Chapter 5

Adams Family,50C. F. Mask by Browere,17Minister to England,51,55Letter to Browere,54Birth and death,55Services to his country,55Nominated for Vice-President,107John. Mask by Browere,17Minister to England,51Birth and death,51Browere visits him,51Makes mask,52Certificate to Browere,52Stuart’s portrait of,52Mentioned,19,43,46J. Q. Mask by Browere,17,54Minister to England,51And Gilbert Stuart,53Birth and death,54Unpopular,55Supported by Clay,75T. B., certificate to Browere,52Alexander, Cosmo. Instructed Stuart,81Who he was,81Took Stuart to Scotland,81Death of,81Alexander the Great,3André, John. Masks of captors of,15Personality,30Case an aggravated one,30Puerile plea,30Suffered justly,30Mentioned,28,29,31,32,33Antagonism between art factions,25Anthony, Elizabeth, mother of Gilbert Stuart,80Architecture subordinate to Sculpture,2Arnold, B., mentioned,28,30Art in America influenced by foreigners,10Public patronage of,17Protection of works of,17Bainbridge, W., exploits in war of 1812,93Barbour, P. P., mask by Browere,17Barré, Isaac, portrait of, by Stuart,89Beauty, the Greek idea of,2Berkhoven, Adam, ancestor of Browere,13Bogardus, Annetje, ancestor of Browere,13Edward, ancestor of Browere,13Booth, Edwin, rival of Forrest,102Bottari, G., authority,3Boydell, J., portrait of, by Stuart,89Shakespeare Gallery,89Brouwer, Adam, ancestor of Browere,13Jacob Adam, ancestor of Browere,13Browere, Jacob, father of J. H. I. Browere,12A. D. O. Birth and death,26Gains prizes,26,27His paintings,27Visits California,27Added draperies to busts,27Preserved busts,27J. H. I.,3,4,10Birth, parentage, and death,12,13Ancestry,13At Columbia College,13Marriage,13Pupil of A. Robertson,13Travels abroad,14Bust of A. Hamilton,14Experiments making masks,15First life mask,15Mask of Pierrepont Edwards,15Masks of the captors of André,15Exhibits at Academy of Fine Arts,15Mask of La Fayette,16Writes to Madison,16,17Costs of making masks,16List of masks by,17Disheartened,18His process,18Opposition to his work,18Treatment of Jefferson,18Method without discomfort,19Letter to Trumbull,19Kept out of Academy of Design,20Remark on Dunlap,21Letter to American Academy,21Death-bed directions,25Exhibition of busts,25Nature of work,25Compared with Clark Mills,26Mask of John Paulding,32Isaac Van Wart,34David Williams,35Suffocation of Jefferson by,36Discovery of busts,38Visits Monticello,39Mask of Jefferson,39Certificate from Jefferson to,40Newspaper attack on,41Letters to Jefferson,42,45M. M. Noah,42Whole-length statue of Jefferson,43,45,46Letter from Jefferson,44De Witt Clinton congratulates,47Visits John Adams,51Mask of John Adams,52Certificate from John Adams,52Mask of J. Q. Adams,54C. F. Adams,55Introduced to Madison,57Masks of the Madisons,59Mask of Charles Carroll,61,115Letter from S. L. Mitchill,62His workshop, Broadway,64Mask of La Fayette,66Letter from E. W. King,66Mask of Clinton,71Letter from T. A. Emmet,71Mask of H. Clay,73Encouraged by Stuart,76Certificate from Stuart,77Mask of D. Porter,95Material used,96Mask of R. Rush,99E. Forrest,103M. Van Buren,104Death mask of J. Monroe,112Brown, J. Mask by Browere,17Letter to Madison,57Buchan, Earl of (David Stuart),13Calhoun, J. C., opposes Van Buren,106Captors of André. Characters attacked,29Vindicated,30,31Carroll, C. Mask by Browere,17Reason of his signature,60Personal description,61Granddaughters marry noblemen,61Letter on Browere’s bust,115Mentioned,19,46Cass, L., defeated for President,107Casts, invention of making life,3Caton, Mrs., daughter of