DOI Heft:
No. 107 (February, 1902)
DOI Artikel:Marx, Roger: The latest evolution of the medal in France
DOI Artikel:The Royal Academy and its students' competitions
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19875#0041
Royal Academy Students
tradition, Mr. G. Dupre is beyond doubt the most It was thus that James Northcote (1746—1831),
highly-gifted of the medallists who, since M. himself a distinguished Academician, spoke to a
Vernon, have succeeded in winning the Prix de painter who had called upon him to beg his vote.
Rome. Much promise is shown too by M. On other occasions, with equal frankness, North-
Gregoire, at present a ftensionnaire at the Villa cote said much bitterer things about the Academy
Medicis, and by M. Louis Fuchs, a portrait by —things, too, unfortunately, which retain to this
whom, exhibited at the last Salon du Champ-de- day an air of contemporary half-truth that provokes
Mars, remains in one's memory. remark. Thus, for example, the Academy was
Of recent years mourning has in truth fallen often described by Northcote as " Fools' Hospital,"
heavily on the French school. We have lost in sue- not because he had permitted himself to be elected,
cession Daniel Dupuis and Maximilien Bourgeois. but because he could not hide from himself the
Yet there is sufficient evidence of new talent to fact that its schools produced a commonplace
show that the source is far from being dry, that manner, and that its social influence was so strong
decadence is remote, and that the future may be as to be harmful to its artistic purpose, so that
faced with equanimity. Roger Marx. many who hankered after membership found time-
serving of greater use to them than talent. John
THE ROYAL ACADEMY AND Opie, also, another distinguished Academician of
ITS STUDENTS' COMPETE the same period, was keenly alive to the same
TIONS. defects of the institution. He used to say of the
Academy, " I wish we could contrive some means
"Why do you desire so much to be in the to knock it up !"
Academy ? You must be aware that none but Since those words were spoken, and spoken
the lame require crutches ! " seriously, events of vast and enduring moment have
"saul and the witch of endor" (gold medal)
28
by george murray
tradition, Mr. G. Dupre is beyond doubt the most It was thus that James Northcote (1746—1831),
highly-gifted of the medallists who, since M. himself a distinguished Academician, spoke to a
Vernon, have succeeded in winning the Prix de painter who had called upon him to beg his vote.
Rome. Much promise is shown too by M. On other occasions, with equal frankness, North-
Gregoire, at present a ftensionnaire at the Villa cote said much bitterer things about the Academy
Medicis, and by M. Louis Fuchs, a portrait by —things, too, unfortunately, which retain to this
whom, exhibited at the last Salon du Champ-de- day an air of contemporary half-truth that provokes
Mars, remains in one's memory. remark. Thus, for example, the Academy was
Of recent years mourning has in truth fallen often described by Northcote as " Fools' Hospital,"
heavily on the French school. We have lost in sue- not because he had permitted himself to be elected,
cession Daniel Dupuis and Maximilien Bourgeois. but because he could not hide from himself the
Yet there is sufficient evidence of new talent to fact that its schools produced a commonplace
show that the source is far from being dry, that manner, and that its social influence was so strong
decadence is remote, and that the future may be as to be harmful to its artistic purpose, so that
faced with equanimity. Roger Marx. many who hankered after membership found time-
serving of greater use to them than talent. John
THE ROYAL ACADEMY AND Opie, also, another distinguished Academician of
ITS STUDENTS' COMPETE the same period, was keenly alive to the same
TIONS. defects of the institution. He used to say of the
Academy, " I wish we could contrive some means
"Why do you desire so much to be in the to knock it up !"
Academy ? You must be aware that none but Since those words were spoken, and spoken
the lame require crutches ! " seriously, events of vast and enduring moment have
"saul and the witch of endor" (gold medal)
28
by george murray