The New York herald., 1863-09-02
Obituary.
EUGENE DkLACROIx, THE PArNruR.
From the Liverpool Post. August lo.I

From the Liverpool Post, August 10
,eiegr.paic despatch 90 Thursday informed ~ thas
dnand Victor Eugene Dsacrox died early that morning
The celebrated artist bad IN for about two moashs
uaired o. He was IN his sxty.sx,h year hsvins Ssea
born u Chsrenton -t aurice near Paris April 2o 17os
or, IN the then current slang, = FioreaI, An. vi.
II somewhat startling 70 nnd that infant Of three
years old had been all but drowned all but burnt ali bus
poisoned and all but hanaedhimeif being the
toner; but IL rs enough Of Eugene Descroix when
sms his fell with him into tho ssa and was only
saved by tte some sailors who probably th
af tho calamity the bowne being attentive
caught tire, add he received scrors injuries. Thirdly.
w.s nearly Killed s ~ 'S"s % ssn vsrSc ~: -: n
hanging himself what the sensations without
taking to have chair nesr HIS feet when turned on
shadow of doubt. but anyhow he had - many ssucaD
TOR his life" Horace Of old.
His career the toiege Louis 10 Grasd brilliant
ono berc by the way he made friends since nv
Louis In 1922 the youthful artist seat 70 ~
Exhibition the now famous "DaDte and Virgil II
HcID lie begged Gueriu 60 and see Il Il hts ssuaIe
the Rue do Ia panche at the bottom Of the Paubowrg
81 German, and after much unerscio grumblinx, ss~
baron went Tho old ciassicst petr0ed Here was
revolution. "whas Is u al About' at s Dauts WI,
ing Virgil 10 he'll, my dear masier,here tho
the damned - "Not done sufficiently brown
soccred Guerin "1he thug absurd 2 sald the nssssr
"exagseraed-sosurd Playing ~ Michael Angelo, are
however Il commenced undoubtedly revout,on is art
and subjected Ia author " violent abuse well ~ v
enthusiastic APPLAUSE Among all the criticisms to which
one by ~. Theirs 40 the CdnaUi,osn>i he Dobiy pro-
claimed the excellence OF the work predicted toe future
fame Of the artist praised the colsrng end the style
which "cobined the bodness Of Michael Abse6 with tht
fertility OF Rubens"
The aNassscre al sco' 1s24) produced great scnsa
ton was the dramatic picture ~ which the
tury given BIRTH The contrast between the spendoi
OF the sun and the seroe hatred Of the goups o
hall naked Greeks. the quiverns nesh the corpses
ter pg abou, the pressing tho bo-oms their dv
inr mothers were terrible m their reality Hencefortb
there a. deadly declared sgsipst Descrotx IIs
or,,ueoss dId What they could exclude him from ths
e,hIbtous but vain though remark bs picture
,srhs Edusatou of the Virgin" rejected Many va
v,sbers anoug them N. soeihenes de- n Roche(arh
ursrd him alter his course, he could have no rcvorp
gemenis Luckily he had three or four hunsred
vear of own, and be answered and ali with shs
ecrtpsural <oss >D WoW- In 1855 he proxucsl
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niaoploaghp' os the bsnsat of tbs Gresk
ana osbsr pastures In 1851 appeared rA~o IN ths MAD
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