Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-10

How the Artist sketched a ssallOvvs scene
for the HGngman.
From the Pail Mall Budget
It is well-knoWn that great as was Dores
reputation in France, it vas UNNECESSARILY
greater in England, where his smallest works.
were eagerly sought after, and his larger pic
lures were permanently exhibited. He was,
therefore naturally very fond Of England, and
frequently visited London for heightened
periods, occupying always the same rooms at
| the Langham Hotel One morning in the
year 1876 one of the walters informed him
that stranger was waiting to see him He
would not give his name, but begged to assure
| the painter that he would not regret granting
the desired interview. Dore thereupon or
| dered his visitor to be shown in, when small
gentleman with somewhat disordersd hair, a
bristIy muatache, .greenish eyes and a face
wonderfully like that of cat, bowed himself
into the room. ''Sir,'' he began, 81 am a
great admirsr of your talent, and am very
DESTROYS of obtaining from you drawing req
resenting me in the act of performing. my
official duties. only ask for q few strokes
OF your pencil, and am willing to pay you
ESQ for them" with great pleasure, {" re-
piled the artist ttWhonn NAV I have the
with an air of conscious pride, 81 am Mr..
Aarwoed, her majesty's hangman." Dorss
first movement was one of scarcely concealed
disgust; but his curiosity to follow the matter
further got the upper hand, and he assured
his strange visitor that he was at his disposal
s'In that case" replied Mar ''come and
see me to morrow. ana going to hang Henry
Wainwright, the man who cut woman in
pieces at Whitechapel, and whose condemns
ton you probably read in the papers" A
meeting was arranged for the folio wing morn
ing, and with hearty shake of the hands
they separated.
Dore was punctuel to his appointment and
when all WAS over returned wildly impressed
by the terrible spectacle he had Witnessed.
He hastened to transfer the scene to paper
while the impression was still fresh in his
4 memory, and set to work to sketch with all
| his well-knoWn vsrve and power the prison
yard in the pale light of early morning, with
| the fatal shed, within which was perceived
the cord and running moose awaiting the VIC
| tim. From a side door the grim procession
was seen approaching; at its head Marwood,
drawn up to the full height of his diminutivs
stature, his eye lighted up by an almost Sa-
tanic glare, and carrying number of straps;
behind him, a warden with the cap used to
conceal the distorted features of the unhappy
man at the last moment. Then, supported
by the clergyman, followed the condemned
man deathly pale, with drawn and haggard
features, walking mechanically to his doom.
In the background Were the high walls Of
the prison, throwing their dark shadows on
the ground. The entire scene, in fact, was
portrayed with vivid reality impossible to
describe.
MarWocd, on coming for his sketch next
| day, was delighted beyond measure with the
artists work, and promptly drew out from
| his pocket the stipulated price. Dore, how
| ever, vould not accept any money from him.
I L. IL IL
the French hospital. Marwood kept the pic
tare in his possession for some years. But
/ at length, at time when work was slack
with himC). he was induced to part with il
i for G75. ''L'Exeoutton Londres'' was again
brought to the hammer at Drsuot's auction
mart, strange ts say, on the very day OF
| Marwood's death, when it only fetched e12
and passed into unknown hands.