Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-02

Inch sheet cost me eighteen months
OF the severest mental strain through
which have ever passed"
well. then, you had but to enlarge
from this ink sletchg'
That would be but following the
! Egyptians In their hieroglyphics, OF
worse. the artists OF the dark
ages, that Is. working from
fancy, or at least lay figures.
The next step was the labor. and 1t
/ was a vast one, OF collecting models
OF every object TO be painted, from u
| horse to q Bride from mana diff
\ ferent one for each figure 10 a flint
/ lock rifle and powder horn, and from u
cannon to sword and bayonet
but while this tedious and tremen-
dous work OF collecting data was going
| on there was other work demanding
attention. The battle field had TO be
visited and studied. Here are maps
| sketches and studies Of landscape
trees. grass, lake and river made on
the field. and here Photographic Views
to verify the correctness OF my work
Here Is O view from the second story
window OF Ricardo de Zavala's resi-
dence. with Lynchburg in the back
ground. Here ls one OF tho post oaks
under which Houston was lying when
Santa Anna was brought in the day
after the battle. and here are others
OF the Dutllt uelus laktt HuGSn, river,
Buffalo bayou, etc. So you see 1t took
money as well as time, labor and
study, and lots Of IT, TO produce the
work"
forms ?"
United States army (author Of the
Hymn OF the AlamoJ was in Matamoras
before, during and after the battle of
san Jacinto. and being not only
military man but a Spanish scholar,
had unusual advantages OF learning all
he cared about knowing OF the Mexican
army. He, after learning Of the work
on which was engaged. gave me a
detailed description OF the arms and
uniforms OF the Mexican army. From
this painted but few years ago
hearing that Major General o. o.
Howard. commander OF the eastern de.
partmeht Of the United States army
Headquarters at New York. was in the
city OF Mexico. | at once wrote out
a description Of arms and uniforms as
represented on my picture and sent II
to him BY the courtesy Of General
Dlnz. president Of Mexico, the war
office was ordered to AFFORD the infor-
nation desired by General Howard.
who wrote to me on his return to head
quarters on Governors island that my
uniforms, arms, etc, were entirely cor
rect. Let me get his letter"
TO" luuE nave You peen painting
on the large canvass
Five aud n Half Ycnrs' Work
Five years and half"
THE work is completed?"
mo, there is some three or four
months more work"
Then you have been twenty years
working ON the pieture?'
mo not quite thar hava bsap
so,,. ,a,.., ..,,,, T., -,
aol''. so" Se"iS III ae'ual use CT
the pehcl ana ptush ana great por-
'loh OF the preceding fourteen years
was consumed IN collecting material
'" ,,,s I'e ,''ssv'y
.1,a ~ POI s.o'' ~ ''e "O'N uo YOU
wei. now that's pushing n fellow
rather close. may say, however. that
wlile tne oppression S. color, grouplng;,
been Landed bv The state Of Texas nj
least the finest, the most valuable
p "a %, s,t - i's niss9rio nru,n, history
nounced Il mai is Snvaiua6la for
never again can IL be painted. the
source OF the data having passed away.
with a few exceptions. with the death
OF very old and feeble men"
Is IL true that YOU are writing
description of the picture and battle2"
Yes. and also some biographical
notes OF those OF the participants who
are conspicuous on me canvas or who
sonN ploull,lrnt pain alt III 1ne struggle
SN", ,I',ipg,.l ~ ne PauipilS
WI 49,. ~ II ,,,.',,1,s WI n'u,S OF
ssI,,tu ne ,tetnr.s be ,,bnt,,,,,, az o.,
"Vvhnie ar,nies of naa,,ia bovl asi',t
this question. Yes. there VIII he re
productions made OF groups and tine
entire picture f0r the pamphlet. and n
limited number, perhaps. for sale"
Rending the picture.
nj, ,,,t., ,,.,..,,.,, as,...., $500
" '.''" 'i''
palntlns Tor the parry ana as he pro-
ceeded TO do 50 the interest began to
excite the listeners. and for half an
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W. WIZ :" SN'u"'
motion ana the tragic acton OF the
battle reached the Intensity of the real
,snc Th. writer has been throurb two
great wars anu pu'''Np"'e" III many
engagements and ne has seen many
paintings purpor;lng TO represent great
battles but this is the first and only
battle picture he has ever seen that
gave the remutcst Idea Of cOntending
armies on the field 0f battle This pre-
serves the logic Of situations. the mr.
rangrment of circumstances. the move
ment of different bodies Of troops /
the battle, the troops, the horses. the