Identifier: lifelettersoffre00shie (find matches)
Title: The life and letters of Frederic Shields
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911 Mills, Ernestine Bell, ed
Subjects: Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911
Publisher: London New York (etc.) : Longmans
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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nciation of these twogreat Baptisms at the commencement of your series isvery important, and as Enoch has prophesied of judgment,the note of Noah might be its Object. Purification orRighteousness, the Dove also promises this. You cannot think how thankful two or three of myfriends have been for the triumph of Life out of Deathpictured in your magnificent Jonah! Everyone delightsin St. Andrew and the little lad, but my elect rejoice yetmore in Jonah. In spare hours this year was finished the large oilpainting of Knott Mill Fair —the only work quite of itskind produced by the artist, and interesting as showing theextraordinary versatility of his genius. Madox Brownhaving only commenced the great picture of Wycliffe,it was necessary to decide upon some other work of hisas a substitute, and after much negotiation Christ Wash-ing Peters Feet was acquired, and with the balance ofthe fund some of the artists fine cartoons were purchasedand distributed among the various Schools of Art. Hoi-
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t£ &, (U < l-< fe ■^ ►J b i-J § H oo H O ^ & ^ o LETTER TO MRS. G. F. WATTS 323 man Hunt wrote in December saying that it was the bestfortune for Browns reputation that they could expect, tohave Christ Washing Peters Feet placed in theNational Gallery, and that he was altogether pleased at it,although in his opinion there were other pictures— TheLast of England, for instance, or Work —which mighthave done him still more honour. Shields wrote to Mrs.Watts on February 9th:— I have never thanked you for your gracious letter.Why ? Because Ive not been myself alone, but plusthree—lumbago, sciatica, and rheumatism possessing meand rendering life and work an effort indeed. I carriedyour letter with me to Manchester, whence Ive just re-turned, for I thought to write thence; but that air mademe worse. One refreshing thing I saw, the Signors greatpicture of The Good Samaritan at last hung where theeye can gloat on its grandeur of drawing and execution.All else seems

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