, 1875-08-07
LITERATURE,
WILLIAM SHARP.

WILLIAM SHARP,
EArA,.oouE Or 1.m Wnaka. 1,y v. +. l'AHEn. |
1.mo., ~: lal. rhladslphia: t'o'b'o barrie.
Tho celebrated Eng.h engraver, wt,oso lifo |
And works rive occasion tn this itl!o volume,
was born In London, Ian. ~, 17Ao. Ills father
wns D gunsmtth, With tonLidorabo tnrnto for
Hkili III his craft, and tho Ron manifcblinH at
an early ago 4 RronE aasta for drawing, 1t Wna
determined 10 Instruct him in That branch OF
engraving which Ia applfod TO tho ornnn,entation
OF firearms. Tho lad WAS therefore appronticod
10 Mr.. LDnRnnn, from whom ho rocelvod the
nlenlcnts Of his art education. At tho con-
cls!ou OF his torn OF service, ho established
bualncss on h1H own account. and Immediately
took up tho regular work Of nn onErarer. Tie
success of his lirBt ESSAYS VIVA full Of encourage
mcnt, aud eottloa at onco tho line OF art to which
Io Ahould dovoto himself. At tho ago OF 90 ho
produced what ts considered ILLS beat work.
! !" The Doctors OF the Church." a!tor Guido
| Ilani, which secured him rlaco at the bend OF
tho historical engravers Of England.
An an ongravor OF portraits, Mr.. Bharp was
equally famous. 11is engraving OF John Hunter,
aftcr Sir JoBlua Reynolds, datcd 1888, was pro-
noupcod by Charles Sumner "the foremost por-
trait In English art and tlIo cooqual companion
Of tho great portrnls Of tho past" Tho portrait
Of " Matthew Boul.on," Of 1901, ia quoted as ono
of tho finest examples Of Ito ongrayor'a skill,
| md ranks with tho |" John Hunter ns 3 noblo
work OF art. It Ia worthy Of remark
tint Mr.. Sharp cherished tho sin
! Ru!ar conccit that eynty mnseslnn taco boara
resemblance 10 some birl or beast, taking tho
| likenoBB from innate trait u character that
| a!licB the hunlnu TO tAa 7Eltc countolance. For
instance, In the pllsAiognomy OF tho man Of
| bravo and generous dspoation ho saw tho toat-
urca Of tho lion; III the visage OF tho lictco'
| minded he saw the oasts and tho tiger; aud in
tint Df tho timil aud Yento, or Of tho Ely and tho
| subtle, ho eaw tho la1tlb, ur tho fox: aud 30 OH
through tho range Of yArlot and dtvofso taeiai
Mr. sharp continued tho di1igent pura,,i. Of
l,.s profession almost to tito year Of hlH dealt,
| (lH2i), Ills latest works, executed after ho had
passed the ago Of 10. showing but little oydonoo
at failing powcrs. Thore III seanty ntatoria! Of
tored i'll lis lifo for tho nsc of tho b!oEra9p'or
cesayo engrayiuys distinguishing luis carocr
The most remarkable inolslons Of hIs history was
his c1oduloua faith tu Tho divine mission Of
isichard Drothers and JOANNA soatl!cots two
crazy farnttcs Who succeeded. by aint Of their
| own earnoAtnesH, In pera'ladlnE mauv thousands
of aimplo-mindea folks to beoomc their loi'
| lowoT5.
era expetancp 1lr. I'aAar finds 1t hard to rocon-
clio tue Htr ,futh OF tho art!1ts goniu6 Rs uls-
played in lis worits with tho woakness Of hia
! character aa betrayed in tue record u bis lifc-
Btau.Iy presented in tho career Of persons OF a
high intellocsual typo: !lo faet t1at Gfent gen
luses haso Reea' .11.'a.s, ina 'as tha mi,
sSn,,;i SStv;i mowaIava aur,,.;sa i'm. Tho
simnlicitY, honesty, and oarnossnoss,
that arc the most striking tratts OF gonius, havo
catlacd u 70 DO areqaont,y ao9a ~ n ~ cn,
Inv ut, sutt' ,,,,i,a1 ani fo1na al vat re M ieea
lnya and ravercnco tie a,ttcss trus. aud trutl,
tint rendcr t1oln liable to be caught in every
willy Bnaro. .....-,.-...
4he cataogue o. w. Snatp o'; osfa,;' .E,r r. T.
thp tstst 1cacr,,,trn ss ~ liz nr,nts tat has
hooI, urnsontod. and will DO yalllol by those who
aro interesIo!, in this department Of art. 1t il
very carefully anu motnoa'caliy lnuo1od.
TIE new ruc, nNn COAST.
No,vs .un t.nnsrrs nr TIN Nrw Eso1ayp CoAgr
ni.rks Of ioston," etc, otc. With humorous lns
trationa. Hllsre Hyo., pp. ~. New York: Har
per 4 DfothorR.
Many an hour may bo happily spent poslot
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not ~ pso'tae'o'l e's'uks a'ses 10 1'"es'As
have been once cfluca'y en!oYeu' !l7 !nloFni@
ton ts encyclopedia IN caataeter' m'aRilog hla
tory, biography, archaeology, geography, travel
nni natn,n> History In a combination very agree
III T. -, .n,r t,,t ,o1;,+4,, h-;oP o,d f,ooron
an.a IL its way Dus ho'es'as p'aet a''u ''oaaon
reference fasnos than co''s'oaops toaalnR'
, Without anY declaration OF positive and &c
riops ptlrnoeo, Mr., Drake describes tour alon
III, Nav EncInnd coast lor,upinr wifi, Mouu
T,e.t - H., .,oro ~ M.,,o s,h co,c,rd,,
d hesoi. w tnu ~, auolv y, ala'o a"I rso.,.'s
0 with the OH lown OF sayoroo2 III oonneeEeu
The gentleman Is = most philosophical travolcI
allowing l,imgolf auuplo limo to investigate over
,nrt ~ ,n,oroat In vh.tovor scam liz travorset
y % pud nm who wIshcs To- tourney In his compap
!; muat nut away oil sense OF hurry anu 10 cor
y tont to linger until each locality Is thorough