The life and letters of Washington Allston . could beclaimed as a member. He might accept creeds, or formulas, ortheologies ; he might localize his worship so that men would callhim Churchman or Dissenter; but his religion, so full of loveand reverence, could be designated by no narrower term thanuniversal, all-embracing. Catholic. This Catholicity could bepredicated of him not only in religion, but also in art. Speakingof his preferences in regard to schools and methods, he was wontto say, as before quoted, I am a mde liker. This was certifiedby his kindly bearing. Young artists went to him c
The life and letters of Washington Allston . could beclaimed as a member. He might accept creeds, or formulas, ortheologies ; he might localize his worship so that men would callhim Churchman or Dissenter; but his religion, so full of loveand reverence, could be designated by no narrower term thanuniversal, all-embracing. Catholic. This Catholicity could bepredicated of him not only in religion, but also in art. Speakingof his preferences in regard to schools and methods, he was wontto say, as before quoted, I am a mde liker. This was certifiedby his kindly bearing. Young artists went to him confident of agentle and encouraging reception. His criticism was alwaysmingled with cheering words to strengthen and guide the youngaspirant aright in the difficult ascent to excellence. Thus, hismanner invited the inquirer for truth in art and artistic methods,and from his presence none went empty away. Jeremiah Dictating his Prophecy of the Destruction ofJerusalem to Baruch the Scribe. From the original in the Art Gallery of Yale CHAPTER XX. THE JEREMIAH.—ITS EXHIBITION IN BOSTON.—LETTERS OP 1830TO 1832, TO MoMIJRTRIE, VERPLANCK, AND COGDELL. During the latter part of the year 1830 Allston worked on hispicture Jeremiah, of which he writes to McMurtrie : I havenow considerably advanced, a picture, figure larger than life of Jeremiah, which I shall describe to you in my next, it will befinished in a month. I should not have undertaken it, but that Iwas obliged to leave Boston just as I was going to proceed withBelshazzar, on account of an epidemic that prevailed near mypainting-room and made it dangerous to remain there. I havetherefore spent the latter part of the summer in Cambridge,where I began this picture. The picture of Jeremiah, I thinkfor its materials one of the grandest compositions I have made. In December of the same year McMurtrie writes: I havelately seen an account of your last picture of Jeremiah. Do youintend we shall see it in Philadelphia ? If
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