New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28

under historical literary pretcXtS continued al the
time find circulation in two worlds. one
remark THAI at a certain epoch the taste "l Ms
American and English clientele exercised An Ihue"c'
and moro apparent upon his choice OF SUBJECTS
as well as upon his manner of treating them. The
Bibc, mythology, ancient history, Dante ana SHAKE
speare In turn laid under contribution 10 furnish
to Ango-SaxOn amateurs a keepsake varc de pecher-
cSses bien eevecs ct dc delcieuscS victimcS 1t Is
thus that ore sees appear In succession, either at
half full length either alone accompanied by
comparse, Delilah. the sulame. the daughter oi
Jephtha ec.' After maintaining that CabaneI, fame
will upon certain of his best portraits III" writer
continues Cabanel In reality. We have already
Indicated one Of the precursors Of the evolution when
Is being accomplished to-day in the domain OF poi-
traituro a. the decorative field, since he was one
Of the rst to raise to honor fresh and clear coloring
one II the first To replace with simplicity contemporary
figures in their habtual surroundings. His influence
a, professor from this point of view excellent ana
considerable. some Of the most marked person tulc'
Of the young school, BaStcn Lepagn, nerVeA' Morn
a hundred others, came from hi, stuhlp. IL can VI
said after considering them, even the men W." con
sleIcd Yourselves rebel, against CaDahel lha ,c
Independent owe The best ~ thr'r bhras' 10 vs."
conscientious patron a, liberal a. nsner W. , w."
gave the means 0t walking WITHOUT WISHING " oD'N'
any to take his route
The Illustrations Of hi, number Of " The Gazette
consist Of some ac-similes of strong heIr" 9t"'''
hv CabaueI a holOgravuic Of a charnnGV nave
crayon study for the hgur Of 81. Louis crprod clipn
Of fifteenth century Italian cntrdving' an etrhms
after a Madonna By BolfrIiio, and The usual variety
Of illustrations In the text.
In r.ality. the greatest man in France s no:
Boulanger but Mcissonler,' writes sarcastic Paris
,,,... nopde,,t Of The London world. MISSIONER
almost succeeded In getting the opening of rlle 81
hn,I,on uos,uonrl for a month. bccalo" he was not
satisfied with the distribution OF the hn"ar' sall'ij
and feared danger Of lire. 40 king or emperor va
eyer treated With inspect TRAN Mr>ooier NILS
vtvacous little man, with long wavy beard. IS al
lowed 10 storm and bulls the grcaest d.gnar's 81
the country who feel houored by tni, attention. lis
slightest caurces are treated With consideration; he
| l. rho spout c,ild Of glory. Messon!cr represents
France in her Two greatest phases. a. an artistic coun-
| fry and A. A military power. iicnch art. french
arms and rhe name Of Meissonier, are inaeparable
Napolcon MISSIONER Wha, would one name lie with
out the other And 80, since Napoleon III. d!>ap-
peared the greatest Maine IN France has been thai
I Of Nri>>oner. And yet IN" grca master, soul Is
fun OF bitterness Hs countyMcn have not thoroughly
! comprehrndcd Kin. The whole programme OF h,
| Ambition has not been fulfilled lesides being thr
greatest man I'm France. besides summing up In hl,
person all contemporary 3F, besides having been
the graphic histononapner Of the only genius who's
glory equals, without cclip-hg. his own Nes9onier
secretly desires become President Of the Republic.
Did he not begin 10 prepare hi> candidacy ia 1856,
when he tried vainly 20 gcr elected 10 ifr Senle
And when interviewed BY the reporters who's i'm.
Partially obligeS them 20 avoid acquiring knowledge
Of any kind. and 20 cont"nr themselves with be- u
prOpoundcrS Of impertneni questions and
rrphcrs Of ampnet replies MclssOnier declared. not
that he was the wCrld-famOus painter, but that durn:
the crisis of May rs he hal ridden through the DC
partmenf Of Seine etO >e distributing Republican
papers; thus showing that. although the painter %
La Rixe' he enved he political situation VI con'
/ try p0stman7
The Courier de ART rec ais the aston Shns
! success II Of ~" earlier exhibitions held in
Paris by the painter Pettenkoicn. who recently died
In Vienna al m" age of siN;y-cighi. H. maze M
debut with collection ~ studies OF Hungarian Typ
some years later he exhibited series of painting
which established his reputation. Among them were
the Hungarian Volunteers and " Horses BEFORE 4
Czada.' The Emperor Of Austria. who was 2
constant patron Of the artist, bestowed letters oi
nobility upon him In ISIS.