The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1870-12-29

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teacher now, and my enthusiasm contin-
ualy and tumultuously grows, as
learn to use with more and more facility
the pencil brush, aud graver. 1 am
studying under De Melville, the house
and portrait painter. His name was
Smith when he lived Vest He does
any kind Of artist work a 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-bri,n title l
down on his nose to expose it. 'L' 'a >
/ have been studying under De Nell
vile several months now, The first
month I painted fences, and gave general
satisfaction The next month white
washed barn. The third, was doing
tin roofs; the fourth, common signs; the
fifth, statuary to stand before cigar shoIs
This present month is ouly the sixth. al d
l am already in portraits! c
The humble offering which accom-
panies these remarks--the portrait of
His Majesty WILLIAM I'LL, KING OF PRus-
srA--is my fifth attemp in portraits, and
my greatest success. 1t has received un-
bounded praise from all classes 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 earliest add
miration, the original source and IN
centive of my art-ambition. Whatever /
am in. Art to-day, / owe to the GALAXY
portraits. I ask no credit for. myself
deserve none. And l never take any,
either. Many u stranger has come to ny
exhibition (for have had my portait OF
King William Oh exhibition at one dollar
Il ticket and would have gone away
blessing me, if l had let him, but l never
did. l always stated where 60. the
idea
hing William wears large bushy side
waiskers, and some critics have thought
at this portrait would be more COM
piete if they were added. But it was
not possible. There was not room for
side whiskers aud epaulettes both, and
s, I let the whiskers go, and put IN tie
epaulettes, for the sake of style. That
thing on his hat is all eagle. The Prus-
sian easle--it is q national emblem.
When 1 say hat, l mean helmet; but it
seems impossible to make picture Of .
helmet that body eau have confidence
N.
/ wish kind friends everywhere would
aid me in my endeavor to attract q lit
tie attention to the Galaxy portraits l
EEL persuaded it can be accomplished, If
tae course to be pursued DO chosen
with Judgment l write for that lnagaz II 4
al the time, and so do many abler men,
and if 1 can get the Galaxy portraits
INTO universal favor, it is all ask the
reading matter will take care Of itself.
COMBINATIONS OF THE PORTRAIT.
There is nothing like it in the Vatican.
PIUs IN.
1t has none of that vagueness, that
dreamy spirituality about it, which many
of the first critics OF Arkansas have OBJ
lected to in the Murillo school of Art.
4A n1 RUskN.
The expression is very interesting
j. w. TITAN.
(Keeps a macaroni store IN Venice, at
the old family stand)
It's the neatest thing in still life I
have seen for years.
3 1aAJ - Rosa BosHEUR.
The smile may he almost called unique.
ta) HN H scaE BIsMARcK.
/ never saw such character portrayed
in pictured face before
De MELVILLE.
There is benignant simplicity about
the execution of this work which warns
the heart toward it as much, full as much
as it fascinates the eye
LaxpsEER.
One cannot see it without longing to
contemplate the artist.
FnEpEnIcK WILLIAM.