Whistler as I knew him . ell and Mr. Ernest Brown of the FineArts Society fought for Whistler in those early days,when his work was misunderstood and believed in him always, and were ever ready tohelp him and save him pain. For example, overtwenty sets of Whistlers etchings printed by a pro-fessional printer were brought round to the Dowdes-well galleries for him to look over. He was notsatisfied with them, and had not decided whether theyshould be passed. I begged him to destroy the proofsand print the plates himself, and Dowdeswell withouta moments hesitation seconded my pet
Whistler as I knew him . ell and Mr. Ernest Brown of the FineArts Society fought for Whistler in those early days,when his work was misunderstood and believed in him always, and were ever ready tohelp him and save him pain. For example, overtwenty sets of Whistlers etchings printed by a pro-fessional printer were brought round to the Dowdes-well galleries for him to look over. He was notsatisfied with them, and had not decided whether theyshould be passed. I begged him to destroy the proofsand print the plates himself, and Dowdeswell withouta moments hesitation seconded my petition. And,mind you, these proofs were printed ready for publi-cation ; whereas under the Masters hands it wasuncertain when they might be finished; it might bein a months time, it might be in a year. I neverforgot Dowdeswells generosity. The Master wasextraordinarily fortunate in having such men asDowdeswell and Brown to fight his battles. They didmuch to help him in the earlier days of his career. F. R. LEYLANDS MOTHER. HOUSE DECORATION STUDY From a lithograph.
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