Meissonier, his life and his art . GENERAL AND ADJUTANT, THE SALICE ROAD, ANTIBES. (Metropolitan Museum, New York.) MEISSONIER M EISSONIER saidone day: I oua^htto go to the School forthe BHnd, and learn themethod of writino- taucjhtthere, for I scarcely sleepat all now, and I spendmy nights in meditationand retrospect. It wouldtire me terribly to writefor hours by candlelight,but I much regret my in-^ ability to fix the images that rise within me in thedarkness. I fancy I should have produced volumes by this MEISSONIER And aaothcr ckiy, himself restricting his field of thought, he ex-cl
Meissonier, his life and his art . GENERAL AND ADJUTANT, THE SALICE ROAD, ANTIBES. (Metropolitan Museum, New York.) MEISSONIER M EISSONIER saidone day: I oua^htto go to the School forthe BHnd, and learn themethod of writino- taucjhtthere, for I scarcely sleepat all now, and I spendmy nights in meditationand retrospect. It wouldtire me terribly to writefor hours by candlelight,but I much regret my in-^ ability to fix the images that rise within me in thedarkness. I fancy I should have produced volumes by this MEISSONIER And aaothcr ckiy, himself restricting his field of thought, he ex-claimed good-humoLiredly, yet sadly : Memories are like grapesin the wine-press. The vat is filled to the brim with fruit whichwill produce but a little wine. How small a portion of our lives havewe really lived! It is this small portion which I have attemptedto collect from the familiar notes of his sayings, taken down by the friend who became hissecond wife. The readermust not expect either acontinuous biography, ora detailed appreciation ofthe masters work. Whathe will find is simply thetruth about himself by aman who, in his studio, athis easel, riding in thewoods of Saint-Germainor Marly, travelling inAntibes, Venice, Holland,or Switzerland, quitting anexhibition, a mu-seum, or a meetingof the Institute,considered, touchedupon, or discussedthe most varied subjects, as circumstance or the impression of themoment moved him. Nothing; could be freer or less didactic. Butwhen brought into relation one with an
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