The Lay Figure Speaks
THE LAY FIGURE SPEAKS. anduat the same time nobly adorn an open space
m this fashion, is well within our reach to-day ;
The necessity for little masterpieces imposed by besides, it is evident that sculpture, whether em-
that vague but very real influence the spirit of the ployed externally or internally, could be made part
age, has produced all sorts of diminutives more or of the design, and escape that fatal inconsequence
less elegant. From " cigarettes " to " sermonettes " which makes most of our effigies look as if they
we are familiar with the attempts to describe things were temporarily placed out of doors until room
of less dimension that ■ mm—mi n in m» i ■ ■....... . ,,. could be made for
are yet esteemed as c*^"^^^^""™™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^™^^™^^^1^- mem more shel-
more serious efforts. 8 _ C<^^^^^^^^^^ .^p \ J The business - like
The poet, it is true, ~ -^SBW^^pift^^^^^J^- >-^xj production of the
yet waits the coura- ^raS^L^^^^^*^^^^^^^^ '^^^^ material for Burling-
geous scribbler, who Ji^ .^^B3^^r ~?"''^'^f^? ton House in May, is
shall ilu!) a minor /0^/<Q>) ^^^^P-ziaa^w ^^^^5^|s§55?$, equalled by the busi-
bard a "poette ; " nor \ ^^^^^^K^i/^^ lifek ^X^i^^^ "ess-like reproduction
readier chance of ^eML^ J^^^^^^P^ / ^^9^^ equally business-like
modified fame, as ^^^11^11^^- ^^j|l^5c*^^ jokes and parodies
rarely used and no J ^^^S^^P^^gtKabflflja ^I y MSm^} stolid business-like
single word has been ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ J^^^^^W ' C'ie'^-> °^ l'losc wno
The point seems to _ S?i§r«* gPsS^S^ I KaSmS^LII i 1829, skipping—
be, that the dexterity * ^^sMaitr .^vr CI^iIISf^v figuratively of course,
of rapid touch, and iV^/L wRlw 110 one moves
die certainty of vision (r*^~-~^^^^^^^^^_ *\<. v)~r--< >, j light heart or foot on
that notes all the facts W (^^^^^^^^^^^^^r^^^^^V . ' those polished doors
stroke of the brush, gW<2; ~^^l^s§^ilF /^^^^^N. and the black and
so that one final ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ white rooms. ^
ease gives pleasure of concerns- the critic,
appear facile and yet ~^ '''' sional. To know that
unerringly true is dis- ^J^^^^^^^pZLc^^sO^^ ]~~^~^~~) ^^"vSM^^ dle ^ne ^ne °^ a Poet:
tinctly the attitude of Ftp ^^^^^^^^i ( was ^rst shaped into
a great number of |f ri ^t*$^- \ Ur •Viiteifil words as it appears in
modem artists. ^Pjjf^^"^' ^ ," * '^^^Tti' the printed page, or
tions of the tower now ^^^^C^f^' ^^-^^^^^^^Q^i"^^^^^Qg blotted manuscripts
behind the Imperial Ll^^^^^^!TwlM^!w^^5^^^i^^^X^'^^^^^^^^^^ was attained after
Institute, tempts one ^^'^^Mj-W li^LipLjlP^'__^lisL^^^s^^A^I many trials, should be
to inquire why memo- fate, * -—.___ of little interest. The
rials do not oftener ^j^^^^^^^^^^^l W^0^ l^sti011 is
statues, with a few YiF= " " -^Hj£M*_ yia^pu^ste^* ^Byj own critical judgment
notable exceptions, knows when to stop.
, r I A WOODCUT BY HAN'S BURGKMAIER IN A CICERO OF I TT , , , f
are past apology, and ,„ ,, n , „ , r.„, „ . He should remain
1 , 1 , 9-Y (From the Cnxton Head Catalogue) . . , . ,
even those which are unsatisfied with any
good in themselves fail to harmonise with their sur- number of experimental efforts until by a supreme
roundings. On the other hand a detached tower flash of genius he recognises perfection at a glance,
may be easily made to accord with its environment, and never again retouches his poem, painting or
and yet keep its own importance. The Tour St. melody, whichever it may be. The Lay Figure.
Jacques, of Paris ; the famous Giotto's tower at
Florence, or that of the Giralda at Seville, with the The cabinet in carved oak, illustrated on page 79,
old campaniles and the demolished belfry of Salis- has been executed and designed by Messrs. Howard
bury, or the one still extant at Chichester, offer and Sons, of Berners Street. It will be exhibited
types for adaptation. To commemorate a hero, at the forthcoming " Arts and Crafts."
