, 1869-06-27
FAMOUS EUROPEANS,


LudWlU Richter. tho Artist or Ger.
mnu Homes,
50 soon IS the nrst nightingale Is heard on the
bright. wooded heights OF Lcschcw1tx, the aft,St,
loved above nil othe1s hy Geruan mothers aad
German children, removes from 1ustr, narrnw
Dresden to als country house on this CLASSIC
ground. Within the counnes OF this lovely little
village, tcratubltug mp the side Of bill 50 high
one eau SEQ from It the blue haze Of the moun!au
tops In the Saxon SK1tze1Iand Schiller wrote his
Dol Carlos; Weber composed Frclschut1 and
0berou: the noble patriot hero Theodore Korner
Io1nd The poetic inspiration for his "L5re aat
Sword" It Vas at tho ho1se Of Korners father
IL pEesden-the house forming the centre Of the
literary ltfe Of that seglon-that Mozart, the sny,
modst rnaste1 nrst Played the scorn Of Don Iran,
ltue audience OF giesed authors a1d atrsta.
Ludwig NichteE Il growing old nov; has 4
swarm of grandchildren around him to whom he
+ dtyotedi5 attsEhed, but still leads the ac:lre
aboTous Life incident to bis position rs Director Ut
the Dresden Academy Of AT. lie has peculiarly
redned Intellectual fate, hts long. white EAs nne!y
setting on the pure complexion but therr la ccr-
tain satlrtoal expression which surprises one
when ttuccti1s upon tic tender, .oring Nature
that has made him the 11eul Of eyefy young4ter
IN the F4theriaud- But when he arallcs-fhc cua.
ming old fox there ne detect the keen, delightful
hutnoF Of the uau aud artist, and cease " Hoa-
der at his having better 1u6ctytood German tie
ind manners, and morc aptiy reproduced bota
than any other genius OF the f1ne. ue Is tho rul,
Who first within this century raised wood-cuis to
tho rank maintained with such wonderful SUCCESS
ty Dore.
lie IL native OF Dresden, the son clever lan1-
sca;n engTaSeT. He esetfbes The rather peculiar
bent OF hia genius to the singular Surroundings
Of hls ch.lIhooi particularly to the Impressions
ACQUIRED ID the houses OF his grandparents Ills
grandfather on the fathers side, was poor colss
pc1plate printer who eked out hia scaui1 ltye.,-
hood b} repairing watches and jcwelry, aud ches-
tshe. a passionate faAcT Tor alchemy, wo.tIng
h.r.scn Up to the bcel that the time was 1lo: Ia.
distant Nhcu he woald discover the grnnll ca;ho!-
con and the universal solvent It WAS In the east5
part Of this century, and therr were many dab
plc1s 10 the c1ystellous Ectence Tho gathered
about the old man, producing singular results By
iheir experiments, md nnin< the boy y soul With 4
ahnddennG horror Of what WAS Still generally con-
sidered uncanny tempting Of the dey1L
The grandparents on the M erual side we're, to
declared. eyen Gs original Characters. The Grant-
father Kas dealer IN small watce, and Of the
hu1ahtess grade as mercaant. ood.hnuortd,
po.terous sonl, rather surboed By his wife, who,
being from Holland and . Fan Ter Etr5hr cons.d-
cred she had greatly eondeseended when she u4ar-
he'd him So the boy grew up ahout the tine When
the E1btie, humorous masferwotAA Of Caoioa-
Wiec9 Indicated a new 1oad broken for Getn,sa
art
His Iaiher intended HIN 10 he an eusrayer, IL
nuuctng him himself, and aiding In cat1ytnZ ct
his tTgt oeyssh WORK. collection Of views f1s1a
the neIghbothood Of Dresden
"AeA, Her etl" he sometimes exclaimed: !:
"what spirit ruled our divine att then! a1e II
ny teachers once Instructed nc taa1 the htst wtg
TO draw foliage VIE 10 take grips Of paper, tt1z
them here and there, turn down SONS OF tns
ponnta, crulpplc them all together, and then sez
them before NE Is model 1t nAde capital reF.
rteentatton o1 foliage, DO 3nststed- Hra.iots
heaycns. The Se1J day before had bceu OFT
roaming In tho Han&nschs Gruad IA lovely LITE
va1ley af rolling meadows, through which uovs
the clear Weisseritz. shut IN bJ high, rac1J,
wooded ht1ls>. where the suoet glorious nowers
aud tuxuriaQ& foliage sh1muened and wAyH
Ia the ha1ulicst tzeeze. l bad noted Eth
delight the vurtcd fo.H and Ehade Of tho lcaye OF
the eirrs the hazel bushes, the oaks aut tic lteeh
t1ees-and low to be told to take such I rodel:
1t nroTe mt fEAntlc.''
