The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07

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Tie friendship ana gained the help OF
Sir Joshua Reynolds. The latter did
everything in. his power to encourage
the young. American.
4 painting entitled 'eAgrippa Land
ing With the Ashes OF Germanicus,"
done at the order OF the Archbishop
ef7YeFk, wen for West public recog-
nltieu and the royal patronage. George
III made Kim court historical painter
IN 1772. -. --...s - -44s.-a.
1t was the custom of the eighteenth
century Painters Of Vests time to
show til 3 soldiers, when painting con-
tenn porary battle. scenes. arrayed in
the dress and arrnor- OF classic an
tiquity. West insisted in painting his
soldiers dressed in the costume of the
day in which the event. happened.
This departure caused. much, criticism.
even Reynolds advised against 1t, but
West persisted and finally won public
opinion to his side. ,..-,---s---
benjamin. West was the founder Of
the British Royal academy, and was
its president for the tYerty-eight
years irnm ediately preceding his death,
which Occurred in71s2o 4. = ...-4
DuEing his career he painted more
than 1900 pictureS many of them of
eaormous size. His work is. to be
found IN nearly. every great gallery in
the. world, and in many Important
private collections. He was a noted
portrait painter and it was the fash
ion among the nobility and leaders of
society to give him sittings-
Besides portraits. he painted his
tofiEaE religions and NEUROLOGICAL
subjects His composition. was good.
but his work is regarded by some
modern critics as being dull in color,
M Iz1
in imagination. -
west. was. a man Of kindly disposi-
ton. and delighted to aid with both
advice and money, the young .Ameri-
cans who came to London to study art.
Aniongs his pupils from america
were Gilbert Stuart and. Peaie:. also
Robert Fulton. and Samuel f, B.
Morse, both noted for other things be
sides their skill as artists
Among the. sights well worth seeing
by true lovers of art. when visiting
England, is a wonderful collection. OF
Il sketches from life of men and
women connected with the court Of
Henry VIII, the work of Hans HolbeiE
the younger. done by him between the
years 152S and 1919. This group is at
Windsor Castle, few miles from Lon
don.
The drawings we're made as preIim-
mary sketches for painted portraits.
Many of the finished paintings. still
exist and may be seen along with the
drawings But many. OF the former
are distinctly inferior and lifeless COM
pared with the sketches
Nearly all of our impressions Of the
personal appearance Of Bluff King
Hal and OF. the most. prominent Eng
lsh Statesman and courtiers of that
day are. derived from the drawings
and paintings Of the younger Holbein-
sHolbeinis technique belonged to an
age nearly one hundred years previous
to that in which the artist lived. yet
his work is characterized by a power
an accuracy and 4 charm equal to that
of-the- other great artists ofAhis day.
His portraits are said to possess an
accuracy of likeness. equal to that OF a
photograph, and much -surnassing the
latter in a portrayal OF the general
characteristics Of the sitter. It is said
that in ability to rapidly ssze. up and
record aheA physical peculiarites OF
those who sat for him and to reveal
thru their poses facial expression, etc
their most .strikiEg mental character
who ever lived. He was also master
OF the effective use Of light and sha-
dow The latter ability was more APP
parent in his, drawings than in his
Paintings Holbein also pafuted many
religious and .alsgorical pictutes in
MS LlEness ana illustrated many DOCKS.
He-waS born at augsburg. Germany.
in 149-a ard was the son Of the other
great artist Of that name, who was
known as Hans Hoibein the elder In
his early ma1hood7 -frss en- Migrated to
Switzerland and settled at Basel
Later he went ia England. at the in
OF Sir Thomas More. prime
minister to Henry VII.
= About 15SS- he. returned TO Basel.
where he remained Until 1880 Dur
ing Shess TWO years. in Basel he exc
cuted seveEai. important rekrescoes OF
to7En hail. also painted admirable por-
traits Of his wife and children. Times
hee8n1s1g bad Hofbeff returned g
EnglanAx reTnainiHG there unti1 his
death from the plague in 1913
More than a50ooo 600 tons az patent fnei
are made in Germany annually. against
less than 100000 tons In Great Britain