. Fragments of an autobiography . was a shrewdGerman-American who had amassed a fortune inbusiness and lived in perfect style. Being a man ofculture and refined tastes, he had a remarkably wellselected library and had surrounded himself withmany choice works of art. Brownings son—he had but one child—wasalso a welcome guest at lo Kensington PalaceGardens. He was equally gifted as a musician andas a painter, so much so, that for a time he seemedinclined to sit down between two stools and awaitevents. This caused his father some anxiety, andit was evidently with a feeling of relief, that hecame
. Fragments of an autobiography . was a shrewdGerman-American who had amassed a fortune inbusiness and lived in perfect style. Being a man ofculture and refined tastes, he had a remarkably wellselected library and had surrounded himself withmany choice works of art. Brownings son—he had but one child—wasalso a welcome guest at lo Kensington PalaceGardens. He was equally gifted as a musician andas a painter, so much so, that for a time he seemedinclined to sit down between two stools and awaitevents. This caused his father some anxiety, andit was evidently with a feeling of relief, that hecame to tell me one day, that Pen had got upand made his choice of stools in favour of the onemarked Painting. The decision was due to had accompanied him on a visit to Scotland,and whilst Millais was painting his picture of Scotch Firs, his young friend made a study of thesame subject, which gave evidence of so much talentthat Millais unhesitatingly advised him to devotehimself to art. When Browning came to tell me of. A/W^ f^?77i;H^ BROWNING AT THE STUDIO 321 the very satisfactory incident, he asked my adviceas to the best opportunity for study open to those days, very different from the days we canboast of now, the best advice to give was that heshould go abroad. I suggested Antwerp, and furtherrecommended my friend Heyermans as the bestteacher I knew. My advice was taken, and it ledto so excellent a result that Browning never tiredof expressing his gratitude to me for having foundthe right man and having put his son in the rightplace. Under the guidance of that right man Penmade rapid progress and soon produced very strikingwork. When he began to exhibit, no father could bemore anxious about a sons reputation or prouder ofhis successes, than was Browning. Praise such ascame from the lips or pens of Leighton, Millais, andother friends, warmed his heart, confirming, as itdid, his belief in Pens powers. He could be verysensitive too, when full justice was not
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