New-York tribune., 1874-12-05
TIE FORGED SALONE.

Mr.. CLARENCE COOK on THE ALLEGED REPLICA
NO EVIDENCE EXISTING OF SUCH A COPY.
To the Edtt0r OF The Tribune
SIR: The letter which you published yes
terday signed NJ. @. v R., demands few words from
me in reply Ny statement that Regnaut made no pre-
limnary study for the Saone. nor any copy ~ a. was
founded on what believed to Oe sufficient evidence
when I wrote. and which shall continue to believe
trustworthy until better proof to the contrary
produced than is contained in the letter OF your CORE
spondent. have upon my table two books relating to
Regnaut together with all the more important nOuce-
life aud works that have appeared IN the French
aud German periodicals. aud IN none Of these - there
slightest auson to the existence OF any copy Of thr
"salome" The two books allude to are. CorreSpoiH
ence de Henri RegndW recuetHie Ell dnno'ee par H.
Arthur Duparc stirie dt CadiO1ue comptet ne rhrre
de H. Regnauk Paris 1872" and HeHri RrgHqdt sd re
ct son gurre par Henri Cd-ais Ppqs, 1871 The DooA
bv NJ Cazalis contains ike that by NJ. Dlplrc. com
plete catalogue OF Regnaults works, hs oipaintngs
his watercolors his crayons. his pencdra~ngs' ana
drawings for the wood engravers, YET no mention =
made OF any copy Of the Salome, much less ot any
copy deserving TO be spoken ot as mas efplcce o te
first rank" Moreover, in neither book nor IN any
notice Of Regnault that have read except IN The one
quoted by your corresponding is there any auSion &c
any works found in studio after his death and when
IN 1874 year after the fatal sally at Bous vl an eX
ton Of Regnaults works was made IN Pr.', when' ac
cordins TO NJ Dupare the artists friends tired 20 collect
every picture he Lad produced there was no py OF The
Saome shown though, they sent TO Nir- les 10 pro
cure from the municipality the loan OF M' judith,
they might easily have sent to Berlin for tie loan 81
:" A masterpiece OF the first rank" But though u
Duparc speaks OF many picture they '!Ir 20 gct ana
rould not this remarka Die copy mentioned. ana
we'll aware that this evidence s merely neGttIVe; but
present 10 for your consideration until can procure
nositlve evidence which am fully persuaded 10 VIII
nor be hard 10 get Meanwhile. allow me T. add that
Regnault not a painter given TO copyns ma own
works He palutcd with such ddsl ana riiH'ity thtJ
ne hardly finished his fnIshed pictures can ONLY
find record II copy made by him or hs own WORK
ana that was Of the I" Automcdon tanning ha Horses
OF Achilles" = picture winch was once ~ me Poe, poe
session of an American gentleman a Mr. Norton WI"
bought IL from Regnaut but who aitrr"aid' Hnulhg
TOO large iOr his rooms returned II % Ftf "t.c 10"
ls-in The LnSembourg believe WIN krSol. H Mht
shal Prim" and AN Execution at MOROCCO BIZ lhl7
copy IS different IN shape, ~ T. ana y Irj]tmrA' ]
from the original ard according 70 one Hl 's D"Hra
piers, much inferior to the Original IN arI II i n1C
in the nature OF tue case Iual re- % ,.i,, en-
a copy Ot one OF ms own works. anu ePeaI - ~
such as described by the writer IN the IeSchrpt r
Bdede Kus vii be observed t5 ,l 'a . %Sgr .rsaa nT
never seen the original picture ana tna ~ 81 ~ ~ 10 10
is founded upon comparison between me copy ~ ~
funke 3 showroom and 40 etching OF th' ,"". nat" 40
bv RiOn for the G1-ctt' dcS BedNL A'S-lu '''viu- ~,
which the * about the sH' OF WtiiiI. iet 'IN
writer could easily have compleG n q, aiH' S9R P
paris from the original picture, comp1n, tnat ia
Ihe aheence Of the Original, % seems '' Le ne MIs
bound to make ',p .'ly az A. T,nrnoi tb.