Blu, the toAnner11n Of that school woui haFe
crushed out cfesJ kpstt ct the toys Geal1s Il
fortunate tnse hod not thrust greater oI1n7tn-
mites Ia his w4y. Prince SA1ischdH, Climber
lii Of the Ctar oE Russia. Intended tocr through
france In lseo and souxht N experienced
tfrRuxhtktuAu who could preselFe fH Eltu rctr-
nIscent sketches Of t1aveL Richter Mas recon-
mtnned, md accompanied htna, returning with Al
Understandable longing 10 study IN Italy. Again \
helping hand WIS held our to h.m-
The bookseller, Christopher Arnold, generouA
neele-hea<sed s1au. oSce saw the boy Forsing T.
his father,s shop AID wa1 70 much Impressed oy
his Cleat, bright fact that he one day suddenly
proposed his immediate departure for Rome.
prontstrg an Annual gtft Of four hundred tta!erA
pct 10 be Regarded ~ favor or dtbt " be added.
With The exception Of The n1st hua1seI rifles.
be made hIa KA{ en- foot orer the moc1ta11s 10
Aan
to home, arriving IN October, l:A Here
be worked under Koen and Seanorr ron
Csrclsftld, and within the next two OF ser. feass
painted several landscapes, creating sensation
AmGng the krt1s:s gathered In the old c.y. One
OF the best at critics OF Germany whites Of one Of
these, "The VALLEY OF AIua.a," thai Scs1otz lar-
nished htu Suggestive group. ,as't1.: WITH the
VAIN LIE and lighk OF the South, WHICH cxe-!ed 4
6.ngula,l! powerful tstcerct upoa R.chier's at
tts,ic rniaI stamping tie cnnslcslon r,. .Et that
representations Ct ca:1Ie Without sc12e Ee.iio1
OF tie c1lstence Of lack the chief ce1-1. II
Is Tt eory Q! certa.a school Of the r:e.eu, trle
1cs!onslr assaIlet b. oshe.a- Fos tHsn:x years
Richter worked upoa tats ltea- Els aonIeEfui
SUCCESS Il uniting The bea1ies Of fSai5-a3e rel-
d.tion to that Of daily huzzn life Is prov ed In
r1ny picture IN fp!r.:u galleries, and as Jt; he
has .aa no scholar gifted - himself TIE tlast
facGus p.ctrgra OF this ella - are Assela CsIei-
H." "uaryest-EcGe Ct ltA..o Pcaslutn,' =
"Ayc Maria en- Monte Teso1e, ;" =" Tie SfEas ,y
tie Grotto Tet7a.a, - -4tSpss.1s the Sch-e.kel-
s:e.n,' "Tee Village AEstc.aaA," "Pik.11ns
| Rcstlns under the Indtns4'' Ind l2s. a2d nost
siostous OF al Tee Nt11. Tt1ta n the S25l2s,
nov tn tic Dresden Gallery.
But tate gradually turnet hts talent u another
diree1.on-11'e born Of grim necessity. Tpoa hla
rrtptn from Rome he WIS obliged 10 sccep:
the position oi dtauetss1aa tor the
| porcelain faesorr Il Ne!ssel uc had
married AID could uot arnrd the uncertain carver
Of entire dependence rpc2 es at Esst: ; ea.z
Ee1r tpcut IN Nielsen A:1es kafee years II RoHe.
lie travelled during tic vacations. patns,.g sun
he could frpn Sketches thus procured. In ISL,
be w2a made Professor d! The Dresden Acaeelf
and Director Of the Ate..er for landscape pa.n:ex
The tine approached when he t1rew ast.e b..- n
Fad pallet, md EetIed his pencil fo= lES;sat!o1 OF
eyetY 1GAde and claas oG Gttl2aa ufe- The.a 4
pezhapA no Ettst Of the time to whom TIC }-,fx
Ase 80 nueh indebted lie k4s Easde at In is
Esosr delightful rendition Of tie commonplace
inc1den1 CT hntne family, sn1 childish LIE Apseal
to the hexrta Of nigh md Low. AID opened the
5e Of the ignorant peasant 70 N appeecsattre en-
to5ta%Et Of The Hnss dtleate hnnur.
As&n~ EesJ trnat oa 11lnsra1tEe vood-ertS. R.ca-
tefs c5essaoa s2ke rank Numbers Of booka fo<
eald1en hare aeen p1hnshed nd sea1ed hJ de-
izatEd p1hss, VIA neTer before raw kach Hd1airz-
bic stoss@ eod b ascsu1ex Tfss Gs1ms, staatA