Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-23

EealQGUEH, OF Oh y pQIAtS AAAp-AAittNAts -
the head Of the stairs J on enter large
room-a very large room-wlth lofty cell
ings, painted walls, and sunlight entering
from windows above. At the extreme end
Of the room opposite the door Is platform
which has undoubtedly been occupied by
models, but which az present is abandoned
to stray armor. to pieces Of gay colored
daInask and satin, and other miscellaneous
objects Between the platform and the
door is a large statue Of q nymph, by an
Italian, while Gu the platform is statuette
in bronze of
THE RENOWNED PAINTER
BY the same artist. He is represented as
he locks these late years, and holds in his
hands both palette and brush. On one
side Of the room is grand piano, which,
to judge from the numerous objects cover
ing it, serves somewhat as table. Is
presence and the immense size Of the room
suggest q concert hall, the more so chat
around against the walls are SOFAS and
chairs OF red velvet vita gilt frames IN
fact this furniture IS so ca1acious auG the
room SC large In size that it seems the fit
habitatiou OF a moderate giant, and my
SUIBEleC may DC
door opposite was opened and sn extremely
small man entered dressed in the neglige
of the studio, palette and brush in has
left hand, his long, white, curling beard
reaching to his waist, and his fail, black
eyes beaming like stars. Mr.. Meissonier
stood before me very diminutiYe in stature,
but expressing IN his attitude and manner
any thing but : consciousness Of his size,
and an apparent energy and activity not
in tire least consistent with his advanced
years. 1t appeared that the room | tirs5
occupied is not the studio proper. but
sort Of ante-chamher 10 that more import
ant sancbum saBc5orum OF the great art
ist in which place he conddea his
most intimate thoughts to canvas ard with
his delicate touch attains greater perfection
ia the style adopted BY the old Holland
masters. Ia this next room ] found PIC
ture on the easel still. moist from the ar
tist's brush and representing group OF
rather large figures subject differing en-,
tireiy from his usual style. platform
also is to be found IN thus room, covering
greater portion of the floor and
strewn with divers objects peculiar
to all studios, except that there
were greater amount Of armor and
Z greater number of miniature horses
nodded in clay or wax. A large window
occupying one side Of the room and reach
ing from the ceiling nearly to the floor
furnished TIE appreciated light, but which
on this June day rendered the atmosphere
go warm that I sought with pleasure the
cooler air OF the adjoining room. then
examined at my leisure the
MANY PICTURES
Adjoining the walls, composed for the most
part Of sketches and photographs of the
artists work. 1 noticed, besides, very
fine portrait of Meissonicr, painted by him
self when he was about 80 years old. The
Likeness is striking, particularly the uppsr
part al the face, for his then shaver chm IS
at present hidden by MS flowing beard.
There IS also very fine picture represent
ing the celebrated artists studio at Passy,
for Meissonier has there country seat
situated on the banks OF the river Sane,
| where with MS family he spends the entire
summer and q good portion OF the winter.
L remarked the portrait of his wife and
daughter taken together, and both faces
exceedingly expressive, while the family
likeness is very striking. There IS also
the portrait OF his son, painted by the
| father, as, indeed, was the other portrait
the son Is also az artist, and he Is III this
| picture represented as seated at table IL
the act of mixing paints on ms paiette.
Both son and daughter are married, the
daughter now widow, and the renowned
artist is four times grandfather. had not
| completed the tour of the room, when Gov
eruor and Mrs. Stanford were announced.
| a year ago Governor Stanford brought his
family over to Europe, but urgent bust
ness calling him back to Anerics, he LETT
New York again on the 4tn Of this month
on the Jsmanica. reaching Paris on the
l4th aad making journey of just ten
| days. MISSIONER is about to begin the
PORTRAIT OF GOVERNOR STANFORD,
But the rendezvous on the occasion of
which l speak was for another purpose.
Governor Stanford for the last four yearshas
been preparing instantaneous photographs
| of horses III motion, not isolated pho
tographs, as have been taken pretty
much all over the world, bat
succession of photographs taken of
| the same horse while he IS running
or trotting. The horse, rs in other in
stances, takes his own photograph, but
| instead of striking the electric thread
with his feet and producing photo
graph only when his feet are on the
| ground, the horse as presented by
| Governor Stanford strikes the thread
with his breast, so that all positions
| of his feet are obtained, and II Is
seen that portion of the time the legs OF
| the horse, acting as it we're as wings, carry
! him in the air, and shat he does not either
strike the ground or leave it. nor does ne
make use of his limbs in the manner attrib-
uted to him by all savants up to the pres
! ent dav. All these photographs are the
result OF years of labor, and the apparatus
| invented expressly for them was at the sug-
gestion of Governor Stanford, and under
| bis direction established at his farm, Paio
Alto, in your State. OF the $500 views
| taken of all his horses, of his fine trotters,
of his Arabian horses and puTe-blooded
runners. Governor Stanford has made
choice of some
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY VIEWS,
Which he has had handsomely bound, and
has brought with him to Europe. This dis
covery is destined to upset all established
| rules, render great service to science, and
particularly to mechanics, and while revo-
| lutionizing art, confer much service on it
in the future. Armed with the fruits Of
muchlabor and observation, Governor STAN
ford appeared before the finest horse.
| painter in the world. Meissonier had
seen already one of the photographs and
was desirous of examining the entire col
lection. He at first supposed that the
same sixty photographs on the same plate
/ had been taken at different intervals, and
| said to Governor Stanford that the one Pc.
sition which we invariably perceive with
the naked eye had been omitted, but when