THE LAY FIGURE SPEAKS. anduat the same time nobly adorn an open space
m this fashion, is well within our reach to-day ;
The necessity for little masterpieces imposed by besides, it is evident that sculpture, whether em-
that vague but very real influence the spirit of the ployed externally or internally, could be made part
age, has produced all sorts of diminutives more or of the design, and escape that fatal inconsequence
less elegant. From " cigarettes " to " sermonettes " which makes most of our effigies look as if they
we are familiar with the attempts to describe things were temporarily placed out of doors until room
of less dimension that ■ mm—mi n in m» i ■ ■....... . ,,. could be made for
are yet esteemed as c*^"^^^^""™™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^™^^™^^^1^- mem more shel-
more serious efforts. 8 _ C<^^^^^^^^^^ .^p \ J The business - like
The poet, it is true, ~ -^SBW^^pift^^^^^J^- >-^xj production of the
yet waits the coura- ^raS^L^^^^^*^^^^^^^^ '^^^^ material for Burling-
geous scribbler, who Ji^ .^^B3^^r ~?"''^'^f^? ton House in May, is
shall ilu!) a minor /0^/<Q>) ^^^^P-ziaa^w ^^^^5^|s§55?$, equalled by the busi-
bard a "poette ; " nor \ ^^^^^^K^i/^^ lifek ^X^i^^^ "ess-like reproduction
readier chance of ^eML^ J^^^^^^P^ / ^^9^^ equally business-like
modified fame, as ^^^11^11^^- ^^j|l^5c*^^ jokes and parodies
rarely used and no J ^^^S^^P^^gtKabflflja ^I y MSm^} stolid business-like
single word has been ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ J^^^^^W ' C'ie'^-> °^ l'losc wno
The point seems to _ S?i§r«* gPsS^S^ I KaSmS^LII i 1829, skipping—
be, that the dexterity * ^^sMaitr .^vr CI^iIISf^v figuratively of course,
of rapid touch, and iV^/L wRlw 110 one moves
die certainty of vision (r*^~-~^^^^^^^^^_ *\<. v)~r--< >, j light heart or foot on
that notes all the facts W (^^^^^^^^^^^^^r^^^^^V . ' those polished doors
stroke of the brush, gW<2; ~^^l^s§^ilF /^^^^^N. and the black and
so that one final ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ white rooms. ^
ease gives pleasure of concerns- the critic,
appear facile and yet ~^ '''' sional. To know that
unerringly true is dis- ^J^^^^^^^pZLc^^sO^^ ]~~^~^~~) ^^"vSM^^ dle ^ne ^ne °^ a Poet:
tinctly the attitude of Ftp ^^^^^^^^i ( was ^rst shaped into
a great number of |f ri ^t*$^- \ Ur •Viiteifil words as it appears in
modem artists. ^Pjjf^^"^' ^ ," * '^^^Tti' the printed page, or
tions of the tower now ^^^^C^f^' ^^-^^^^^^^Q^i"^^^^^Qg blotted manuscripts
behind the Imperial Ll^^^^^^!TwlM^!w^^5^^^i^^^X^'^^^^^^^^^^ was attained after
Institute, tempts one ^^'^^Mj-W li^LipLjlP^'__^lisL^^^s^^A^I many trials, should be
to inquire why memo- fate, * -—.___ of little interest. The
rials do not oftener ^j^^^^^^^^^^^l W^0^ l^sti011 is
statues, with a few YiF= " " -^Hj£M*_ yia^pu^ste^* ^Byj own critical judgment
notable exceptions, knows when to stop.
, r I A WOODCUT BY HAN'S BURGKMAIER IN A CICERO OF I TT , , , f
are past apology, and ,„ ,, n , „ , r.„, „ . He should remain
1 , 1 , 9-Y (From the Cnxton Head Catalogue) . . , . ,
even those which are unsatisfied with any
good in themselves fail to harmonise with their sur- number of experimental efforts until by a supreme
roundings. On the other hand a detached tower flash of genius he recognises perfection at a glance,
may be easily made to accord with its environment, and never again retouches his poem, painting or
and yet keep its own importance. The Tour St. melody, whichever it may be. The Lay Figure.
Jacques, of Paris ; the famous Giotto's tower at
Florence, or that of the Giralda at Seville, with the The cabinet in carved oak, illustrated on page 79,
old campaniles and the demolished belfry of Salis- has been executed and designed by Messrs. Howard
bury, or the one still extant at Chichester, offer and Sons, of Berners Street. It will be exhibited
types for adaptation. To commemorate a hero, at the forthcoming " Arts and Crafts."