, 1877-11-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Vibert's Painting Of the Apotheo"
sis of Thiers.
A French Account of the Life Of a No.
torioua Convict.

Remases ef the range cast.-Prugafity 81 the
Gar aud Ilis Wifi.
THE ApOTuEOSfa OF THEIRS.
yi3rts CnrgstpandfHtt Hoaoh Adrrrtfssr.
I hnyc ietl 10 tue last tho description OF the
picture vibcst is painting for tho coming salon;h
ia already celebrated. although only study As
yet Of The tmmcnsc work It will ho when com
plctcd All rariA thnt IL Interested In art IL taking
OF lhis pltsurc not only on ncconns Of .ta
great cIeyernces, hui also bccAuFa of It's
curious h,xtory. Tho subject u now
called The "Apothcoals Of Th'ets'"
When vibert deslRnct1 tho psctnro ho asked ne.
&nillc to help him paint II. Tho Two tnen wofkca
on Il uo,t faithfully; when Il arrived A. certain
point eta!l,t requested Ills master. Mci.'on'er. 10
zee II, McIsron{cs refused. and showed fncs alis.
pleasure thnt Detailc wns obliged 10 give nt' all
work npon It, ~ his master sclashty wished 10
keep tic .uh!set f"r hn'sef T. H5s1t Isky ,sssy
Me,ssonter, and has zesnlvcd to ansh taa stnpcn'
tions work alone anh unsislcl.
VII. r. sf!Ts Tsce = tS.n D.
aed i il il til. noie design q viberis;, thnk
f1p'sn + aWa,s u tsankle.s a.R bit r. ihs pts.:
esau tho .ntcst /. 70 ennlax n,h tint in9o M
.to Do nu.. +" i 'sss sss 1n''f Inc 1s ba
~ principal psr'onase is AZ ssSpr;ssi' ss,' nD5, 4 .;
lis. T., ~; ase9ia1sS ';anst w,'e n
ti.sug .s ai1 the ay aoi lace huye tho calavero,.a
rgldit7 Of DEATH tare y llkewise on!s ;s!ss+, :,
AZ eerne s!srss;st c'tsn t. tat an don ops ..
Gnn 'rnIoe a1 haI s IN lin: aid In is centre Of tv
70 e'n' In ~ IT, :Gnde ns !.
been overcome III mastery n,anner Htths fsGt
esS's ersps; ~ss'"' ssa ssiss fssiy ths II!
is;s ;s; s s*;s IL bo; ' Of ss st , "a
of tho picture, j. ory tall IND beautiful ~!
solden' 1ss' ars ns"s stolaea an With noSa
asps,sS %spi IT, J. G1ssi II VI is
of the dead atcnt man: Ia one o. hsF hnm's ~ 70 an an
ts se % ns h oSs
orcr tic horrors OF tho Commune and feaeemeu
. Frnrcc. ...-,.x - .xi.t,
tcinr That cs IN llc right corner Of tug picture or
1hc gEoun In death agony; tue reg ilaE u n "a sat
ter: eaSss ta1s ts sis sorc res aEs h
!. Of I'aF1s which ID half charrcd. This Il tnos
! curious and impressive part VI tho rcmaFkao'f
t ii ihs foot OF .hs bier n. hcnpcd np taarsls,
w.caths and CROWDS and gn!lands. tn nSn'orsa ,ra1
Thiers and thcra n also Tho black standard o. lsrt
ford, dedicated TO him who was nHc ~ saso "
. city for France nlttr tho terrible
- wnr. TO tho right III the distance !. serlssenI
:. the slcgc Of Parn: t!ern y nEntnRr ~
cnfnage; tho forts Or: Defending NC ciiy. LII
T. nnother Testimony oI EfattM0c ~ tlS ot w. ~. !
r l>iU when he was Mni.lfr tnaoI Ut, i.ou'n , aM..
II lppa. ny these fort1ications- It VIII hs rcn,ch1
q Gssed, Paris was abe t9 Aoa OUT ~ !p".i :" ~ ~
it great astlini4hmcnt ot Az E,ttoEs. VIE" a -" m
Il !n!tnblc PIursiah army insedes sno Ely w i,nc :,
known that only soniu Debris y trKlnsena, cofi +,
Cd In haste. had s9o.Nea tl!e t.lrgeats AMONG III
:, people, and were uetcndlnl thn lsiacc -. .,,,,,,
10 the loft, back II tho ioseIy nease p Mou.a!,
:. France, wo sec the tnnofa eosteHe. ~ o"
N tatinIss tho funeral cat or ennf,iat. 'e @ ~
III crowd. tho whola pcopc-a ml.lioh y! tIe XIV ~ ~.
wcre-cntcring ero u Ghaisc, anu oeaaa ,s Il, " :,
conconrao THO gtcat sllGoustte Or mane ,,, " :,
ri plnMs ps tue picture. II rrh1o,u
~ ~ Tic artist then desires 70 G1pteas =. c tnt's ~,
~ tho three great phases ot ~ e @ 'nas rs
n esnRuaFy complete III calh pnhseTr.l1u ~ m H.,
% The Historian. an! tne stai%gsn, % ~, hvnms
Ss asa s athns aheS IT,
multiplied % !. 70 vel psdsss,! H.ssnSsa "
r. such clever TINT mo.nsn ,c
IL troubled. l1orc, n4ain wnft.s afe MisetMny "s @
~ Each epstodo Ut the eaI satc.nianE ILL., *
~ with cleatuctx anu ulseT'iy IN Wy l,,nE hr i,'.t
~ Of clnudA. and thG coil!lt !o.a hoau =, ."e" tnn
ness rna vataea ,.ls neshs - sT ,.r'tin~ liz i,
"s sna. n,y Wv sryM cruGc and inpos.ibc ~
of Thtrs 1fst made himself knSWa ~ spe.set BELL r H.
,,p with that phase the clohd pAihtnsmac@nu @ WIT h
r. r. tho LETT at tA yefs s9.t III ~ h%c ,na ,.
~ often n,ac lllnsr!oas ~ !!lg tpccches nt lhs
H. 5s sta ~ ~. Z; ovsrnusnt s ncow lila 70