. What pictures to see in America. Fio. 207—]iil)li<: lOrilry of f^liriHl into Haydon. MuMourn, ( Fia. 208—The Followers of Huss. Brozlc. Museum, (Mncinnati. CINCINNATI 307 dency in the art of En£]:land early in the nine-teenth century. We have the authority ofJohn Sartain that the picture was houp:ht fora gentleman in Philadelphia and exhibited forsome years in a special gallery. Then it wasplaced in the Academy of Fine Arts on Chest-nut Street, but when, in 1864, the Academybuilding was burned, a fireman cut the paint-ing from the frame and dragged it out likea
. What pictures to see in America. Fio. 207—]iil)li<: lOrilry of f^liriHl into Haydon. MuMourn, ( Fia. 208—The Followers of Huss. Brozlc. Museum, (Mncinnati. CINCINNATI 307 dency in the art of En£]:land early in the nine-teenth century. We have the authority ofJohn Sartain that the picture was houp:ht fora gentleman in Philadelphia and exhibited forsome years in a special gallery. Then it wasplaced in the Academy of Fine Arts on Chest-nut Street, but when, in 1864, the Academybuilding was burned, a fireman cut the paint-ing from the frame and dragged it out likea torn and mangled blanket. After it wasrepaired it was sent to Cincinnati and placedin the Cathedral. The painting is loaned tothe museum by the Right Reverend WilliamHenry Elder, Archbishop of Cincinnati. Thepicture is painted in the grand style thatIlaydon stood for, both in his painting and hiswriting. He never succeeded, however, in con-vincing his associates in the Royal Academythat the grand style was what they wanted,though he assailed them bitterly. The contro-versy grew so heated that he was refused mem-bership
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