C. Carroll,61Ceracchi, G., influence on American art,11Chalmers, G., a Scotch painter,82Chambers, G., meant for Chalmers,82Christ Church, Philadelphia,5Clay, H. Mask by Browere,17,73Personal appearance,74Birth and death,74Duel with H. Marshall,74His ambition,75Cleveland, Mrs. Grover, her attractiveness,59Clinton, De W. Mask by Browere,17Certifies to Browere’s busts,66,71Woodworth’s lines on bust of,70A politician,71Opposed by Van Buren,105Columbian Academy, New York,14Cooper, T., mask by Browere,17Copley, J. S., portrait of, by Stuart,89Cromwell, O.,7Cruikshank, W., lectures on anatomy,85Cummings, T. S.,14,25Cushing, W. B., exploit in the Civil War,93Decatur, S., exploit in war with Tripoli,93Delavan, General,35Derrick, Eliza, marries Browere,13Dewey, G., exploits in war with Spain,93Dixey, J., sculptor,11Donatello,3Duane, W., libel on Governor McKean,98Dunlap, W., unreliability of,20Durand, J., memoir of Trumbull,25Earlom, R., portrait of, by Stuart,89Eckstein, J., sculptor,11Edwards, P., mask by Browere,15Emmet, T. A. Mask by Browere,17Letter to Browere,71,72Encyclopædia Britannica on Stuart,92Facius, J. G., portrait of, by Stuart,89Farragut, D. G., exploits in the Civil War,93Forrest, E. Mask by Browere,17,102AsWilliam Tell,102Birth and death,103Fothergill, A., portrait of, by Stuart,89Franklin, B. Friend of P. Wright,6Profile by P. Wright,6Frazee, J., not first American sculptor,7,10Frothingham, J., artist,23Gainsborough, T., credited with Stuart’s work,87Paints portrait with Stuart,88Portrait of, by Stuart,89Galt’s statue of T. Jefferson,48Gendon, Ann C., mother of Browere,12George III, leaden statue of,5Gilpin, H. D., letter from Madison,37Gladstone, W. E., the Great Commoner,73Graham, J. A., certifies to La Fayette’s bust,68Grant, W., portrait of, by Stuart,86Exhibited,87Greek Art. Beginnings of,2Perfection of,2Characteristics of,2Hall, J., portrait of, by Stuart,89Hamilton, A. Bust by Browere,14Miniature by Robertson,14On captors of André,30Heath, J., portrait of, by Stuart,89Higginson, T. W., paper on Jane Stuart,79Hilson, T., mask by Browere,17History, method of writing,48Hone, P., mask by Browere,17Hoppner, J., marries daughter of P. Wright,6Instructs J. Wright,9Hosack, D., mask by Browere,17Houdon, J. A. Influence on American art,11Method of making mask,41Mask of Washington,110Hubard Gallery, Stuart’s bust at,77Hull, I., exploits in war of 1812,93Humphrey, O., portrait of, by Stuart,89Hutton, L. Portraits in plaster,38Estimate of masks,109Views discussed,110Iconoclasm regarding historic characters,30Inman, H., painter,14Irving, W.,33,34Jackson, A., opposed by Clay,75Jamesone, G., ancestor of Alexander,81Jans, Anneke, ancestress of Browere,13Jefferson, T. Mask by Browere,17Treatment by Browere,18Randall’s story of suffocation,36Personal appearance,37Bust by Browere,37Its existence and discovery,37,38Consents to have bust made,38Browere makes mask,39Certificate to making of mask,40Letter to Madison,41From Browere,42Whole-length statue by Browere,43Letter to Browere,44Galt’s statue of,48Coincidences in life of,51Jervis, Sir John, portrait of, by Stuart,89Johnson, E., portrait of “Dolly” Madison,59Jones, J. P., exploits in Revolutionary War,93Jouett, J. H., exploits in Civil War,93King, D., buys Browere’s bust of Stuart,79E. W., letter to Browere,66R., elected senator,105La Fayette. Bust of, by Rush,9Mask of, by Browere,16,64,66Last visit to United States,63Browere’s mask injured,64Second mask made,66Latrobe, B. H., on William Rush,8J. H. B., appearance