The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851Various
History
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851
Various
Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Science -- History -- Periodicals
After the death of WORDSWORTH, a committee was formed among his
friends for the purpose of setting up a tablet to his memory in
Grassmere Church, where he is buried. The work intrusted to Mr. Thomas
Woolner, has been completed. Surmounted by a band of laurel leaves is
the inscription, written by Professor Keble; under which the poet's
head is sculptured in relief. The likeness to the man has received
praise from persons whose verdict is final; the intellectual likeness
to the poet will be more widely appreciated, and recognized with
cordial admiration. The meditative lines of the face, the thoughtful
forehead and eye, the compressed, sensitive mouth, are rendered with
refined intelligence. In two narrow spaces at each side of the head,
are introduced the crocus and celandine, and the snowdrop and violet,
treated with a rare union of natural beauty and sculpturesque method
and subordination. Throughout, the delicately studied execution shows
that the work has been a labor of love.
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LEUTZE'S great historical picture of Washington Crossing the Delaware
before the Battle of Trenton, has been received in this city by
Messrs. Goupil & Co. and will soon be exhibited to the public. These
publishers will give us a large and fine engraving of it.
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GREENOUGH'S noble group for the capitol, upon which he has been
engaged nearly twenty years, is so nearly finished that it may be
expected in the United States before the end of November. The subject
is a contrast of the Anglo-Saxon with the Indian. The group is
composed of an American Hunter, in the act of seizing an Indian who
was about to tomahawk a mother and her infant. The white man has
approached the savage from behind, and, having seized him by the arms,
and pressed him with bending knees to the ground, stands frowning
above his subjugated foe, who, with his head thrown back, gazes upward
at his conqueror with surprise and terror. At their feet a woman,
pressing a child to her bosom, sinks in alarm and agony. The effect is
very imposing, having something of the dignity and grandeur which
belong to the works of Michael Angelo. In Italy the work has much
increased Greenough's previous great reputation.
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A monument is to be erected at Dresden to the composer VON WEBER. To
defray the expenses, performances are to be given at the various
theatres in Germany, and the proceeds formed into a fund for that
purpose. Large sums are expected from this source, as also from
private contributions throughout Europe. The monument is to be
surmounted by a statue of the composer, by Rietschel, who was an
intimate friend of his. It will be of bronze, eight feet high, and
placed on a pedestal of the same metal, ornamented with bas-reliefs.
The site chosen for its erection is immediately opposite the principal
entrance to the Royal Theatre of Dresden.
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