New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21


house.
These casts something unique. ana when MT.
Partridge first conceived The idea OF making them
and talked with his felow-sculpors in Paris about
H. they told him that II impossible and that
II he wanted casts OF horse he had better con-
ten, himself with a dead animal These. OF course,
are common and there "a difficulty In making
them They serve useful purpose. and up to the
present time have been the only thing OF the klhu
70 be obtained They are not. however all that ~
10 be desired 4 living horse takes attitndes that
a dead one never has and the contour 81 almost
every part IA different. owing now 10 tho relaxing
Of muscles then again 20 the rigor mortis or the
carcass This will he apparent 10 any one VINO
takes the trouble to compare cast or living
hand or arm with "A similar cast taken from dead
body or notice the difference between He ana
death mask They are never the same. and while
the death casts are extremely useful In the study
OF anatomy. they by no means equal studies when
reproduce the poses and contours OF l!fe.
The living man or the living animal Is the most
rer,ect source 81 such knowledge. but there are
difficulties In the way Of such study. Changes Or
HIGHT and movement have 10 be discounted.
horses glossy coat never looks the same AZ a
given point for any appreciate space OF time. ana
hts almost constant movement Of muscle and skin
makes II alfnos, impossible to carry away with the
eye a perfectly accurate Impression OF any single
part
Here is the value Of the casts II is not that a
plaster
piercing. them together. No statue could DO made
that w,v even II A sculptor could be found who
WAS SO little - an artist To desire to use such
photographic methods statu" placed on pod
.s,al and generally larger than life has to b"
modelled with view 20 perspective ana ior"short-
ening 10 The place from which 1t Is viewed ana
| tho direction from which the light comes.
The valu. 81 the casts Is the all they CIV" IN me
| study Of the horse In them every vein and mus
| Gle every tendon and almost every hair Is repro
duced exactly az 1t Is In the living animal Ihefe
II IL crv.,sllizei for study in the position wished
| The horse may move. the part desired may pe III
shadow. but here untiring under tho longest gaze.
unchangtng from day 10 day, IL the record OF what
! tho hors. vas as he stood there exactly a. the
sculptor wished him. In his leisure the artist may
| ncorporat" this knowledge In his creations
| The advantages Of having such anatomical rec
| orls are 50 obvious that one wonders that they
yer. never made bcrore. He would probably un-
! dersiand II he tried 10 make some" II l. no' as
/ easy 10 reason with a hors" as with man ana
! convince him that h. should stand s,ill while a
| mss Of wet gypsum is hardening about him ana
drawing Ike a mustard plaster. Everybody sad
/ he could no; DO made 20 stand under Fuch treat
/ fnoni bu, Mr. Partridge believed he coul be.
! He had AT his Milton home "A fine black geldns
! called Dante who had long been used to pet'ns
and sugar pums At the scuptors hands MI
Partridge set 10 work to tame him for the wshed-
for operation He redoubled his peiting ana accus-
! toned the animal TO let him handle ana rHo HIS
| leys with perfect freedom. After TINS had p''''
carried on for some time. Mr.. Partridge cal'ed 10
! his aid his assistant. Giovanni Rapett. VINO Is an
expert In ,he making OF casts: and together they
began work in A small way-attempting at trst
! 10 take casts OF only small surfaces
| First a mixture Of clay and water was RUBBED
over Danie's coat. so that the plaster wouid NOT
s,ick IN his skin Then was applied the plaster
| into which salt had been Put 10 MIN INK, inoi 4,
quickly The second coating OF plaster con, i''eu
H Wh,i yh9 work was being done by Kapett. Mr.
Partridge himself was busy WIN v.mer p pr los
| ar u.rhaps gently pounding on IA hoof to give MN
| the imrrcsslon hat he was being sh9d ana a.,
the plaster was hardening and beginning TO- give =
little discomfort. In about two minutes .'e pas
W Mr ' partridge tried many timSs before ne sue
ceee in getting perfect casts or Amy nn h" does no,
always succeed and h. often makes hrrr or 'J Wy
attempts before he gets saus Ia Sfen able Ia
make use OF casts that break whrh on'y nan IN
ened The contours OF the animal are apI distorted
hv his uneaslness. and the Who'll, beihg NEG h .J,
ss'her s By the IN ne %Sc %ny a
After making some snccsssln. AL al " mora amb
tioms attempts which were caiaIy frnm ,bs
lie made fine cast OF me Sn S ,he ,ng ~ The
whers. and the entire length OF th h,r eg 70 from
hot,om Of the hoof lie also made NM lex ' on
me croup 10 the bottom OF the hoo' n'V.' III, Wv
, rn,"Pii In some others he has the legs IN th'
ronnd These and some half casts recorl,ts ,, Inc
,,u"i. surfaces OF the legs are particularly ~
M because of the difficulty OF STUDYING ,h"S -,
parts OF the living hors" to qga has 'ttcmpte
=, ,' NAT Of the breast The horses breathing Kr
- ma n U cnnstantlv moving. After several tl's
,ht d. AZ partr,lge obtained two good casts II
Master which prcpared to set WIN md rsns,
pla,,,It,y, when once # began To harden atu -
" liant Itself 10 the changes OF the h2rsr !" -
Not only are these casts extremely r,p enues
NJ oninai aid 10 the study of the hor'e ior elu,
,r,an statues by keeping record Tor im'ure u.s. uns,
~ the position Of animals muSc's III i'' usefi,
lint
-, s,udents OF the anatomy or the hor" W. naot
| hitherto contentcd themselves with caS'a HUN ~