. Stories of the Flemish & Dutch artists, from the time of the Van Eycks to the end of the seventeenth century . AN AUTUMN LANDSCAPE, WITH A jj{National Ga^. W OF THE CHATEAU DE STEINLondon) PETER PAUL RUBENS i6i terrible mouth ; but his master having indulgedin this proceeding once too often, the lion glaredso ferociously at him that he warned Rubens thatit would be dangerous to proceed any furtherwith him. This considerably alarmed the painter,who left his easel forthwith and prudently retiredwith his drawings to another room; and, havinghandsomely rewarded the keeper, begged him toremove hi
. Stories of the Flemish & Dutch artists, from the time of the Van Eycks to the end of the seventeenth century . AN AUTUMN LANDSCAPE, WITH A jj{National Ga^. W OF THE CHATEAU DE STEINLondon) PETER PAUL RUBENS i6i terrible mouth ; but his master having indulgedin this proceeding once too often, the lion glaredso ferociously at him that he warned Rubens thatit would be dangerous to proceed any furtherwith him. This considerably alarmed the painter,who left his easel forthwith and prudently retiredwith his drawings to another room; and, havinghandsomely rewarded the keeper, begged him toremove his lion with the least possible delay. Towards Rubens sixtieth year the gout, withwhich he had been intermittently troubled duringall the latter part of his life, began seriously tocurtail his activity, and at length compelled himto retire altogether from public life ; and, leavingAntwerp, he went to settle finally at the Chateaude Steen, where he spent most of his time. Inspite, however, of the hindrance which his maladymust have been to so active a man, he still con-tinued to carry out important works, and in theyear 1635 he was employed in the arran
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