canvas, and containing tweniy-thrcc
lfe-si4ed figures. Of all the works Of the
author. il is t.lis which will inscrlbe his name
: ire highest on the scroll of fame.
u has long 1een desired that this painting
should he engraved painting Of So much
rencwn, Hmbodying such artistic beauty, and
capable Of dcimg 8, much good hy its silent
preaching. This, vac are happy 10 say, 'haS
been done. The work Is finished, and in a
styfs worthy of the original.
That % large an engraving seventeen By
twent yreight inches-cmbodyinS such varie-
~ Of figures and gro.pS and presenting such
! striking picture, can be shh fr dollar, Is a
mystery % many. Blu: II mnst b. remember
ed that oDs hundred Thousand are TO he
struck uE
The following interesting description of
ahe "CoaFt Of Death" tof which rho ensrAv-
Tags are y, e2acf copy.l we cut from thc
.NotIe Register. at WHICH city thc painting
vas exhibited many EleniES since.
I'VE have visiasl this splendid painting now
exhibiting d Franklin Hall, and can most
oAesrfuliy sCsomnneBd 10 to every i'vcT OF the
naLllme Aa.d bsarhfuL 70 say that 'h's IS