, 1870-11-04
Portrait OF 1ouAsniut ~ buvcrlure.

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When Toussatnt l. Ouvcrturc was treschesauay
taken prisoner In uaJu, and carried to FrAuce, 70
be consigned. by Eapolcoa's orders, to dnnReon
At Desancon, WHEREAS Napoleon meant he
shouId,-he speedily rer.shed, there were tro
portraits Of him, painted, fsum life, At Paris by
distinguished French artist. Knal. Uac Of these
Il sill In Paris; The other WAS brought 10 this
country, zone years ago, by the New York Ar
Enun, and Is now In the possession OF Mr. De
Daptiste, Of Detroit, who, n col0Fed man, uAtu-
rally chesisnes this picture Of the greatest man OF
his race, and one Of the most remarkable men OF
any racs Of this, or, indeed, ot anT age. The Au-
theouCisJ Of the picture Ia beyond question, aud
Its value Of course, as nue Of the only TWO known
port1hits Of L onr+rture, a. well as work of
art, erca. nxd Sit. De Bspuste, We think, II not
mistaken IN eupI,osrx thas there are
many people In this country who woulh
gladly possess copy Of IT, He hss, accordingly,
had !. chr nolsthogsaphed In the establishment 0.
D. T. C0sr.e, nj D. trnlr, Anu brother OF Xr. De-.
Bapsnte. clergyman Of this city. will. -e under
atanE, he r-auy long 10 oder copies for sale by
subscription.
The original pliutinX VIC hare never seen. but
jo'Iaira from the caron,. which bcAra upon its
lace sh.. uumistakabe evidence If lss correctueas
10 :te tnthutrtt details. It t. uuques;Innahv. enc
Of cfe2. merit, Torss1itt WAS native AtE1cau.
auI Ut course full. httnsc1 ne:r,, and there are
more than nrtl:nar3 difficulties 10 tnt artist ID
bringing Out r black fsce upon the cauvas WITH
ont tho advesttsous aid Of other aguEea Or sueld-
in'y objrcts- Though the lace u Tou4saln: was
one Ct aluinst utcnle D!ackuess, the artist has, by
ard fez and sort Of white military cloat, thrown
vtE the thnuIlers 10 pface:u folds, ute the pic
ture with rcn and warm t01or, AMI brought OUT In
iNld relief the due lines IT = noble, welt-posei
head. and rsu1'c view OF q cnun,e-
nance, which, thnuch purely African,
Is full OF di:nity and power The s.rougly-set
m"usn anil 'hc fuii, mild eye indicate the trm-
Tess, tho COURAGE, and the humanity
which were the leading rralts In the char.
scter Of Tnu.sltbt, aru the IArfe
bruw shows th~ great Intellect which bis whole
career proyrs f!tn 70 have possessed In q remark,
able dtRree. The portrait altogether eau har,il]
fail u satisfy any ones pseconceired idea of tht
face and nru't Of tie man who lived from earl,
childhood to midille aye plantation slave, ant
lhcn, through the shee. force Of nat,ve genius
headed q successful revolution, emanctua.ed
race, and fnaa,}td and conducted for years one
Tire most perfect republics the world has eve
seeu. The chrome, which Ia chiedy tho work Of
Young EoPlIsa'nan, named Rshop, In the estAh
tlshment of Ar. C0rric, will bear comparison witt
| the hest English and German chrontos, and IS Il
every respect, Que OF the hest We hare ever see1
executed In this connry. 1t is fortunate tha
tie reproduction of the porrtatt fell Into such abl
| hands. anil !1s very excellence will create rretr
| to Sec the original. The committee OF the c1htb
| lion ahout to ppen here woniJ do well to obtai
Mt. De Rapt4ste's CONSENT to Place IL amung thei
I cC3lf ftinn.