Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-01
A HYPoCRITE,

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ugliness he would have been libertine;
and he was a spendthrift, being nearly
all the time in the hands of the Jews. "
Moreover, he was not so good painter
as he is credited with being. / do not
know if there are any of his original
paintings in our country to bear out
what l say, but his originals fall far
beneath the engravings Of them, for the
reason that Tom Landseer," in en-
craving, corrects their faults of drawing,
and the hideous coloring peculiar to the
modern English school is not, of course,
seen in the engraved works.
AN INFERIOR PAINTER.
Sir Edwin was incapable of painting
animals in the grand and spirited man
ner of Rosa Bonheur and of many other
French artists. He had to have stuffed
model of every animal he drew, and
there are few pictures of his extant in
which there is an animal in motion. He
was a stilllife painter, if such a term
could be applied to an artist who painted
living creatures. His stuffed models
were placed in his studio, and, of course
remained immovable for months and
months while he plodded on their like.
ness, for he was slow painter. He
could not and never has painted such a
picture as Bonheurs Horse Fair,
with men tugging at the brides of rearing,
kicking, plunging horses. In his Dig
nifty and Impudence " large and small
dog gaze motienless at the spectator
In one of his best pictures two King
Charles spaniels lie still on a
table beside their masters hat and |
gloves. In another famous painting-a
caricature Of body of men in consola-
ton, parliamentary or otherwise | do
not now remember-a row of dogs sit
motionless. In "The Old Shepherds
Chief Mourner the dog sits motionless,
with his head en- the coffin, and so on
through almost the whole list of his
works. Sir Edwin was, no doubt, an
excellent painter; bnt his brother Charles
was as good one, and be is but little
known. Sir Edwin was fortunate. He
came to the fore with his still-life dogs
4. o time when England had no first
class animal painter; when Prince Al
,ert who preferred this style Of art, was
1t the zenith of his power, though he
vas never popular until he died With
,ut possessing any talent, the Queen
IlSo much affected art; and Sir Edwin
vas not only content but happy 10
DANCE ATTENDANCE oy
md toady to the great. He got his re-
Yard in fame and knighthood, which at {
aimed, this crusty and niggardly old {
achelor became so stuck up" as to be {
to people who despised s
erooking the pregnant hinges Of the i
nee that thrift may follow fawnipg.'
OF a different stamp was the true
enius Of the family, Thomas Landseer. !
Ifter repeated reiusals, he was az length I
lduced to answer the summons OF Her
lajesty to present himself u Windsor :
'astle to teach her some easy branch of '
is art. Windsor is some distance from {
,ondOG, and the engravers time was q
old. He WAS kept waiting il an ante. 7
hamber for two hours after the appoint 1 q
I time for reception, when Prince AL
ert made bis appearance, saying that "
le Queen did rot feel like taking les o
1ns that day, but she would send for (,
i'm when she did. he thereupon com. A
fenced haggling sbsut terms. although o.
le engraver had previously stated bis v
rice, which, / think, was el0 q lesson. N
komss Lsndseer retired, so filed with r,
,ntempt for the great that no royal bl
,mmsnas could ever induce him 10 20 Al
sar the Court 81 was never kniahted ci
bis incident was told me BY Thomas Q,
andseer himself, who told me be could OF
I'm all he required without royal N
and not even Queen should 81
.ep him waiting like 8 servant in an
lte-chamber. Sooner than submit 10
ch disrespeSt be would gtsrve. So lii
censed was Sir Edwin 81 Toms atti- 81
de, which he vsinlY endesvored 70 OF
Ter, that q cOolness arose between the ca
others. va
Sir Edwin obtained the commission 70 th
Odel the great lions Of Trafalgar be
nare, not that be was a sculptor or 90
.eW anything about modelling, but he th
d q great name and friends az Court Va
P induced Baron Marochetfi. then ha
mons Italian sculptor in London. 20 70
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