New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

-. ., -,raassad.r Crom the MarQuise de
s.,- T7.st iuGomltable LADY wishes TO
-, ,,- ro-trau painted. hut Ia Tour is not
-. r,,5s Again and again her messenger
/ ..s and ultimately tl' artist ~ persuaded
h-.. ,,.v s-s th, Masterpiece that he produced
/ =. ,isssc the Klr-.s f-Norite in tie Louvre 10
~. asv a ro~,rat more lhan five fee; high.
\. = rira,., rf grace. Of suaNity, Of exquisite
,-,u YOU nuuid sly tHat a. great artist who
l.ss also q ..urr... had made b. But Ia Tour
Is no cC-r-.,I a, Mas man cf genius
fly
49, ts--r.ran,ur tGat be- had comes out m
\. star, th.r is ;oiG az Lis dealings With tie
trr4aour over thi> portrait. When al last ne
a-f5 e. make q % was ou the condition mat
s.-ciues should uot BE- interrupted hZ amy
This as NJ. Macfau tells iae tale, -
a lapp,-ec-
IA Tr.- arrived on the appointed day and , T,rs-
4 ri .I.-.t fog "orh- A. lils iialit ~as- h' l""h
tHt H.Uhr '- DDS o'S, ..-~ 81 .'iN a-.1 .i9
sent ..t. hung Hr ..~ vie "n NE ro2 al candle
-.ls r...1t "a cap gN'r A-S .t.1 tia, t-l -l-
~. l.,r-t & .rUr and easy 2 I'D tie comfort
-. .--.7t+ ~. vas hariuuiug 20 sketch iu THE
4 --- al ..- -....r Va.u Jue kiug came into
| -l.r- and -..r-a. t-ark aSreui~. .Tncut 81 tie
L .rr.a Ut r.. r.'..- THE fompacour smiled
/ ---- r... --.r....t- ru~. from lis eaSsI- took
II Is esp. .-t -..s sharply % Aou prom l~td me,
5-~. r..r r.# ..or would be lot keI. The
- Fs.--s D.. p. -. Stay. TT Is Impossible for fna
/ -. r.lr r..s.-... said Ia Tour, Il Viii come
las N.er n.- alone. I1hinE rr A.S We;
4 - -f MO- .H.- ..r room. dressed ana departed.
1 u.---..1...- ....--resl Iim THAI Tor the future
4 al-.' u.t .. -r.ruTtvc again in las work.
Il ~ hU- ..fu hruNl LlS man.
I P.f--s when D.. T.ar WAS making sketches q
4 ru.al..- f.. King Lld entered with one or
fr.-.trs p. ..--r happened to be painting her
I .t.. 3. rra r English fleet was threatening
/ r-ar. .r --. wHf King f-l a-ralking 10 the
I --r.ial- 20 -.. ....-.UE- tldt Ee was about 10
i IS. rI.rr..e H... .r-srIai~auce What he ought
n. tE Hr-l ... .- a. sudden. Ia Tour pretend
4. s-.aE r. ..u-..f said That's nne. but
b. ls E5ld ne ...'.- The King REDEEMED, and
c.t o. i,oi.
e. us I'D. r', reader may b. wondering Il
he Franz .t tEs eighteenth century the
-d was ro, turned upside down. VINO was
u Tsur. tl.at Is should have been able 10 carry
uss1 ID this fashion in the presence OF the
s' We have already noted that he was
-C ~ genius Nr NacfaI continues the par
= and exhibits .l aI lis glitter and animation
amazing s.,lal period in which, as ia no
m q il Tour sas possible.
/ r.-y wisely D.. -...- as not simply how R0salba
zlIa cam, Er.m Venice 10 Paris and made
balrv o- ra-t..- known 10 the artists there,
szIs l.a ia Tour and Boucher and Per
ls-a and divers 9th.rs developed their en-
-aE gifts l-' Low au the great ladies and
gallant V.r. mad 10 have themselves
-.ei r "a .-... .xaet.y in harmony with
ll,las -Esv s.--. the furniture they used
e'l.,. t....a-d IN their daily life. In
tnE boob -.0.t Iasisls is also q book
.ha eighteenth century, a book hUmaniZ-
and AltUue .@ V.tL the right touch Of COM
laee matters H.4.h y0ur grave artistic his
- R9-lc M.s..H.n.y treat OF purely tech
ra-rcs. D could Tot have Deen written
norc appropriate KeIu NOt infrequently
E4aal.s c..n.H grows a little irritating.
io9 dereI laf And YET We cannot
-. ri1 lU Tae note Il artihciality in
Hsse gs@e v.. enough with TIE note Of
-si1atloL -E bis Inject
-usi b. ots.r. .d too, that willie Mr. Mac
@lfSha' ,tsrls.s Dis gay.ty and his vein
-ssm. t.s does H0t keep him from appreci-
= ~hc daiy emphasizing, what. indeed. needs
~LsaHt. frIf 80 mind with regard 20 la
~ centre. .r.rs % tiIs volume, and that
Fisi'hni~L --l&meLLal seriousness lid