New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-23
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Mi William T. Marshall has inst finished large
line eIrrfi ing Of his portrait Of Abraham Lincoln We
understand that NJ Luoon dill not lt Tor Mr. Mar-Aals
portrait thar has been made up from careful
examination md collation. un the best photographs Of
The President. while The artist s seized every oppoItu
nh, ihai mcsened itself durug The progress OF the work
10 consult with those who knew Alr Lincoln ve and Who
could lH every dou'aul point To some This may
seem diminish The value OF M Mar-has picture bnt 10 no
more follows that portrait made mp many portraits must
D.. unlike than that portrait painted from life must b. Ike
IN fact. in Mr Lincoln, cye o- in Washington. Gdihe'
Daute. Shakespeare. Chauee drtiny has decretd that
madeup portrait on e world shall have 90 soace itself with
and no advantage been gained by these persons having ot
10 whatever artist urlr. be- n Dantes casc whose lovely
portrait by Gotto which b. she could have been allowed 10
keep H. would ia,e been thc choicest treasure OF Italy
Yet h after hing carefully conceded by vhieve-h M i've
ecnures brought to light than italian
workman a nail through 81, eve and thc I1orutnc Goyom
meut daubed % wih paint TO destroy The color Of the
which hapPcjit being "a -iJto look revolutionary
80 in tine OF a ihcsc vo have nothing positively
eGheutc tel how they oOkc1unle.s stuart Washing
, ba ;f1ai a- true pOItra-bul only typico bead.
which ceraip uas and iolms inla,s. themselves very
strongly upon the minds o. successive copist become az
length eyeeQera'o and so fixed unpeIally the popular
re,na 80 G6lrs brow, Wa.hugons mouth, Dante iro&n
Chauccrs smile Shakespeare tePh pz are copied ecrnh
aud instantly recognized Wherever they -ecn But W"ud
augbol, who ever The thcmecs recognize fe On
cs, IL these days Of photography and o nnneiaMc d"lcs
-. , ,' Jzi- ~ 'dnS-r I'll. ~ ;s'govigc how our
great men look must be- danger my got I'D Of bu, mas
~Ic, a,ei f here il TIE greatest Of tie generation
and gone and We havc no real portrait % nm v' an
lives cimped IN hi wayaid him NJ oil points te Wa
probably 10 hour M any tweiyonT Nhen hls innFo u o
hc m some when De Wa not being measured N
'aPe's, VI ,i c "i i, c,iece he emerged feeling
~ he said as II he been horn again this penalty Of being
- 5G p hive dreaded AN art in worst nan au Office.
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nily he expected 10 excel MI Mor-as careful udous com
% much we NAV easily allow That this goo portrait
ns we have. but IL - not necessary 10 admit mi Is Der
than all others tlntt is nna portrait Prom the very
a of the case thi, cannot Dr. what IL 20 prevent some
other going about 20 make portrait an M. NunshnnS
and M the aid OF Mr. ncons friends creating new ana per
laps acceptable type i unwi:e ana not % goa ,se
IL ncmp to olesa pnlc opinion Wy insisting ta MI heI
Shall has reached goal su1 'hat hencelih no other racers
pesen, themselves FOR he has the pze IN m pocket nn1
viii keep - there We very much regret 70 sc ~ Wv as ~
ye ne Moa IN esIsGs Pun ac S s b dso
whose want VI d~ifaey ana ti,ie - NOT Icl ~ Wv H.
cry that the insertion 81 the article sohe 81 % ~ IN
nan OF the publishers " the magazine who also we pup
b.heIs te engraving: II would be unfair TO ay hem INC
they perfect right 10 do a. II Is only Hlaihl Say ana
they know that the terms which they speak Of this engraving
are ryayagansand oven udcousy on they do not know
use high influence 90 forward mere mercantile speculation
under te pretcnse Of aiding the progress of Art We certainly
brought against Me,sIs Iickuor Fields. Assuieiy we
make such charge, even by Huendo Bot then The other
b. is % uncomfortable eli For should ike 10 know
how The AH0ntc UOnhy expects 20 keep up reputation for
smen and discriminating criticism IL IL las no other defense
fo the admission Of such article bn that did not know
betteri Alf MBIsh8ls engraving has lifted him 10 place
with the cneyeIs OF the world; the greatness ana
eory Of his success all the biographies md estimates
III the President, character 10 be ost WOd from
ihs picture alone the distinguishing qualities OF his head and
heart night saved the knowledge u the utue for
rrcr exhibition impossible o. the power Of mpating
sprua states outward phy steal expression (sie)" As
"a work repeat tbs Is beyond question the first IN
stance 0f c line engraving executed the continent
o. a. likeness 10 il complete aud final, ni that
ART could do 10 save and peeuse this amenel man has here
been done Whit lacks art Incapable 10 express what
hss Lost memory Is pOwefless 70 restore
Nov how provincial al this Is how ignorant how self salts
fed II j, this Of wiring this sort Of thinking think
lug that binders the progress OF Art IN America flinders IL
more here Trance Germany even IN England for Ia
on the.e countries there corrective influence body 81 edu
Gated earnest students Of AtW large force Of anateurs and
eufs who however tetley know about the higher
roscs aud influences Ar vet know good deal about
material details and the relative values Of il production aud
neh men statements Ike these about such PRINT this Of Mr.
AaI hal would simply ridiculous They would Stare with
eIeduity being told that the leading literary journal Of
Amerca could permit such stuff 70 lake up lis columns
Thrf-rfh is Mr. HaIshalls engraving is IN parts
foe4abe work thn does him much credit u speaks
Wei too or The progress o the art Of engraving
try u unnecessary that II is years behind
what has been accomplished by such as MOrghen Tosch
Sieina Hcurque dupont the English simmons n such
praise as This due 10 that he has accomplished IN this
aying what j. 10 say when he shah tnye improved when
io shall have really reached supreme position. Tho AaHuc
will have % resort the FrCuchmans anti climax seeing
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