. Catalogue of masterpieces by "the men of 1830" : forming the private collection of Mr. H. S. Henry, Philadelphia. f studio-brown. The broader manner was only appreciated by a few artists and critic friends. In bothmanners he was honest aiul straightforward, never shirking a diffienlly nor trying by chic to hid*; a faidt.Seeking the truth of nature all his life, he put down his observations with candor and with the simplicitythat lends to strength. It is useless to repeat the story of his life. It is common knowledge nowadays that he battled againstodds, endured neglect and disai)pointment, a
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. Catalogue of masterpieces by "the men of 1830" : forming the private collection of Mr. H. S. Henry, Philadelphia. f studio-brown. The broader manner was only appreciated by a few artists and critic friends. In bothmanners he was honest aiul straightforward, never shirking a diffienlly nor trying by chic to hid*; a faidt.Seeking the truth of nature all his life, he put down his observations with candor and with the simplicitythat lends to strength. It is useless to repeat the story of his life. It is common knowledge nowadays that he battled againstodds, endured neglect and disai)pointment, and died practically unappreciated. It is small credit to humanintelligence that pictures which were rejected at the Salon and declined by the amateurs now sell for enor-mous prices or are treasured in the art museums of every land. No landsca[)e painter before him everequalled him, no landscape painter since his time has excelled him; yet it took the race many years to findthat out. He went to the shades unsung. Rousseau, cest un aigle. Honor to you, Pere Corot, foruttering that truth so early! CONSTANT TROYON. i#^/ 1810-1865 Constant Tnnon was born at Sevres in 1810. His father was connected withtlie f^overnraent manufactory of porcehiin at tliat phice, and under his instructiontlic son began lus artistic career as a decorator of chinaware. By a happy coinci-dence for him, two unknown young men, named Narcisse Diaz and Jules Dupre, were also employed at Sevres in the same kind of work. I.rater on all three formedthe acquaintance of Theodore Rous.seau, and a bond of personal friendship andartistic sympathy was established between them which was terminated only by death.Unlike the early Dutch and Flemish painters, these young men belonged tono prosperous gild, with its wholesome traditions aiul famous masters to aid them, nor did they obtain nuich of pernument value from the schools of their day. But, what was far better, they became in a large and vital sense their own instructors