of C. Carroll,61Laurens, H., dress of,45J., letter to,28Lavater, J. C., on death masks,112Lawrence, T., Stuart’s reason for leaving England,91Leeds, Duchess of, granddaughter of C. Carroll,61Leinster, Duke of, portrait of, by Stuart,89Leonardo da Vinci, pupil of Verocchio,3Lincoln, A., President of the United States,7R., mother of W. Rush,7Lovell, P., marries J. Wright,5Lysippus, sculptor,3Lysistratus invents making life casts,3Macomb, A., mask of, by Browere,17McKean, T., libelled by Duane,98Madison, D. Mask of, by Browere,17,59Widow of J. Todd,56Browere’s child named for,58Beauty overestimated,59Painted by Stuart,59Drawn by Johnson,59Attractiveness,59J. Mask by Browere,17,59Letter to H. D. Gilpin,37Papers in State Department,37Intercedes for Browere,38Certifies to Jefferson’s bust,40Letter to, from Jefferson,41Browere,46Character,56Browere introduced to,57Letter to, from J. Brown,57Certifies to his bust,58Manchester, Duke of, portrait of, by Stuart,89Marshall, H., duel with H. Clay,74Mills, C. Mentioned,26,36His masks,109,111Miniature-painting, treatise on,14Mitchill, S. L. Mask of, by Browere,17Letter to Browere,62Monroe, J. In Washington’s army,113Wounded at Trenton,113Delegate to Congress,113Elected to Senate,113Minister to France,113Opposed Washington,113Governor of Virginia,113,114President,114His doctrine,114His administration,114Personal appearance,114Dies poor,114Morse, S. F. B. Portrait of La Fayette by,67Inventor of telegraph,68Certifies to bust of La Fayette,68Morton, J. Certifies to bust of La Fayette,66Mott, V., mask by Browere,17Newspapers’ attack on Browere,41Noah, M. M. Mask of, by Browere,17Mentioned,42,61,96Northumberland, Duke of, portrait of, by Stuart,89Parthenon, frieze of the,3Paulding, H., son of John Paulding,33J. K., nephew of John Paulding,33J. Mask by Browere,15,17,32Captor of André,28,31Social position,32Monument,33L., grandson of John Paulding,33W., brother of John Paulding,32W., Nephew of John Paulding,33Mayor of New York,33Peale, R. Portraits of La Fayette,67Portraits of Washington,67Certifies to La Fayette’s bust,67Pericles, age of,2Perry, O. H., exploits in war of 1812,93Perugini, pupil of Verocchio,3Pheidias, sculptor,2,3Pitt, W., the Great Commoner,73Plastic Art. What it is,1Its origin,1Its earliest form,1Associated with worship,1Architecture,2Among the Greeks,2Development in United States,4Pliny, on Inventor of Masks,3Poore, B. P., plagiarizes Randall,36Porter, D. Mask of, by Browere,17,95Three with same name,94Distinguished in navy,94CommandsEssex,94CapturesAlert,94Sails around Cape Horn,95Surrenders theEssex,95Retires from navy,95Letter to Noah,96Pratt, E. Daughter of P. Wright,6Models profiles in wax,6Preble, E., exploits in war with Tripoli,93Quincy Family,50Josiah, Jr.,50J., President of Harvard,50Randall, H. S. Story of Jefferson’s suffocation,36Method of writing history,37Statement refuted,38Criticized,48Raeburn, H., credited with picture by Stuart,87Randolph, Misses, alarmed,39Master, peeping,39Redwood Library. Stuart’s bust at,76Stuart’s self-portrait at,86Reynolds, J. Discourses on Painting,85Stuart paints portrait,85,89On portraits,111Riker, R., member Com. of Councils,64Robertson, Alexander,13Andrew,14Archibald, instructor of Browere,13Treatise on miniature-painting,14Card from,15Emily, life of A. Robertson,14Romney, G., credited with picture by Stuart,88Royal Academy. Stuart pupil at,85Stuart exhibits at,85,86Rush, B., father of R. Rush,94J., screed on newspapers,41Joseph, father of W. Rush,7Married R. Lincoln,7R. Mask