American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . H. WINTHROP PEIRCE. Chapter LARGE proportion of this artists paintings have had for their subject placesand people abroad, either in England or in France. When, in 1884, Mr. Peirceexhibited a group of his pictures in Boston—and it may be said in passingthat they brought him a deserved pecuniary as well as artistic success, morethan three-fourths of the works being sold — the walls of the gallery displayedalmost entirely scenes in la belle France. There were some charming land-scapes from Fontainebleau, fame
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . H. WINTHROP PEIRCE. Chapter LARGE proportion of this artists paintings have had for their subject placesand people abroad, either in England or in France. When, in 1884, Mr. Peirceexhibited a group of his pictures in Boston—and it may be said in passingthat they brought him a deserved pecuniary as well as artistic success, morethan three-fourths of the works being sold — the walls of the gallery displayedalmost entirely scenes in la belle France. There were some charming land-scapes from Fontainebleau, famed for its palace, built by The Maecenas ofFrance, amplified by The King of Great Men, and haunted by many memories, —memories of The Swedish Amazon, who caused her favorite, Count Monaldeschi,to be put to death here for treason; of Le Grand Monarque, who here signed theRevocation of the Edict of Nantes; of the great Conde, who died here in 1686; of thevenerable pope, Pius VII., who had lodged at Fontainebleau when in France to assist atthe coronation of the Emperor at N6tre Dame in 1804, and who was here
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