The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-08
THE PAINTER OF ROTTERDAM.
BIZ MISS AMRLlA B. EDWARDS.


My father Was 4, ,radrr aud distiIIer at
Schiedan on the Aiaap Without being
wealthy, eeainyed the neaus Of procuring
every social conif,ft Ne gave and To-
ceive'i visits from few old friends, we
went soccasinamily To the theatre, and my
father had bis tulip garden and summer
house at a little DIST ance from Schiedam, on
the banks Of tie canal which connects the
town with the river -
Gu. my father and mother, whose only
Child was, cherished one dream Of ambi
ton, in which fortunately, my own tastes
led me to participate they wanted me to
become painter LET me but see pic
ture Of Frank Linden in the gallery of Rot
terdaln,' said my father, land shall die
happy" So, at fourteen years of age, |
was removed from school ami placed in the
classes Of Messrs kelser an artist living at
Delft Here made such prngrcss that by
the time irad reached my nineteenth birth
dayi vas transferred 10 the n;ei.s.. # Hans
Van. RoVs ii ues' cnddnt Of ths sele- at.ai
family of that name Van i.oos mas unt
more than thirty eight ~t forty ye#rs.pf age.
aud had a!E'ady acquired coustd fabie-re,,l-
tatini, "a a p,l"is' -: Portraits asld sacred
subjects TIE wSs - H.. pete Of his
III ott Ut our fines: hal.l va, l,s works
hal coupled tin. p,.ca.us .l0uo. f,l ,tlt. past
six yssfis ii it' I'li,u,sS ii!,;i,atl: ansi TOR
porirsi;Uie, he unsHhere1 among ast i,..-
uors u."sf u liz, aralihV merchants ana
buigomast.tr Il ;h, ,.iI, I,aier,l III, r.
could t'eti. O.. I'll At, that my mast-r AZ
rapidly AtqLiit"g Ertune commensurate
with lis poLai.:lIs -,
iItSNA mi ..t f,,t- IL
whispered IS the pupils that he had met
with disappointment early in-life- that he
had loved. t'eeu .uyrpFel and ou tx, eve of
mari sg'- Vas 'rje,t''t by tiIss~l,dy for a
more Wrs.tl.y su't,r 1T ..rats fr,niI Fries
ia'ai !" pa'. 'r,rIii-.t ii'ilu,i Ni,eu a very
young man. He had alwa, been the same
gloomy paliid iah,r-t.,l,g citizen. lie
wasa 'igid calvinist tie. was spariug OF
dwnestic expenditure and liberal to the
poor. 'l.llis every one could tell you aud ua
one knew more
The number of his pupils Was limited To
six. tie kept us constantly at NO k, and
scarcely permit US To exchange a word
to each other during the day Standiug
there among us so silently, with the light
from above pouring down upon his pallid
face, and becoming absorbed in the sonlhre
folds Of his long black dressing gown. he
looked almost like some stern old portrait
himself. To tell the truth we were all
somewhat afraid of him Not that he as.
sumed any undue authority on the con-
trary, he was stately, silent, aud frigidly
polite but his polit,uess had in it some
thing oppressive. and we were all happier
out of his presence None Of US resided
under his roof had second floor in a
neighboring street, and two of my fellow
students occupied rooms in the same house
We used to meet at night in each other's
chambers, and made excursions to the ex.
hibiTiOns aud theatres AMI sometimes on
summers evening, we would hire pleasure
boat and row for mile or two down the
river. View ere merry enough then, and
not quite SO silent, PROMISE you, as IN the
gloomy studio Of tIane kan Roos.
In the MEAN time | was anxious to
CLEAN every beu,ti, from my master in
structious ! improved rapidly, and tny
paintings soon exceiled those of the othel
five My taste did not incline to thes sacred
subjects. Ike that of Van Rcos, but rattle,
to the familiar rural style Of Berghem and
Paul Potter 1t WAS my great delight t.
wander along the rich pasture lands te
watch an amber sunset the herds going
home To the dairy, the lazy wind mills a,lC
thecalin. clear waters of the canals scarcly
rufaed 10y the passage of the public trscka
chmgt.* In depicting scenes Of this nature
The slow canal, the yyllow -blossomed vale SIS
The willow-tutied band, the gliding sail
was singtlarly fortunate My n,aste
never praised HE by word or look; bn
when my father Game up one day from
Schieian IL visit. h said To him in ton
insudihe to the rest. that Aiesser Fran
would 10 credit to the profession, y. hic
SO delighted the good ,'i>tiiler 5iiat h
straightway to * Ine au,- f'w 'h, day. and
having given giyeis 'tt5 fifteen gotta SIEGE
IA sLeatiniaiis If l,is sslisf .etie,s ta5'l IN
to line si,h lis friend shr iufgaulAstei
Top Gael II oaY ..e -,euiI,l! .lsjt to n5
o. that evening his. +, love. - =
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