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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 20: Italy.—May to September, 1839.—Age, 28. (search)
was born in New York, March 22, 1813, and died in London, Oct. 10, 1857. He visited Italy in 1835, and studied under Thorwaldsen at Rome. Among his chief works are the Orpheus (1840), in the Boston Athenaeum; the colossal equestrian statue of Wasulpture. He has studied diligently, and formed a pure, classical, and decided taste, loving and feeling the antique. Thorwaldsen, I have occasion to know, has shown him much kind consideration, which, of itself, is no mean praise; among the thousait) which the ancients had, which was first reproduced in modern times by Canova, and has since been carried so far by Thorwaldsen. Crawford is now modelling an Orpheus descending into Hell. The figure is as large as life. He has just charmed witn of two months and a half! I shall then hear from the letters about Crawford. How good it would be, if the Franklin and Orpheus were both ordered! Take Preston to Thorwaldsen's studio and the Vatican. What a delicious thing the Pastor Fido is!
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 21: Germany.—October, 1839, to March, 1840.—Age, 28-29. (search)
-legs, one head fast asleep, the next on the ground, eyes half open, the next raised and gaping. I write this for Crawford. They have the sense here to admire Thorwaldsen, Albert Bertel Thorwaldsen, the Danish sculptor. 1770-1844. and the king hopes to catch him in his passage to Italy and give him a fete.I was present at theAlbert Bertel Thorwaldsen, the Danish sculptor. 1770-1844. and the king hopes to catch him in his passage to Italy and give him a fete.I was present at the first uncovering, to the sound of music, of the equestrian statue by Thorwaldsen of Maximilian the Elector; it is the finest equestrian I have ever seen. Vienna, Nov. 6. No letter from you! Have you forgotten me already, or has the post miscarried? . . . In my letter from Milan I announced to you the coming of two AmericansThorwaldsen of Maximilian the Elector; it is the finest equestrian I have ever seen. Vienna, Nov. 6. No letter from you! Have you forgotten me already, or has the post miscarried? . . . In my letter from Milan I announced to you the coming of two Americans—Preston and Lewis—to whom I wished you, for various reasons, to be kind; also of Sir Charles Vaughan. Perhaps the recent death of Sir Charles's brother, Mr. Justice Vaughan. may have prevented his reaching there. If you see him there I wish you would remember me cordially to him, and if you can with propriety, say that I most
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 23: return to his profession.—1840-41.—Age, 29-30. (search)
d even multiplies the crow's-feet at the corners of the eye. In this way he gives you an unmistakable face, but a wretched bust. He never has produced a Young Augustus! We all admire the Shield of Achilles, which is the chief ornament of Felton's house. Tell Greene he must write us the history of that. How did he come by it? Has the engraving of your Orpheus been published in the Ape? What is there new in Rome? What works have you in hand, and how are the other artists doing? Is Thorwaldsen there? Give my love to Greene. Believe me ever very sincerely yours, Charles Sumner. To Lord Morpeth, London. Boston, April 15, 1841. my dear Morpeth,—Many thanks for your kind, cordial, and most interesting letter,—an olive-branch in these troublous times. I have followed you through the long debates, and in imagination have sat out the speeches long drawn out. You all seem to be firmly fixed in your places, and I rejoice in it, for I think the peace of our two countries wou
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 24: Slavery and the law of nations.—1842.—Age, 31. (search)
it, and no party interests acting in its behalf, is neglected. Mr. Webster is expected in Boston in a few days; and if I can get an opportunity, I shall call his attention to it again. . . . I did receive your Washington letter, and wish you could have had an order for a statue of our great Father. That is the highest work with which an American artist can occupy himself. Let me know what you have done lately, and keep me informed of your works. Would it be possible to persuade Thorwaldsen to present casts of his works to our Athenaeum? Or at what price could they be procured? Give me your ideas about this. We are anxious to enrich our collection with as many fine works as possible. Where do you live, and how do you live? It is in Rome, and there is enchantment in that word. But in what street? How are the cafes, and the places of resort? I look back upon my sojourn there with a thrill of delight, and long again to tread the streets, to visit the galleries, to loi