The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-06
RETURNED HOME.
Arrival Here of MIR. {. =. y. Burgwyn
From Paris.

MIR. c. T.. L. Burgwyn, who went TO Paris
10 superintend the shipping Of the Lee
statue. returned home yesterday morning.
He was seen by TINES representative,
who asked him as his first Interrogation.
ssCOuld the statue he put up by skilled me-
chanic, or did it need the services Of some
one skilled in bronze working"
Mr.. Burgwyn said: ''Ihe statue is in five
pieces. and il will only need the services of
skilled mechanics 10 put It together. | do
not anticipate any trouble on that score.
The bronze is "A dark, greenish cast. The face
of the rider il calm, with dignity and mas
ierful will plainly discenible, but the only
outward expression is the clutching of the
hat in the right hand. The statue repre-
sents General Lee just as ne comes upon a
field of battle, and, with q masters eye, he
sees the state Of affairs. To this, as ! said,
the only expression he gives Of his thoughts
is by the clutchng Of the hat. The statue
was cast al the foundry of ThuebOut Broth
ers, in Paris. These people do monumental
work altogether, and were thoroughly capa-
BILE Of the work entrusted to them. They
are now engaged in large casting OF Joan,
OF Arc.
MERCIE'S REPUTATION.
"Mercie has much reputation as scull-
tor In Europe: He was decorated when
unite Young al Rome and Paris. lie had two
pieces Of sculpture in the Luxembourg,
which as you know, is a high honor Tor a
sculptor. lie is also a painter, aud has
painted beautiful Venus now IN the Lux
embourg. One ofhis pieces Of work, colos-
sal figure OF Fame, is AT the entrance OF the
TrocaderO. The Parisians were much IN
terested i'm the Lee statue-that il. the roy
atty and artists. They took great interest in
the model and casting, and expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the work. The
Due d'Aumale OF the royal house Of Orleans
loaned the saddle for "A model Tor the statue.
The other things-hat. boots. uniforms
etc.,-werc sent over by the committee from
here. | remember meeting an old Confed-
crate i'm Paris and invited him 10 see the
casting while II was up al the foundry.
This he gladly consented 10 do, and when
he got 10 the door (he told me Afterwards
bis heart jumped in his throat, Il struck him
40 fOrcibly He was very enthusiastic in
his praise of the work, and said that he was
sure his old comrades would like it,
A COMPARISON.
GLOW do YOU think the Lee statue COM
pares with the other monuments IN Eu-
rope
All the statues in Europe are very small
affairs, and the pedestals are very
poor indeed. | was ast0nished AT
now cdttl'NSlN lht i-HtlfAhH hi'AbA
their statues. Many Of the pedestals have
cracks between the stones 50 big that YOU
can insert your fingers in them, and the
general tout ensemble Of them is not good.
The statue Of Frederick the Great is un-
doubleday the best one, situated Inter der
Linden, in Berlin. 1t Occur les the foot OF "A
broad street, but as its background there
are number Of buildings that deiract no
little from il a. piece of art. The statue
Of Charlemagne, In Paris, is also good
piece Of work, only the horse Is 50 under
sized as 10 make the rider seem as though
be was riding pony.
This statue is only two-thirds as large a.
the Lee, 50 YOU can form some idea OF the
statuary Of eminent men in Europe. can
give YOU another instance. some jubilee
society presented 10 the Queen on her birth
day a statue OF the Prince Consoft Albert:
This Is an equestrian statue, ana pedesial
and rider are only twenty-aight iee:. our
statue will be over forty feet so You can
Immediately see that we are more artistic
even than our friends over the water. !
visited Milan, Rome, Vienna. Berlin, ana
London. and | have yet 10 see statue
thought comparable 10 the Lee statue.
THE WASHINGTON STATUE.
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