Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. 1852-1853 The Volunteer movement--Reminiscences of Turner--Meeting with Thackeray-- Millais proposes to paint "Romeo and Juliet"--Goes to "George Inn" at Hayes-- Begins painting "The Proscribed Royalist'---Arthur Hughes on his sittings--Millais in the hunting field--"The Order of Release"--Models for this picture--Funeral of the Duke of Wellington--Amusing letter to Mr. Hodgkinson--Millais' first expedition to Scotland--With the Ruskins to Northumberland and thence to Callander--Their life in the North--Discussion on architecture--Dr. Acland--The Free Kirk in 1852--Meeting with Gambart and Rosa Bonheur--Millais' comic sketch-book--He is slighted by the Academy--Foreboding on the election day--He is made an A.R.A. ROM the first day of 1852 down to the opening of the J- Royal Academy Millais continued to work away at the figures in "The Huguenot" and "Ophelia," devoting all his spare time to pictures of smaller importance. His life at this period may be gathered from the following letters, in which some reference to historical events invites a word of explanation. A series of revolutions in France, commencing in 1848, culminated in the famous coup d't'tat of December, 1851, when for the first time universal suffrage was established, and as the result, Prince Louis Napoleon was re-elected President of the Republic for ten years certain. He soon let them know what that meant. No sooner was he installed in office than he banished into exile the distinguished general officers who were opposed to him, disbanded the National Guard and appointed others in their place, dismissed eightythree members of the late legislative assembly, and finally put an end to the liberty of the Press. These high-handed proceedings threw all England into a...