Life, art, and letters of George Inness . and dollars fromWilliams & Everett, hurried around to the studio andbroke in the door. When he found the big picturegone, he rushed off to Maynard and declared thatGeorge Inness was an absconder and a thief and thathe would have him locked up. Then the chase began,and Doll caught him at my uncles home in was armed with a warrant, and threatened tolock him up before night if he did not hand over thefour thousand dollars. Poor old Pop would probably have given it to himin his fright had not my uncle found a magistrate toaccept his bond. The
Life, art, and letters of George Inness . and dollars fromWilliams & Everett, hurried around to the studio andbroke in the door. When he found the big picturegone, he rushed off to Maynard and declared thatGeorge Inness was an absconder and a thief and thathe would have him locked up. Then the chase began,and Doll caught him at my uncles home in was armed with a warrant, and threatened tolock him up before night if he did not hand over thefour thousand dollars. Poor old Pop would probably have given it to himin his fright had not my uncle found a magistrate toaccept his bond. Then The Barberini Pines, forsafe-keeping, was sent to Snedecors in New York,but Doll got scent of it, and placed an attachmenton it. I then went to a lawyer in Boston with the Dollagreement. The attorney said it would not man could deed away his life. That had beenproved in Venice years ago. The case was finallysettled out of court, and Doll & Richards got TheBarberini Pines. My father did not return to Boston. He deter- 88. a FOREIGN [NFLUENCE mined to try the New York field once more, and Istayed in Boston to close up the business, joining him later. MThe Barberini Pines was one of those picturespainted according to the theory 1 have described Itwas done by J. A. S. Monks, me, and Pop, I putJack first and then bring in myself because Pop painted on it last. But I doubt if Jack could find thepart he painted; as for my part, I give up all claim tohaving helped the master. Jack Monks was a pupilof my father while we were in Boston, and we threeworked together in the studio over the Boylston Bankon Washington Street. Jack is now a celebratedpainter of Boston. The Boston Transcript some years ago publishedthe following interview with Jack Monks: Mr. Monks acquaintance with the master began in a waythat he is naturally and honestly proud to recall. Innesshad dropped into the studio of George N. Cass and his eyehad fallen upon the realistic study of a willow tree. Who painted
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