New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04
FRANK ID. MILLET'S CAREER.

From The Boston Herald
Mr.. Millets artistic bent, like that OF many
among our native painters, displayed itself early
and spontaneously and not In answer to any special
encouraging agencies. Attempts at drawing are IN
existence which were made by him at the age of
four or hve and throughout bOyhOod be was always
more or less busy with the pencil Born In 1916, a
large part Of his schooling was done under John A.
Shaw, once well known IN the Oid Colony, who
afterward became secretary to Jefferson DAVIS The
pupil, as It came to pass, saw little of service on
The other side from Davis's IN the late war; going
to the front for a while on the contract-surgeOns
staff before entering Harvard College. His class at
the University was that of 1869. and after gradu-
atng be at sought TO advance III the direction
of his professional choice by drawing on stone with
ID. &. Fabronus, photographer OF this city, At the
same time he was attached to one of the Boston
Sunday papers, and retained this press connection
for year.
In 1871 he went to Antwerp to study in the art
school there The course LAID out for students ut
that institution covers five years. but the young
American preferred, for good reasons. to work
harder, 0nd accomplish the desired results in two
years. After he had been in the school few weeks
the regular competition for prizes took place among
the students which MIet entered. He took the
prize of excellence In 1872, having meanwhile
entered the life class he took part IN the next
nual competition, and carried off this time another
prize OF excellence-a gold medal. His course at
Antwerp being concluded he received an appoint
ment rs secretary to the Massachusetts Commission
to the Vienna Exposition of 1878, and after DIS
charging his duties there he made tour through
portions of Europe.
soon determIned-although strongly of the opinion
that as an American artist. lie ought if possible to
remain in this cOuntry-t0 go to Paris again for a
year of careful study but his departure was
deferred by an engagement To assist Messrs. John
La Fargo and Francis Lathrop in the interior wall
decorations of Trinity Church, Boston, Early in
1873 he took steamer for Europe once more, and
coon comfortably settled IN house on the OUT
skirts OF the French capital when the Russian in
yasion of Turkey began. Being Already known as
q correspondent during his previous foreign travels
and combining with his capacity for writing emf
nent ability as a draughtsman, he asked to go to
the seat of war; where he supplied sketches for The
London Graphic. as well as letters for some of
to great dailes,
lie accompanied the Russian forces in the passage
of the Balkans and to the close of the campaign,
during which he won several medals for services
rendered aud bravery IN assisting the wounded
under fire. and was fortunate enough to escape the
fever which Frustrated Forbes and 80 many Others
although he suffered slight attack of it when the
excitement of active duty was over. After this
Mr.. Millet spent some months IN Paris, serving on
the art Jury of the Exposition Of 1879 during his
residence there. On March l of that year he mar
RED an American lady living III Paris. and after a
iurtLer sojourn IN Normandy, came back TO his
native country once moro. to establish permanent
abiding place In the studio
Two or three years ago Mr. Millet published in
The atlantic Monthly singular story founded on