The New York herald., 1879-09-22

the latters daughter tlS42l. "La Position Crtique
.La Peche aux Ecrevisses aud several water coiors
llS4S). To the opportunities afforded him by and
during the crimean war and his ready use OF them
the painter owes his reputation. vast Held
Of study was Opened up to ah 9 ana a was frs mos,
chronological point of view alone, would have estab-
lished reputation. Al the opening OF the war he
received government appointment. which gave
him the best chances to study the Oriental army.
de followed it into the Danubi principalities. in
Hungary. Bosnia and along the military frontiers.
His Industry may be gauged from the tact that
during the siege of Sebsstopol he made 700
sketches aud forty water color drawings. In
chronological collection OF which the water color
studies exhibited at the Universal Exhibition OF
1855 anu at the Salons of 1887 and 1859.
In the rich art field which lay about him in his
visits to Hungary and III the prncipalitles he abso-
lntely reve!led and us hamerton says IN his Etch-
ing and Etchers" ":--"Lving alternately In the man
sons of great mobiles and the huts OF the peasantry
he found material OF inexhaustive interest ana in
quantity NOT less inexhaustible. What delighted
him most was the strongly marked character OF the
human types. and especially their nobieness aud
natural grandeur OF manner" Further on the
writer that he etched with skill and freedom pay
ing attention. however, rather to subject than to art
Returning to Paris via Berlin tho artist was given
Prussia and by Alexander Humboldt. who
much interested i'll his work from scientific stand
point. NJ. Valerie afterward executed many orders
Tor the collections OF the Emperors OF Germany aud
Austria He exhibited two series OF etchings or sub
jects sketched during his Danuban wanderings. At
the Salon OF 1861 he exposed three etchngs-
"racheurs Hongrols." .'Une Pusta" and "Un
Musician Tsisane." as well several paintings
lie Ghetto ae Senne' 'fortunata" 'Une
Femme de Sienne Tressant La Paille." and
''L'Oiseau;" in 1863. "Cne Devideuse Assise. %
'Paysanne d dAssise'' and ''Le Marche aux Herbes''
in 1864, "Gardeuse d'Armes de Pipes ct de Ber-
ceaux. PEntree du Monastere de Cettigne" two
"Etudes dc Femme Tsigane" water colors, and an
eching. Berger des Frontieres du Montenegro" in
1865. "Famiiie MonteneeIine pleurant ses Morris
apres un Combat" and two etchings, "Interieur un
Village Hongrois; in 1866. 'Campement de Tsiganes
NoMades. "Musciens Morlaques' and an etching,
'Gardes du Prince de Montenegro" in 1868. 'Con-
vol de Bashi Bazouks Blesses :; 1868. 'Chef Kurde
ct Escorte." In 1870 the subjects begin to
change and We have the paintings ''Chevaux Bretons
sur la Falase aud "Attelage breton Ia Maree Mon
tante." The following IL list OF his subsequent
pictures -'Les Pierre Druiuiques de Carnac'
(Morbihan) and "Chevdux Bret0ns fAbreuvoir"
1ST2); ''L'Abreuvoir-Souvenir dc Carnac'' (l973);
''La Coupe du Goemon d la Grande Maree" and
'La Bergere du Manoir do Ksrmo pres Carnac''
QS74); lie DeparG Pour les Champs" 'Saint Co
lumbar" and Souvenir des Rochers de Kemaric i
Maree Basse'' uS75): LA Greve lremalouen Pen
dant Forage" uS76); an aquarelle. "Montenegrns en-
Priere'' (lS77); Souvenir du Lavor, Ploumarch
(finistere and "Jsunes Files Montenesrines Venant
Puiser de IEau Citernes de CettinHe lS7S). and
finally LA Coupe du Goomon. Carnac" 1S79
One Of his pctures called Musicians Tsiganes and
containing number OF figures. exhibited ut
Averys in this city, in 1876. but did not remain in
this country NJ. Valerie received third class
medal i'll 1859 and the cross OF the Legion Of Honor
ia 1861. iti