of, by Browere,17,99Attorney-General,98Secretary of State,99Minister to England,99Secretary of Treasury,99Plan for Smithsonian Institution,100Fine literary sense,102W. First American Sculptor,7Ancestry,7Career,8Figureheads for ships,8Statue of Washington,9Bust of La Fayette,9Kinsman of R. Rush,98St. Gaudens, A., estimate of masks,111Sampson, W. T., exploits in war with Spain,94Sculpture, the daughter of Architecture,2Sharp, W., portrait of, by Stuart,89Shee, M. A., credited with picture by Stuart,88Smithson, J. Legacy to United States,99Who he was,99Southard, S. L., mask of, by Browere,17Stafford, Lady, granddaughter of C. Carroll,61Stewart, C. Exploits in war of 1812,93G. Father of the painter,79Importance of name,80Goes to Nova Scotia,82Stone, W. L., mask of, by Browere,17Story, W. W., estimate of masks,110Stuart, G. Mask of, by Browere,17,76Portrait of John Adams,53“Dolly” Madison,59Encourages Browere,76Bust in Redwood Library,76,79Certificate to Browere,77Newspapers on bust of,77,78Eminence in art,78Place of birth,79Naming of,80Education,80,81Earliest pictures,80,81Goes to Scotland,81Not at University of Glasgow,81Returns to America,82,91Goes to England,82Becomes organist,83Apprenticed to West,84,85Exhibits at Royal Academy,85,86Paints many portraits,85,86,89Portrait of W. Grant,87Prices for portraits,88Prodigality and poverty,90,91Personal appearance,90Marries Miss Coates,90Desire to paint Washington,91Lawrence’s opinion,91Paints portraits of Washington,91Master in portraiture,92Encyclopædia Britannica upon,92Two art periods,92Buried in Potter’s Field,92J. Daughter of G. Stuart,78Appreciates Browere’s work,78“One of Thackeray’s Women,”79Tallmadge, B., attacks character of André’s captors,29Taylor, Z., elected President,107Traditions, no historical value,81Trumbull, J. Endorsement on Browere’s letter,20Mentioned,18,23Truxtun, T. Exploits in war with France,93CapturesL’Insurgente,94Van Buren, M. Mask of, by Browere,17,104Birth and death,104Attorney-General,105Governor of New York,106Vice-President,106Elected President,107Advocates National Treasury,107Opposes extension of slavery,107Personal appearance,108Van Cortland, P., mask of, by Browere,17Vanderlyn, J., mentioned,14,23Van Ness, W. P., mentioned,104Vanuxem, L., posed for W. Rush,9Van Wart, A., brother of I. Van Wart,34H., marries Irving’s sister,34I. Mask of, by Browere,17,34Birth and death,33Youngest of captors,34Social position,34Vasari, G., authority,3Verocchio, A., made life masks,3Virginia, University of,47Walpole, R., his doctrine,30Ward, W., mezzotint portrait by,88Washington, G. Statue of, by W. Rush,9Portrait of, by J. Wright,9Cast of, by J. Wright,10Portrait of, by Robertson,13Judgment on captors of André,31Portraits of, by Stuart,91Mask of, by Houdon,110Waterhouse, B., chum of G. Stuart,85Webster, D., admired,73Wellesley, Marchioness of, granddaughter of C. Carroll,61West, B. Stuart apprenticed to,84His art,84Portrait of, by Stuart,89Williams, D., mask of, by Browere,17,35Birth and death,34Sworn statement of capture,34Monument to,34Woodworth, S., lines on Clinton’s bust,70Woollett, W., portrait of, by Stuart,89Wright, F., mask of, by Browere,17J. Son of Patience,9Studies under West,9Paints portrait of Washington,9Makes cast of Washington,10Bust of, by W. Rush,10P. First American modeller,5Conversational powers,6Modelled Franklin’s profile,6Daughter of, marries J. Hoppner,6Modelled statue of Chatham,6Wyckoff, H. I., councilman,64


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