The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-08

HORACE vnxyxr. rHs HISTORICAL rAMrss.

ACE vHkyvr. tbs HISTORICAL rATsrna.
Emile J,au Horsce verue,, the celebrated FrsncA
painter d,.d In Paris the iTih q Janusry. He W.
born 10 mo zane sfe tae 3on of June the ysas
l7e and was consequently In hts seventy fourth year.
BE wac dcsssaded from What may be termed RAGS q
oclcbraica pslner- His pstesna grandfather ~ts
Clsode Josera vsrnet, who held In the hishsa
esteem In France for be excellence and finish q hs
andscapes anI marine suescis, particula ~ The
latter. lie born the year INA and did IN 1874
II his seventy 9Th yearisavins his son and pari, g. o
yernet already distinguished Tor the ndeity and bee'y
o. n,s us',,e psntpss AI-or Caiie, ~ was ssa
IN 1886 H. was lbs fatner o Jean norice Vegnst, wns
b inst now deceased ~ The iull senih o. name J.
tiagihsf for It's devotion ard 10 maturity
bs wears aud proiss sioaal fsnown.
Hsace verEet Inherited both weaish ard fame bvi
sti he was moot Industrious worker sone .. -
cagher recoIecons Win the great Frea
rsvout,on SIS earliest the ralulhg aits
fresco under curious cifeansiances lis faher, wiss
s,ms rims. iunz ~ cafe "a fsrLs Wan Il
cork az Ch,nn ign bottle dew 70 and left IN aey
ne vsstoa 81 the audo,d offered i, se'asdy ths I'd
ant bui dag scaicding Of ohgs aud tables ,nogntoc i
with his palette panied over ,hs dsshaurea sooi T.
lite sxaIow Tho painiing tfeqaertv rclauches
Coz many years beea ms most uaeIhed sonveei
., the Gaze roy Verne. wa ishea ,o@ ~ iavor -
paiutei portraits and comp lsition Ieces 70 vafi
numbers, always cemrai.dins tho most iios Il
prcus 90 he downfall OK Napoeon he iost toe eeert
favor. Disguised with Iraacs bscaase his c.uee y.
pTssentns the victories d Napoleon wsia eSord rn
4 L1S iDHlC, ne went 70 LAY. VIC ltfNe' 80
years lie forgiven BY Gu sTes ssd called y .
tar, yeias!s sgslFs lo- SapIeon ai ios pfyv srs
h rom psiutils rJsc1es On lis rrivfe IN rolr q Y.
/ Burbon King, Nho rewarded his wtr tpe ep,Sia,ae..
Of Director Of the rrsnGh Art sciooi At Nou2 VIZ
Louis Philippe made king Fesret was ssaii caNes
Paris, and other works there painted with 'h
own hand tie pictures Of the reses
wars ~ Africa hch cover the walls u Tho
Gallery Versailles. fous rhI,xne of,fed u usi.
verns peer OF trsroe bu; tho erts preferred 70
main a Ginip citisea
Horace voriet CAREFUL student OF this ass
| tles ~ his art. 10 visited Africa u cossf.,
| the HABITS, physioyuomies and costumes Of tbt
| Moors and AriNs< before painting MS pigtgres
the African comj.asu. no arsr cd with Loris pDi,s
because tnst King wished him y fss'y history by ~,
due ng ,hc hgare ol Lous XIV. IA certain battle %
which he not engaged and Went 70 Rrssa, who're >.
baosfue great lsybli.e OF tho car ticho'as lie
ned rafis ths dsa 0. tho Duke d Orleans.
be- Or u the condolences Of the EMPEROR osRussis Z.
the King OF the French Agsin lao ven, work pa.tis
large battle pieco, ere q which The Taxing y sma
n said TO be tho most gtaftic " the eo!t
vsruet sduiiger OF Sspoieon Ii. He we
Suggested 1887 proper artist TO saint the na,!n'
pictures 10 The apol at NAshIstvA, bat III inst
people opposed 70 hiring foreigner to ese
form such purely national enterprise,
vegnss has et severs children one q his tgughsSs
Rcd fsui do Ia Roche; but she died before her hss
baud.