New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

for the day. and his return. pretenI ~, n
had been dining al Windsor. W
In the catalogue entry relating % his po-,- D.
OF The Misses Frankland.- there "a quo,,t
letter Of his written to the fath~r of the - n
girls on the death Of one of them Its si- "a
sincerity points unmistakably % a cs-, az
sweetness OF character. He may occauio,,r r. a
have lost his temper. and he had beyond ana ''l
ton sharp tongue. yet We may be sure n
his heart was sound. "
Though the rivalry between him and Iavvrs,l
led 10 bitterness on both sides. when he a "
the survivor could write: Il could say a rs
deal on this subject that that wretched No-s
cote would pronounce % be insincere. amonr
other things. that il is pain 20 me. when =,
my bed. not % have calrd on him. and end =.
our long controversy in peace" There is q, -
dence also OF a guileIess spirit IN the tai =
his combining with six other artists to purrh, :.
from a Miss Purvis the secret Of Titians o,il I,
which she claimed TO have in her possession p
got caricatured By CsilIray for his pains 49,
his credulity in the matter a not unama, a.
blunder. He was. finally. a versatile cl., 81
man. capable Of writing 20 good purpose VII a. r
he chose TO use the pen. and. in his own prof y
sion, exercising not only manual skill bu o
certain strength of character. Here is a St, n s.
about Hoppner and a SNUG statesman VI, "a b.
portrait he was % paint at full length Tor a
OF the universities:
''veH sir" quoth the wight honourable. a. " :.
I IT. made his bow, Il have no time. SCR, tO give "
YOUR art. unless you can take a scheme Of ne 10
my breakfast" The equiDage was already hi n VI
steaming urn. coffee pot. toast rolls. mullins er
ems and ham The Nmner spread his arcana a e' +
commenced 70 paint as The great man comIuela IL
/ his dejeuner by supplying his appetite with haa
muffin and cut from the wing of a Dulist
sether with a sice OF ham This accornplshed. m
slipping his tea, without condescendins % not a,
the artist he seized the newspaper. took his rs /"
ng glass IRON MS bosom; began tctatius 70 ii 8
private secretary. gave orders % his cook f0T n, II
cup hiding his chin and the newspaper his che e q
pOmpOusly exclaimed, II desire. Mister Hol11 h Fl
dignant artist who stalking out of the room IA N
the great man all astOunded al the haliahty an q,
meanor Of the portrait painter.
/ He could well afford thus 70 rebuke an i'm e.
preciative patron. for he enjoyed a wide %, ra q
larity. and enjoyed il on terms altogether faY a.
| able TO the preservation Of his amour BIB H.
His portraits were genuinely liked No dou5 a
was the subject that led % the painting Of ne
extraordinary number of replicas Of his poFtr et
of the younger Pitt. but poor piece Of VI at
would never have provoked this demand MI
! triumphed not only becarze he had the gift Is 81
dispensabIe in his period. the gift for paint ct
high born men and women with fitting oour as y
i ness. but because he was the master Of a pow s
full brush. type Of sound technique and oIe
tinguished style. NIr. Mckay and Mr. RobH ~
/ speak of his remarkable precOcity which ain NJ v
Immediately enabled him TO paint just 81
noble portraits he painted down 10 the ei
This even merit of his is subtly associated vi
the salient characteristic of his art a D
notably direct and sincere.
| He had not Sir JOshuas weshty orlouuu
in POrtraiture. nor did he possess the exqus,
ness in the handling of paint that gives Gar
borough place apart. Reynolds was the b-
/ painter of the great state canvas. a cOug-
matey accomplished craftsman who E'rom
equally well how to organize the pageaHtU a 2
court life and his own technical resources M =
Of this painters nOblewOmen placed in her ronl
l ciOusly arranged drapCTies against a palk ne
\ background. with perhaps a majestic pl1 s%
support her stateliness. is type Of the 4 D.
flower of Georgian society, portrayed With aet t'
art exactly adjusted 20 the mood Of that V as. 10
fabric. Cainsborough. with a little less Of "a !
grand manner about him. was als0 on the Cd th'
hand. a finer and a sUbtler Colorist with "a WI W. 4
of brushw0rk at his finger tips of which IN
Olds never even dreamed. Hoppner. exceIei
! them both along the lines indicated. was a IN
same time their peer in more than one Of IN
relations of great portraiture ar
/ The fortnight. more human conception ray
art which he substituted for Sir Joshua's .sr,
dignity. gives 70 his portraits a snguIary
/ character. II is said that in painting A
y portraits he used to make as beautiful ils