The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26

ter cast ID WI sr. Psl,. " studio i i
Great Osnabnrgh street, The like
ness had been made from N otograph 0
Jackson taken In 1870, and Wa y Likeness
Z at all. and oil the historical detafk were in
correct. General johnson frn0A fiatel
wrote to George l.. Christian, ESD. 10 hay
photograph taken Of portrait or Jaes. n
ID General JobnsoD's house, the best and o,ch
true one extant, and 10 send 1t, tncopies q,
Virginia buttons and sword.buckIes. to M,
Foley, which Dir. Chrisii1n did. General
johnson also tried TO procure froa The
sculptor Volck copy Of mask taken bV
him OF Jackson after death. but was uusbIe
to get 10 Munich, where Yolck then war
and so failed to furnish II. From deserts,
tons given by him, and from the PHOTOGRAPH,
OF the oil.pOrtrait, and also pho.o,r,nI,
taken by MINIS In April, 1868, Just before
Jackaon's death, the present statue va, 70.
modelled.
| TUE MASK TAKEN BY yoLcK,
In May: 1868, directly after Jackson's death,
q society was formed in Richmond, with Gov.
ernor John Letcher at the head, for the pur.
pose OF erecting an equestrian statue in
| bronze of the dead hero.
VoIck, a German artist OF merit, resident
here for some years, was entrusted with the
| work:
He took q mask Of Jackson's face as bis
| body lay In state In the Governors house
| and measurements and drawings of the whole
figure. Mrs. Jackson beside furnished him
| with the old uniform coat, boots, aud other
clothing, and from this material Yolck pre
| pared model during the summer of isf:
| and winter of 1894, which was seen BY
| some Of Jackson's friends Being In clay-
| and they probably being inexperienced
| critics. some OF them did not think it good
| likeness, but the gentlemen responsible for
| the work were so well satisfied that thew
sent Volck, bis model, and bis material to
Europe to have his idea put into bronze. He
| went to Munich and abored there assidu-
ouslv, and bad nearly completed bis work
| when the CoDfederacy fell.
All the money which had been collected
and was in the hands of the jackson Monu-
meut Association was lost, and Yolck was
left to struggle on without means.
He finished his model, which was cast in
plaster at Nuremburgh in 1866 and an en-
craving of it printed in the Liepsig illus
tr0ted Ne,rs OF January, 1867. Since then
he has made efforts, aided by his BROTHER
Volck the artist, Of Baltimore TO raise
funds to complete bis statue, but, US far as We
are informed, as yet unsuccessful.
It is an equestrian statue of life size, repre-.
senting Jackson holding his bridIe.r rein in
his left hand, his short horseman's military
cloak throws back over his right shoulder,
his right arm falling easily by bis side holding
bis s|ouch hat; and the position is dignihed
and graceful. No work of art can be judged
by wood engraving in an illustrtcd news
paper.
THE VIRGINIA CORRESPONDENCE.
The interviews with Mr.. Beresford.Hope
terminated 10 the following correspondence,
so as to put on record the action Of all par
ties then engaged in the transaction:
A QUEENS GARDEN GATg.1
July 18Th, 1873. !
4. j. Beresford. Hope, Esq:
Dear Sir,-I have the honor to enclose
herewith the record of the proceedings of a
meeting of the Ass )ciation of the Army of
Northern Virginia 10 relation to the pro-
posed action Of yourself and other gentle.
men in presenting statue of Jackson to the
people Of Virginis.
| am directed by this Association 10 ex.
press to you and the gentlemen with whom
you are acting the sentiments 0! grateful re-
spect which they feel TO you for this mark
OF your estimation Of our great c0mrade and
the cause in which be died, and to declare to
you our conviction that i. will be received
by the whole people of Virginia and her late
associates with the deepest sensibiiy as alike
honorable 10 lis who receive it, as teSlifyng
the respect of brave and honorable men, and
to you who present IL as showing your ap.
probation of truth and right though OBJ
Scured by defeat and temporary disaster.
AM further directed 10 represent to you
our belief that your wishes as to this memo
rial will be best accomplished by its being
placed in charge Of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia, to be erected by her in some appro-
PIRATE place along with the statues Of other
of her sons who have heretofore deserved
well of mankind and their feilow-citIzeus
and am instructed to tender TO you and the
gentlemen with you the services Of the As>o.
citation, composed Of soldiers who bore arms
under Lee and Jackson and their Illus riOus
comrades in.arms, in executing any wishes
you may have in this matter, and partcu.
larry in receiving this statue and delivering
it to the authorities OF Virginia in such man
ner as you may direct.
I have the honor TO remain your obedlent
servant, BxADLEY I. JOHNSON.
To this letter Mr.. Hope replied:
ARKLow House, CoSNArGuT Place.
LONDON W.. August 9 1873.
Ny Dear Slr,-Allow me, in my own name
and on behalf of the committee for carrying
out the statue of General L. j. Jackson
(whom we love to think Of as Stonewall
Jacksop), by Mr.. Foley,a as gift 20 the Com
monwcalth OF Virginia, to say with what
qualification have received your letter and
the resolutions Of the Association OF the
Army of Northern Virginia enclosed in it.
As YOU observed on your visit to Dir.
Foley's studio, the statue is not in so for
ward state as the Association seem 10 have
supposed it 10 he. The delay has proved
fortunate, os owing to j. Mr.. Foley will have
the advantage Of the very valuable assistance
which you will be able TO render him to-
wards perfaclng the likeness. A soon as
the statue is ready for presentation those
who are interested in the work will not fail
to give the most respectful and careful atten-
ton 10 the representations contained IN the
resolution. We earnestly hope that the
State of Virginia will be willing 10 accept The
eiligy Of one of her greatest sons, but II any
incidental difficulty should occur wc tho.
roughly appreciate the appropriateness OF
entrusting the statue to an Association Wnieh
has by It's own gallant deeds proved itsell
worthy to become the present custodian oil
the memorial Of S,onewall Jackson until the
day when the Commonwealth itself will ae-
cept it. We are sure that the Association
will value it alike as the memorial OF The hero
| whom it represents and rs a proof OF the
feelings OF the EngI;sbmen who have joined
| to offer it to their kinsmen Of the OLD DO
minion for their own sake and for that OF the
whole southern people. Believe me, my dear
sir, yours truly,
A. J. B. BEREsFoRD HoPE.
General Bradley T. johnson.
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