Book of the artists American artist life, comprising biographical and critical sketches of American artists: preceded by an historical account of the rise and progress of art in America . d then, concealing the original at his lodg-ings, he quietly awaited the legal attachment. It was duly levied, the saletook place, and the would-be amateur bought the familiar pifture hangingin its accustomed position, and then boasted in the market-place of the suc-cess of his base scheme. Ere long one of Elliots friends revealed theclever trick. The enraged purchaser commenced a suit, and althoughthe painte
Book of the artists American artist life, comprising biographical and critical sketches of American artists: preceded by an historical account of the rise and progress of art in America . d then, concealing the original at his lodg-ings, he quietly awaited the legal attachment. It was duly levied, the saletook place, and the would-be amateur bought the familiar pifture hangingin its accustomed position, and then boasted in the market-place of the suc-cess of his base scheme. Ere long one of Elliots friends revealed theclever trick. The enraged purchaser commenced a suit, and althoughthe painter eventually retained the pi6lure, the case was carried to theSupreme Court, and he was condemned to pay costs. Ten years artist became an acknowledged master, and prosperity followed hislabors. No one can mistake the rich tints and vigorous expression, thecharader and color, which distinguish Elhots portraits ; but few imaginehow much he is indebted to the long possession and study of so invaluablean original, for these traits, moulded by his genius into so many admirablerepresentations of the loved, the venerable, and the honored, both livingand dead. 20 CR A WFO jHERE is no phase of modern life so legitimate in its enjoy-ment and so pleasing to contemplate as the life of the trueartist. Endowed with a faculty and inspired by a love forcreative beauty, work is to him at once a high vocation anda generous instin6l. Imagine the peace and the progressof those years at Rome, when Crawford toiled day after dayin his studio,—at first without encouragement and for bread, thon in a moreconfident spirit and with more definite triumph, and at last crowned withdomestic happiness and artistic renown,—his mind filled with ideal tasksmore and more grand in their scope, and the coming years devoted in pros-pe6l to the realization of his noblest aspirations. From early morning totwilight, with rare and brief interruptions, he thus designed, modelled,chiselled, superinten
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