The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-04
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vaexnon'N Portraits.

card to the best likeness Of General Stone
wall Jackson. The reporter Is right wnet
he SAYS that the best Photographic likeness
IL that taken by Routjahm, at Winchester,
one of the originals of which Is now in pos
session Of l.. NJ. D. Guillaume, the artist:
for some tweuty-odd years resident OF
Richmond. This photograph was gwen u
him By Mrs. Jackson.
Mr., Guillaume also painted, among Sc
r;es of historical paintings OF the war, one
representing Jackson at the Secono oall'e VI
Winchester, and this Is consldcrea 'ne ouis
faithful likeness Of the General, not only a>
regards the features, but also ., .nc m,u
Generally. As a portrait-painttr, Guillaume
has NO si,perior in this country. His hume.
rous portraits 10 Virginia amply testify to
that. hundreds of v h'ch are still IN existence.
THE paipting Of Jackson above alluded to
was made under the following crcuD-
stances. When the remains of Jackson were
brought to Richmond, Guillaume and Frede'
rick Volck, the sculptor, were permitted TO
fake q plaster.cas OF the face Of Jackson, and
GuIlaume made bis first bust-portra't aud
general detail sketches from the remains.
Shortly after the funeral Mrs. Jackson sent
Mr.. Guillaume the complete uniform-kel
vest, pantaloons, coat, boots, spurs, gloves,
and sabre ard belt; also the accoutrements,
saddle and bride, aud oi.co,b al blankets.
A bust had been prepared by Vock from
the plaster-cast, one copy OF which Is 10 my
possession. and from this bust and the pho
topraph above referred to, as vel! as from
the PAINTED bust taken after death, the paint
ing was executed. From tue testimon'a's
of General Lee and numerous other supe.
rjor officers, as we'll as from the oniccrs o'
,Jackson's stsff and corps, this pain'lDg WIS
rIu ri
ness of the General, and no better tesllmo-
NAL or higher compliment need MIR. Gull
laume have than what OF Cured in bis studlo,
corner Eighth and Clay, when Mrs. Jackson
visited him to see the painting. The his.
torical paintings above referred to, that OF
Jefferson Davis reviewing troops at the FAR
Grounds. that of General Lee at the battle
Of the Wilderness, Jackson st Winchester,
Johnston at Manassas, Beauregard at the
battle of Charleston, Mosby at White Post.
were all arranged around the studio, and as
soon rs Mrs. Jackson saw that Of her bus.
band she exclaimed, clapping her hands
together, and tears streaming down
her face, "My dear husband, my dear
husband! I am not rich enough TO
buy YOU" Certainly, no higher compliment
or testimonial could baye been given. Mrs.
Jackson pronounced it perfect in all its dc.
tails as we'll as in the general appearance OF
the man, and especially as 10 The likeness.
Another episode occurred to which was &
witness. One of Jackson's soldiers came to
sec the paintings (thcy were known through
out the Whole Army of Northern Nirginia),
an old Weather-beatcn, battle-scarrcd veto
ran. When he saw Jacks0n's painting
he stood still long time, tear after tear
trjckllng down his bronzed chccks-hc never
said \ word. Mir. Guiillume then lald
before him the gloves, boots, spurs,
&c. when he took the right-hand
glove and kissed it, and so overcome was he
that he left without word. This glove Is
stillin Mr.. Guilaumc's possession. Both were
given to him by Mrs. jackson. He kept the
right.hand glove because the General held
the reins in bis right hand. The lctt.hand
glove is in possession Of an intimate friend
of mine, former resident ot Richmond.
now living in New York (Mr. John a.
Calyo). When Mr.. Volck received the order
for a colossal equestrian statue OF Genera
Jackson, TO be erected over bis remains,
the uniform, boots, ana spurs were
taken from Mr.. GuillaUme's studio to
Munich, Bavaria, and are still there,
if am not mistaken. | am sure the spurs.
boots. and KEPT are there, and Volck made
the plas,er-casi of the statue, OF which
have a tolerabIy good photograph, which is
taken rather low, So the cast was standing
hiph on a scatiold; hence it is foresbortcned:
send YOU herewith Il wood cut, which Is
also inferior, though il shows the general al-
pearapce well.
This statue is ready to be cast, but for
want of funds cannot be completed; ana
this work of art and faithful likeness shouia
certainly not be lost to the State OF Virginia,
"a | think suflic;en, money could he realized
TO have it completed.
Now. the uniform of General Jackson be-
ing disposed OF as related above, cannot
see bow Gail w. Grown could have had II
also to nuke his painting (of which can So!
nothing, us l have never seen N), uniesS
Brown had the Generals parade or Suluay
uniform, Us tue battlc-Worn one, Us wen IL
boots, gloves, &c, are still in the possession
of GuIllaume, Volck, and Calyo, and the
,,erersl saw used to be that Stonewal never
had but one uniform, from which, by.thc-by,
several buttons were cut off by permission
of Mrs. Jackson, out of which breastpins and
earrings were made, still worn by some
lady friends Of mine.
In conclusion, will relate another cpl
sode relative 10 Guilaume's paintings, which
goes far to show their merit, as far as hlstori-
cal truth is concerned, as we'll as likeness.
After the war, when General Terry was
commanding at Richmond, Guillaume was
asked to exhibit his paintings for the beneti;
of the Soldiers Orphan Fair; to which he
readily gave his assent, provided permission
could be obtained from the powers that be. !"
This permission wus asked, and General
Terry said that be would have to see
the paintings first before giving the
j. desired permission. The next day four
or five of General Terry's aidc.de.
camps and other officers visited Guilaume's
studio, staid there over an hour, and that
same evening polite note was received that
the permission was refused because "the
paintings were too true' to allow of their
being exhibited at the present lime," and
every day thereafter hosts OF Federal Officers
visited the studio TO See the paintings, until
they were almost better known to the Fede.
raj army there than to the citizens in whose
midst they were executed during the stormy
times OF the war,
The paintings are still in possession Of Dir
Guillaume, who intends exhibiting them
some time or other throughout the South, us
he has not been able to dispose of them.