. Book of the Royal blue . arty being exposed on oneoccasion to the tire of a French batteryand again menaced by the danger of law-less franctireurs or freebooters. Sedanand its battletield, the ancient cities ofRethel and Uht-ims, and, after passing intoBelgium, the Forest of Ardennes and theold castle of (Jodfrey de Houillon, werevisited. Through Dinant and Namur theparty reached lirussels and thence, after astay in Antwerp, renewing former pleasant magazines and in the pictures he has pro-duced. Of these the more important are:My Ladys Visit, or Annajiolis in ITf)!);The Founders of the Halt
. Book of the Royal blue . arty being exposed on oneoccasion to the tire of a French batteryand again menaced by the danger of law-less franctireurs or freebooters. Sedanand its battletield, the ancient cities ofRethel and Uht-ims, and, after passing intoBelgium, the Forest of Ardennes and theold castle of (Jodfrey de Houillon, werevisited. Through Dinant and Namur theparty reached lirussels and thence, after astay in Antwerp, renewing former pleasant magazines and in the pictures he has pro-duced. Of these the more important are:My Ladys Visit, or Annajiolis in ITf)!);The Founders of the Haltimore and OhioRailroad, in the Directors hall of the com-l>any; The Planting of the Colony of Mary-lan(i, recently purchased by the State; andnumerous smaller works of great interestand technical excellence. A number paintings have been engraved. Atthe Centennial of 187G, held in Philadelphia,Mr. Mayer was awarded the medal anddi])loma for figure painting, in which he hasmade his greatest successes. Many of the. ^Talkingliusiness. Painted byF. B. .Mayer. By Coiirtesvof ^Dixie.* impressions of the City of Rubens and VanDyke, the artist reached London. Since his return from Europe Mr. Mayerhas resided chiefly in .napolis, where oneof its old houses serves him as a workroom,and from its many windows commands onall sides the ever-varying views of clouil,city and water, an advantage and luxuryunattainalile in the midst of our commer-cial metrojiolis and dear to the artist as aconstant school of instruction. Ilis aim has been the illustration ofMaryland life and history, and he has usedbrush, ])encil and pen in contributions to artists recent works are included in thecollection of the Crescent Club of Ialti-more, among them several figure studies ofuncommon grace, and the large paintings,St. Tammany, The Marching Poorest,and Portrait of Capt. Cornwallys, thefirst two of which are extremely interestingsubjects drawn from Indian life, executedin strong color and very origin
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