American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . is shown by an anecdotewhich, although not fresh, may be worth repeating. When some one asked Couture what hadbecome of Hunt, Humph! said he, he has gone down there to Barbizon with that Millet,who paints peasants so poor that they cant afford even a wrinkle in their pantaloons ! Milletreceived a medal of the second class in the Salon of 1853; but, notwithstanding this and thesplendid articles written in his favor by Gautier, in 1855 or before, his pictures remained on hishands, and he found little favor with the governme
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . is shown by an anecdotewhich, although not fresh, may be worth repeating. When some one asked Couture what hadbecome of Hunt, Humph! said he, he has gone down there to Barbizon with that Millet,who paints peasants so poor that they cant afford even a wrinkle in their pantaloons ! Milletreceived a medal of the second class in the Salon of 1853; but, notwithstanding this and thesplendid articles written in his favor by Gautier, in 1855 or before, his pictures remained on hishands, and he found little favor with the government or his countrymen until a few years beforehis death, which occurred in February, 1875, in his sixtieth year. It may be truly said, there-fore, that to Mr. Hunt belongs the honor of bringing Millet into notice, and more especially ofmaking him known to 1 Boston is fortunate in possessing many of Millets finest and most celebrated paintings. Those in the collection of A. Shaw, Mr. Martin Brimmer, and Mr. Brooks, are among the best of his W. M. Hunt in his Studio in Mercantile by Andrew, from a Photograph.
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