Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
Portrait Of King William by Mark
Twain.


portraits in The Galaxy magazine with
out feeling a wild, tempestuous ambi-
tion to be an artist. I-have seen thous-
ands and thousands of pictures in my
time-acres of them here and Leagues
of them in the galleries Of Europe-but
never any that moved me as the Galaxy
portraits do.
There is a portrait of Monsignore
Carel in the November Galaxy; now
could anything be sweeter than that
And there was Bismarck's, in the Octo-
ber number; who can look at that with
out being purer and stronger and no
bier for it? And Thurlow Weeds pic
ture in the September number; ] would
not have died without seeing that, no,
not for anything this world can give.
But look back still further and recall
my own likeness as printed in the Au-
gust Galaxy; if / had been in my grave
q thousand years when that appeared,
I would have got up and visited the ar
tist.
/ sleep with all these portraits under
my pillow every night, SO that can go
on studying them as soon as the day
dawns in the morning. / know them all
as thoroughly as if j had made them
myself; / know every line and mark
about them Sometimes, when compa-
ny are present, shuttle the portraits all
up together, and then pick them out
one by one and call their names, with
out referring to the printing at the bot
tom. / seldom make a mistake-never,
when am calm.
have had the portraits framed for a
long time, waiting till my aunt gets
everything ready for hanging them up
in the parlor. But first one thing and
then another interferes, and so the
thing is delayed. Onoe she said they
would have more of the peculiar kind
of light they needed in the attic. The
old simpleton! it is as dark as tomb
up there. But she does not know any
thing about art, and so she has no rev.
erence for it. When / showed her
my 'Map of the Fortifications of
Paris" she said it was rubbish
Well, from nursing those Galaxy por-
traits so long, have come at last to
have a perfect infatuation for art. 1
have teacher now, and my enthusi-
asm continually and tumultuously
grows, as 1 learn to use with more and
more facility the pencil, brush, and
graver. lam studying under De Nell
vile, the house and portrait painter.
His name was Smith when he lived
West. He does any kind of artist
work body wants, having a genius
that is universal, like Michael Angelo.
Resembles that great artist, in fact
The back of his head is like his, and he
wears his hat-brim tilted down on his
nose to expose it.
1 have been studying under De Nell
vile several months now. The first
month 1 painted fences, and gave gen.
eral satisfaction. The next month
whitewashed barn. The third, 1 was
doing tin roofs; the focrth, common
signs the fifth. statuary to stand be-
fore cigar shops. This present month
is only the sixth, and I am already on
portraits!
The humble offering which accom-
panies these remarks-the portrait OF
his Majesty William III, King of Prus-
sia-is my fifth attempt in portraits,
and my greatest success. 1t has re-
ceived unbounded praise from all class.
es of the community, but that which
gratifes me most is the frequent and
cordial verdict that it resembles the
Galaxy portraits. Those were my first
love, my first admiration, the original
source and method of my art-ambition.
Whatever am in art 80 day, owe to
the Galaxy portraits. / ask no credit
for myself deserve none. And
never take any, either. Many strangers
have come to my exhibition (for / have
had my portrait of King William or
exhibition at one dollar a ticket, and
would have gone away blessing me if
had let them, but never did. 1 alway,
stated where got the idea.
King William wears large bushy side
whiskers, and some critics have though
that this portrait would be more com
plete if they were added. But it wal
not possible. There was not room fol
side wl:skers and epaulettes both, an(
so let the whiskers 60, and put In tn,
epaulettes, for the sake of style. Tha
thing on his hat is an eagle. Tn,
Prussian eagle-it is a national em
blem. When say hat I mean helmet
but it seems impossible to make q pic
ture of helmet that a body can hav
confidence in.
Iwish kind friends everywhere woul,
aid me in my endeavor to attract littl
attention to the Galaxy portraits.
feel persuaded it can be accomplished
if the course to be pursued be chose
with Judgment. write for that maya
zine all the time, and so Go many able
men, and if / can get the Galaxy pol
traits into universal favor, 1t is all
ask; the reading matter will take Car
of itself.
CONCENTRATIONS OF THE PORTRAIT.
j There is nothing like it in the Vat
can. PIUs TX.
1t has none of the vagueness, this
dreamy spirituality, about it, whic
many of the first critics of Arkanss
have objected to in the Murrilo schot
of art. RusKIN.
The expression is very interesting.
j. w. TITAN.
(Keeps a macaroni store in Venic,
at the old family stand.)
It is the neatest thing in still life
have seen for years. Rosa BoNHEUR.
The smile may almost be calle
unique. BISMARCK.
never saw such character portraye
in picture face before.
DE MELVILLE.
There is benignant simplicity abo,
the execution of this work which warn
the heart towards it full as much as
fascinates the eye. LANDsEER.
One cannot see it without longing
contemplate the artist.
FREDRICK WILLIAM.
Send me the entire edition, togeth
', with the plate and original portrait, ar
name your own price. And, would W
like to come over and stay awhile vii
Napoleon at Wilhelmshohe2 it sha
, not cost you q cent. WILLIAM III.
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! since, the writer of this, met man {
: horseback, behind him, and attacht
: to his saddle, was large packag
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liar care. "You appear to have q gre
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