The life and letters of Washington Allston . lov-ins homage. His admiration for Allston was boundless. Heregarded him as one in whom were centred all high quali-ties with the least possible admixture of the earthy. So im-bued with a sentiment of exalted esteem, he could devote PREFACE IX the tribute of his rare scholarship and brilliant imaginationas a free-will offering to the memory of his distinguished rela-tive. In studying his notes and plan for the book, I have beennot only certified of a great loss, but have felt embarrassedin the attempt to enter into his labors. I have been oppressedw
The life and letters of Washington Allston . lov-ins homage. His admiration for Allston was boundless. Heregarded him as one in whom were centred all high quali-ties with the least possible admixture of the earthy. So im-bued with a sentiment of exalted esteem, he could devote PREFACE IX the tribute of his rare scholarship and brilliant imaginationas a free-will offering to the memory of his distinguished rela-tive. In studying his notes and plan for the book, I have beennot only certified of a great loss, but have felt embarrassedin the attempt to enter into his labors. I have been oppressedwith a sense of inability to carry the work to that degree offulness and finish which he had in view. His copious mem-oranda and notes have afforded me the greatest assistance. From all sources open to me I have gathered and appro-priated whatever would add to the completeness and inter-est of my work. For assistance obtained from living witnessesI am chiefly indebted to Allstons niece, Miss K. CharlotteDana, and his nephew, George W. LIST OF REPRODUCTIONS FROM ALLSTONS PAINTINGS Portrait of Allston, .... Frontispiece. From the original by George W. Flagg, N. A. PAGE Portrait of Benjamin IVest, President of the Royal Academy, 3^ From the original in the Boston Museum of Art. Portrait of Allstons Mother, 82 From the original in the possession of Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York. The Angel Liberating St. Peter from Prison, 94 From the original study for the large picture now in the Hospital for the Insane, Worcester, Mass. Portrait of S. T. Coleridge, .... 106 From the original in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Outline Sketch of Two Angels in Jacobs Dream, 132 From the original in the Boston Museum of Art. xi Unfinished Portrait of Allston by Himself whena Young Man, i6o In the possession of R. Charlotte Dana, of Boston. The Stoning of St. Stephen, . . igo From the original sketch in the possession of Jared B. Yhgg, of New York. Dead Man Revived by Touching the Bo
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