seen the Original. A. for the ArU J'nrhdI J IN, ."e
Ze,iSehrR O' Bileade EuRS. which your cortrSponl-
ent says is und spuied ana unmpei'h y" !t.no,lt5 III
Furope in All matters OF art, would h't ''S ahthot'
itx il I'D
and that II l. likely To he deceived, d j. ~ pth 20
ouesttou as any work not pretending 10 be inspired
am fully persuaded thai ITS lnfalbilly i IL dhhEer 'h
the publication OF ths very at'..f 4T va en-, No.,
however that the article i nor puOiSeG IN me mag
ziue itself but the Bet6iaH weekly Il .rr 10 tle
monthly issue ard that 1t Is sgued only wih lnta!s'
which are not those OF any writer on ntt y l"'o '-o
would give " confidence am' yours uuiE, , ,,oy
NeW York, Dec. 4, 1874. oLAi'HNSI 'O'"'
THE CLAIM OF AUTHENTICITY ADHERED TO
TO the Edttor Of rhe Tribune.
81 G,ts. s.-da tNc - N,
o. the following communication IN relation 10 Reg.
pault's "salome" headed an ImputeUt Forgery" ap
neored over the signature OF Mr. Clarence Cook;
kyerv admrer Of genius OF Henri Recnsa mi vey lover
the mans heroic msmof must os a s'iI, Az G @ p aoase
viii sell at AUCTION to-g's1 nfsSo % @ a. 81 Is7o
There bat halt eye see aai h picture Ia Aaf
gae an 1e,SSs PaSsnt anS Rssu.u made no
nor any 1t st! - TIE Ds.eson oi s@e 'e ea
bis fame would be miracle
The damaging character OF this letter must nave O'eu
as apparent TO you as Il was 10 Others Out nave 10
trained from answe II or calling upon you Tor re
traction until could do with the most exhaustive
nr'of =, snstain nv statement Your correspondent.
Mr. Cook was particularly emphatic IN his asseruoDs
tna, Regnants saome" was a hfe-s.ze Ficture' and
that he made preliminary study Tor ~ nor ~! ooly
OF IT, In letter dated New-BrunswlcS. y D., ssneu
NJ. G.. V. b.. Mr. Cooks assertion Inat III, contracte
Saloue" existence appears 10 De nun Coi.,
and by a disinterested writer, aud from WHO" OeS
Tso a. .Oue :. 70 Hear Reg,u silore SEEM 70
" 80 p.rs salon An nay 1870, RegRaalt still
ndcn At Rome and purchased bv Nine Dc Cs rhe n'' VA
a . ,bs h.ttr Of the pictures ioand sr hs
- x". r,ll already famous sal9ue painted by be
hanI rtr second picture rrhbtoi In Bcu Comparing
s t etching Of Publishes IN the Gass Us IaHr Ars
rs crc prooeei The
- E .c. loo and the of the len
pore TIE painting aaa ssht
Of the trapey and ae make ornament tho
r.h VI the coonHg he 1e var Of eonpsnon ay
the original that Of the copy
c.aaasratou sn haHssss ersea I~s a ssrre f
sr.. 1.-ea'Ias with special ,Ssir..n % ',DtsS. % fTS
anehevodV light Against back
ground.
Ipis evidence Ia conclusive 80 far as relates 10 the
production Of two "5aomes" by Rsgnsult Out 10 re-
gard 10 tue authenticity OF the picture whlcn Was
exhibited at the Kurtz Gallery as an original salome
will be prepared prove. for your satisfaction as wen
s others by tue most indsputoe proofs from Paris,
that this picture Is the identical saiome" which was
found Regnaufs after hts unfortunate fal In
the trenches OF Paris, and which was ekhlbitso In
Berlin stated by your correspondent IL VIII taAe
forr or Ave weeks this documentary evidence
duy autne ted. but will be submitted as son 30
received Very respectfully. err"An eShA'A
Her- York, Dec. l. ls7A