The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-20
JULES TAVERNlER.
Sudden Death Of the Celebrated Artist
and Painter.

| seen frequently on the previous day,
| and had given instruction TO his painting
class Of several ladies on Friday, and a
] day or two previous. His death having
! been caused by excessive use Of alcoholic
drinks, "a certified to by Drs. Trousseau
! and McWayne, no inquest was held over
| his remains. His funeral was attended
| ON the afternoon Of his death, and his
remains were deposited in Nuuanu
Cemetery, Rev. \. Macintosh OF st.
Andrews Church, officiating at the fun
eral services. The pail bearers were
Mossrs. Peacock, Wright, Strong and
Ollert.
From a sketch prepared by himself
and published some two years since, on
the occasion of the exhibition of his
panorama Of Kilauea Volcano, we copy
the following:
Jules Tavernier was born in Paris
France, in April, 1914. His parents were
of English descent and belonged To one of
the old HugueuOt families. At the age OF
TWO years he and his parents returned to
London, where Jules" as he is almost
universally called, lived for five wears evil
dencing, as with all true born artists, even
in childhood the bright spirit of fair
future. Returning to Paris to live with a
relative, 1t was soon seen that nothing
could be done with the determined boy but
to give him rs good an art training as could
be procured. The studio OF the famous
master Feliz Barrias, OF the Ecolc des
Il hauX Arts, was selected for the talented
boy who commenced his studies there in
1851. Here he studied faithfully for four
yer ).
4 1864, two of his pictures. one land
SC pc and The other a black and white, were
aCl u to the Paris Salon, and he contri-
bLted regularly until 1870. The Franco
Prusslan war rallied around the flag of un-
hapPy France, some of her bravest artists,
among them Jules TaVernier, who as
- volunteer. was with his company, the
saith Battalion of ohe COmpagnie DIES
Marche, at the battle of BuzanVai, when
tn loved of all, the great artist HenriC
R5gnault, fell fighting for his flag. Inter
eStlng as they are, his political, military,
jo lrnalistic and society adventures in Paris
ca" lot be enumerated here. He was
shrewd enough to fOreSee the impending
commune, which as true Republican he
dbhorred, and taking advantage of his
T. IN citizenship left for London on the
dav the armistice was signed, February 3,
Is l. Here he was not long idle, for he
possessed almost a Supertluity of energy
ana capacity for work. He at once was
enga Sed on the staff of the London Graphic
with Allen MesOm as his engraver, and the
", ain prepared number of war pictures,
great receptions, especially the opening OF
the Orphan Asylum by Ii. r. II. Princess
Louise Warehouses of LOrne.
Ia 1872, TavernIer and MeSom landed in
New York, where he contributed to the
earliest numbers of the New York Graphic;
to Harper's Weekly, the Bazaar. and the
Monthly; Scribner's, AppletOn's, Aldine,
Picturesque America, Art Treasury of
America, the Paris Caprice and Frank
LeSlles Illustrated. In conjunction with
Paul Frenzeuy he was started to reach San
Francisco, rOughing it with General Smith
and with Spotted Tail, Red Cloud; and
many and notable adventures did the two
friends enjoy on this trip. The reader is
probably familiar with the stirring sketches
from time to time published in Harper's.
This trip led TaVernier painting some
masterpieces which brought higher prices
than San Francisco had before seen. As
an incident ii may be mentioned that he
was the first to initiate pastel painting on
i large scale in San Francisco, if not in
America. He remained but a short time
in San Francisco and then built his studios
on the charming Monterey Bay, about
1874. Under the influence of the surround
ingS, he at once abandoned black and
white and returned to his palette. From
Monterey he did splendid work in color,
rich, romantic and weird, or quiet poem
on canvass as the mood was on him. The
press unanimously doomed" him, and
patrons flowed i'll in such numbers that
rapid worker as ne was, lit would have taken
n year to fill weeks orders. Among his
earliest patrons were TiburCiO Parrott III
Sherwood, Baron Rothchild C'Indian
Sweat HOuSe'D, Senator Stanford, Mrs
Hopkins, Ex-Governor c. c. Perkins. Mr.
Halladie (of Gable Road Fame), Irving, NJ.
Scott (Montezuma). Henry Pierce, Mrs.
BarrhOIllet, Mrs. jewell and others. This
picture (MOntezuma), was published in the
Art Treasury Of America with flatteriug
notice, Among other liberal patrons were
General w. III. l.. Barnes and Mr. Edward
Bosqui. In a word, there is scarcely a
picture gallery of any repute in San Fran
cisco that does not contain one or more of
Tavernier'S pictures. He obtained medal
from the San Francisco Mechanics InSti-
tute, for an excellent work Street Scenes
in Paris" He has exhibited at the Ma
tional Academy of New York, Louis !
vile, New Orleans and Sacramento. |
Mrs. T. Avery, whose judgment as
an Art Cr bis Is si SO well known
Monterey" and ain the Tules." Mr..
Phelps OF the Brunhilde was also sub |
Stantial purchaser. Among his foreign |
patrons have been the Countess dies Chau- |
veau, the Princess NarShinkine. Sir !
Thomas HeSketh, with whom he travelled |
Sketching, through British Columbia; Mr.. |
Coates OF Dartmouth, England; the tia |
liam Consul at Japan, Madam Berton,
widow of the late Consul for Switzerland. !
- osemite' for well-knOwn New York |
banker. lie has also sent pictures to Aus
tralia, London, Chicago. Boston and Port
land. Oregon, etc. In railroad card or
pamphlet work his happieSt efforts have !
been the Hotel del Monte of Monterey.
which is to be seen all over the world, and |
and the almost equally popular redwood
scenes, the work for the Topeka Santa Fe
Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad.
As contributor to the San Francisco
papers he had gained a Creditable reputa-
ton for the tronteSpiece and sketches for
the Argonaut, News Letter, San Fran
,iSCan Wasp, IngleSide and a memorial
picture OF President Garfield in the Eve |
ming Post. Tavernier was also Art Man
Iger, with full control, of the first Authors !
Carnival gwen in San Francisco.
D-uing his sOjOurn in California, Mr. !
la. 'rnler became one of the first members |
If ne Bohemian Club, whose walls con
.alL ny rich, rare and sarcastic ''JiukS |
studies from his fertile and frolicSome
brain. He was the founder and President /
II the San Francisco Palette Club and
First N.ce-PreSident of the Art ASsoIia-
son. In assisting young artists along the
road to food and fame, he has probably
lone more than any man in California, not
even excepting the Jealous and untiring
\ lrEE Williams.
In December, 1874, Mr. Tavernier again
hanged his base, this time selecting Hon0-
nj Oahu, and HilO, Hawaii, volcanoes
'elng his principal studies OF this class
u pictures, large and small, ne must have
disposed OF some sixty or seventy in addi-
10 large number of Landscape. still
iiC mowers and all the beauties of nature
M 4 which this wonderful land is so boun-