New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02

The portrait painter. who died yesterday.
vent the Landing Of the Danes" Fresco painting
Mr.. Watts's first love, It seemed to- him
fine and a good thing for ar artist to expcnd his
talent and time in decorating the blank walls of
public buildings The large fresCo in the New Hall
of Lincolns Inn. Justice: Hemi-cycle of Law
givers," IS from his brush. In 1873 he exhibited
"Paolo and Francesca" q portrait of Lady Hol-
land, and Orlando Pursuing the Fata Morgana";
and in 1919 figure subject, called "LifeS Illusions"
He next exhibited another alegoriCal work. called
Time and oblivion" In which the former was
symboZed. not as old man, but AS the type
OF a stalwart manhood and imperIshable youth
In his Time and Death" the latter woman
in white CHASTITY pale. hollow of cheek and sunken
OF eye. Similarly. his Angel OF Death" was 4
throned female.
In 1853 Mr., Watts exhibited his Good sauari-
tam" executed for the Manchester Town Hail. He
practIsed sculpture under Behnes. giving close at
tention to modelling from the antique and from
life. His power q sculptor was displayed IN the
colossal equestrian statue of Hugh Lupus" de-
signed for the front Of Eaton Hail. for the Duke
of Westminster.
Although the fame OF Mr.. Watts was continually
increasing. his fidelity to classical forms and meth
DDS created opposition to him which cfectuany
prevented his election Il Royal Academician. a
recognition which he cid not obtain until 1857.
der the reformed system of voting. lie exhibited
chiefly at the Grosvenor Gallery and later at tho
New Gallery Among the principal works OF his
"Orpheus and Eurydce" Daphne" and Hope"
Special exhibitions Of his works held in 1852
and again in 1897. when he had attained the age
OF eighty years. and this occasion he was pre-
scented with congratuIatory address. signed by
hundreds Of the most eminent men in the country.
representing the most divergent views and inter
ests.
Meantime he had produced n series of portraits
Of leaders In various walks OF life. OF Gladstone,
Tennyson. Matthew Arnold. Thomas Carlyle and
OF al of VIII IN bO seen IN
National Portrait Gallery. Many of his finest allie
gorcal paintings TO be found in the Tate Gal
lery.
His Love and Life" painted in 1884. was shown
at the Worlds Fair in Chicago IN 1885. and later
presented by the artist to tn" United States gov
eminent. 1t was hung in the White House. but
owing to the protest Of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union. whose members were shocked
by the nudity OF the figures, it was removed by
order OF President Cleveland. But in 1862 Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt had 1t rehung, and II is now In the
White House
lie continued at work steadily until the enl and
a huge equestrian statue by him recently
yelled. His Physical Energy" U%r) symboZes
the OF Cecil Rhodes. and replica Of it Is
go to the Matoppo Hills South Africa He insti-
tuted record of heroic deeds done In everyday
life. and built memorial wall in st. Botolphs.
Aldersgate. recording the names of some who had
lost their lives IN endcaycrinE To save life. The
degree Of Doctor of civil Law conferred
him by oxford in 1850, and of Doctor OF Laws by
Cambridge in 1883. lie received the Cross OF the
Legion of Honor in France. and King Edward be-
slowed the Order Of Merit on him. A baronetcy
offered by Mr.. Gladstone declined
Mr.. Watts twice married His first wife was
Miss Ellen Terry. the actress. but their union was
dissolved. and in 1885 he married Miss Mary
Fraser-Tyter. OF mverness-shire.
In regard to his advanced age. Mr.. Watts said
In 1908:
Being naturally sickly, had orders to take care
of my body. nave never smoked Greater things
done the world UNNECESSARILY greater be-
fore tobacco was discovered than have ever been
done since The cigarette is the handmade of Idle
ness DO 10 not say that possibly II may not be a
nerves in themselves are things that ought not to
be. OF VINE have taken very little. In my earlier
have never touched any form of alcohol At meals
neve; drink anything, not even water. Te4-yes.
in moderation. And with regard food I have
been compelled to be very abstcmious-to eat mod
ocock for the MOST paf6 to rise with t fr SUN ~
to avoid violent exercise. ard to enjoy plenty of
The following Is a list of tie most important
works of the dead artist:
Tho Wounded Heron and two portraits of WON,
en-. lirst exhibited at the Royal Academy IN 1857:
QSiW; "Caractacns Led in Triumph through the
Streets ,s Of ROM qs;2l Alfred Inctting the sax
ing Them at Sea"-a cartoon USi7). which he
the cdnmissoncr and now a. T Wast mi Dy
tice." or school of Legislation" G8l9 a fresco in
the Fota Arorgana'' dSS); 'rhe Good SamaritanF
uS5O. painted in honor OF Thomas Wright. OF
Manchester by the artist; Lies Illusions dS9};
st George and the Drason." = sresco. in the nm
per waiting room ~ Westminster. begun in tSiS
and completed in 1855: The Window sat sir
GalahaT' OS59. Virginia" and 'Ariadre' OS%9
"Esau" CSt0 Love and Death QS10. presented
by the artist to WhitwOrth Institute ot Nanches-
tor; "Paoio and Francesca" and 'Orpheus and
kurydice" QSI9. Psyche QSSW. Rider on tb.
Pale Horse and rider the White Horse GSSl}
rider on the Black Horse" and Rider on the Rel
Horse QSS), Love and Lifo' OSsO, Death OF .
Cain" The Souls Prism and Hope NSSO, I'm
possession Of Wlllam L. Moss: Love Steering the
Boat Of Humanity
Among his sculptured works "Clytic" Statue
of Hugh Lupus" The Huntsman' Cat the Duke
OF WestmInster's country seat. near CHESTER
physical Energy" and the recunlbert figure of
Bishop Lonsdale, In Litchfeld Cathedral
lie painted portraits Of Gulzot CSISl Tennyson
dsJs). also one early unfinished study ana n pant
ing finished from the study in May, 1856 ano Their
in possession OF the DoEager Lady Bowman, M
other in red robes at Trinity College. Cambridge
and another in peers robes Browning S.yinbul ne
QSi5l, William Morris Carlyle. J. Stuart Mill S7D
Matthew Arnold. Dean Stanley. W. t. II. Lecky
c. dstone Qs6). the Duk5- IF ACeyl Leslie Stephen
Holman Hunt Burre<Ones Millais, Iseighton
Lord Lyndhurst presented to the National Gallery
by the artist. with portraits of Lord John Russell
and Lord Lyons: John I.othrop Motley QSS2) Car
dinal Manning QsS1, Lord LStton OSS), Sir Alex
ander Cockburn Niscount ShcTbrOOl1e, Mrs Fred
ertck Meyers. MARQUIS Of Salisbury OS8D, Earl
l4ytton QSSD. the Right Hon. Gerald Balfour Q899l
Livingstone. Joachim GS6O. DR.. Martineau. Cal |