Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-02-03
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY, FEBR AIRY 3 1882
Oudinot'S Masterpiece.

took . j1nsney the other day away
. the oih'r f:1o of Paria, to hat far cr
quarter 1.hH~e B3G2uorelu AMI otl.c1
great a'ijsis ahj3c, to see The raa.-1ifi
cen "irdoN Of r.i.:od glass which i.
'.esiln"I !0r .ha diLiHg-rootn uf William
II. N4nl,:biIl's new house il New
Io,k. Tlis frlcnail vol ofart. Which
i the largest ore Of The kin! ever cxo
cutc1 for ..e"nia- building, il luo to
III" talent Of NJ. OgdinGt. who is said tr
be tie iiss' ari in the wotll in his
peculiar line. The sui ,ct Of the pic
turo Is TIE meeting q he two kings
FraAcis /. and II4ury VII, on the rie!d
o: iho Cloth Of Gold. In the center q
the foreground tie two young sover.
eigns. magnificent in drass aud appoint
mcnts, each mounted or a superb and
fiery stecd. cla5n hands. while at tho
right the QIaen of Ffarce, surrounded
hy her attendants, coctcmpiates the
greeting # the rival monarcha. Kiue
Fr-ncis rides Il sn0Wwhite charger with
'rarpii6s Of azIre and gold, while
il.i - : horse IS lark tGy. \ guily.
clai sec Ao',is two houn Is n /, leash
III ;!e Immediate foreground to the
hight. while the rest of the picture is
flied with the knigh!s, uJbIcs. spears
nIcn, c;c.. in Attendance On tie two
kiU@&. IN the background rise the
gorgeous tents rrcctcd to shelter the
thrrH6 Il fOyal an'i aris:ocrAtjc pcIscn-
aS,S. THc col0riLs, of tho work, wh;.i
Includes some turty or aity figures, Is
very s1perb. Nothing can he IMAGINED
richer in effect than is tie velvet carpc.
OF tie daia of .he Qrccn, its Rlouine
crimson and rich gold borde: extending
50 far over the field tha: it is frettcd by
tho boots Cf kug Francis stlcd, and
throws nj to advantage the pure white
Of the animal aud. the g.itte,iuG azure
of the sllkcn tasSals that adorn his
housings. This immense and GORGEOUS
work viii, il understand rightly, fill
in one nd Of Mr.. lnderbilt's dining
room, whi!o a! The sides of The room
will bn placed smaller windows, each
painted by IL. Ou!iuot, ana represent
ing arGor, banners. panorlice, etc,
each surmountid h. the coat Of arms Of
one Of ihe nobies That took psrt in tue
ceremonies Of the Field Of Tie Cloth of
Gold. These eacu,chcOns are all of
uuquesliou.ble Authenticity, having
been studied by the artist from the
MSS. and contemporary records OF the
time. preserved i'll the y ,tioual Library.
IL. oHdinot, WHO is a rcaial, courteous
AM mo-. Intelligent gau'io,nIl, i1nuds
an rhl5 most elaborate woik his hopes
OF trlIsatlantic fame, uai ls5 bgnt all
tho resources of his energies and his
taleGS 10 tie production oi .. master
piece. Whenever | So am"rg the
artists ot Paris hear Of somr p.g and
maGuiticent oydcr given by th.s most
magnificent Of mo1,rn milii ,nairef,
NJ. Vanderbilt All that Is q. the
highest merit in the world of modern
art ia secured by him. not only to add
lEs'er to bis already famous hoaie, but
to enrich the ily-plelished art
treasures OF the New World with peer
less ana rcsplondent jewels. Bauiry
has already eA":ched Gu. the ceiling for
lis drawing room, representing the
marriage CT Cupid and Psyche, and
some Of tho finest antique tapestries
that have of late come into Tie market
have been parchased to adorn his
library Lucy Hooper.