Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-02
CARlE BROWNIES Lee.
Tho Companion Piece to His Davis FOR
trait Finished.

Mr.. william Carlo Browrc's portrait of
General Robert J.. Lee. ordered icy the
Wc-tmurclaud Club as a companion piece
10 their picture ot President Jefferson
DAVIS. uy the same artist, has been com
plctcd and o. ou exhibition az lranck' s..
Nj Browne has made q signal success IN
TINS example and produced what II Is sale
o. anticipate viii lie accepted ~ stand
ara u0rirMtUrc of the great Confederate
commandor. II Is n thIcc-qunrtcr lengtn
and . picture OF Lee. the soldier. in the
GrI. lnl-i- suggested ln every accessory
ami value. lee De- represented Is lust
having emerged from h.s tent and IS stand
M Iu position az eI~f dignity. ne
uniform Us The usual gray trOck coat with
rolling collar worn by mm. the only in
-eula of rank bong the stars, the ar
Management % the buttons. and the sash.
The fingers # the left hand Grasp the NIT
10 tho Aholjh,i sword Juot under the
iuror mart as the guard. the weapon cN-
tending 40 an angle from the hp
and tlC arm being slightly bowed. Tie
l.it ana hang, 4t toe side. She hand clasped
auj Tire thumb o. the front. On camp
stool 20 :ho left nr, General Lees hot and
rl.v.s. The Immediate back ground to
tnr left "a a. section of the Generals tent,
above which dr0ops the foliage Of tree.
white % tie right aad fading INTO distant
arid. outlined against a >ubdued hut uch
sky IS @ camp.
lh,p VI the feure Is commanding IN
the extreme. and the face one m which gen
ilcu,9s. GotoTmlnaNun, and thoughttun"~S
age wonderfully blended. The modelling OF
ftrleai D. strong and confident totn" most
minute dstail. the nesL-unts nature lts II
d. 1e,pec, 81 the hrOuZiug brought about
ly exposure. aud the treatment Of she
hal. aud beard exquisite IN It's dehcacf.
.tr. browne has IOt only gwen the cst-
w0rol4ud r. li.iDnce- Of General Lee. 50 far
as facial reproduction IN lines and
cplor- d Involved, but every hne
and every tone - in unct with the
character Of Lee the warrior aud
the hero. the portrait Is the Lee who
embodied the spirit of and inspired the
men ne led the Lee that Val 50 down 10
history as the sIandc~t man of his age.
Mr.. Browne ~ TO be especially congra;u-
lated upon ms avoidance Of The error ~
giving General Lee too "amlab,c an cN-
preston. ills conception OF MS SUBJECT
Wuta man whose heart was "a, tender as !.
woman s., but whose hEh'ng blood needed
but tie iainte~t incentive TO send u
cours,ug like hrc through his VEINS. such
II man he has portrayed. There S. not a
wpnL line iu the earnest. intellectual face.
In tho treatment Yt such "a mass OF gray
Mr.. Browne had difficult task. considered
from the standpoint OF tone ana light, n
thrv Affect the Iutcnsit,es o. the dlhclcut
objects IN The picture. However, tins has
boon overcome in manner that impartstJ
H., worl, an artistic value independent of
NJ, success asa portrait. The warmth Goa
vowed in the atmospheric elect OF the
r!,ht background of the picture - a
triumph ana fuAg relieves the essential
colluess ~ the gray necessarily naS~cd IN
Ill, foreground. The frame. the work OF
the tranck Brothers, Is a magnificent
specimen of the trainers art.
The Ncstmorcland Is TO he heartily con-
cratulated upon this acquisition 10 their
gallery OF distinguished southern states
men and soldiers.