A Settler's 35 Years' Experience in Victoria, Australia

A Settler's 35 Years' Experience in Victoria, Australia - And how £6 8s. became £8,000

In giving this little "Life Sketch," I am actuated by a desire to assist many, not only hard-handed men in the "Old Country," but many soft-handed ones also, as I was, and especially those who have large families, as I had, and who are struggling for a living, and see but little hope for the future in the already over-crowded hive in the "Old Land," and a still poorer prospect for the new swarms; I, therefore, think a little advice and encouragement to those desirous to "cast off," from one who has been through it all, will be welcomed by many.E.H. HEN living in the "Old Land," over 35 years since, I belonged to a class of which there are many thousandsa struggling professorand of the class I have designated as "soft-handed." I was an artist by profession; studied from a child; never did anything else; and in 1850 and 1851 had so far advanced in my profession to have the honor of having my works hung in a creditable position on the walls of the Royal Academy of Arts, of which I was also a student. I married rather young (at 25), and soon had little ones running round. I started fairly well in the neighborhood of London, at Clapham, adding teaching. Just about this time (1847) artists were invited by the Government to send in specimens of their works for exhibition in Westminster Hall, for competition for the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament, then just finished. I was rather too young and inexperienced an artist for so great and honored an undertaking; however, I thought I would venture. I got my large picture finished, but from over-study, excitement, and anxiety, my health gave way. I contracted nervous typhus fever, and consequently could not finish the other one, which was required by the Commissioners to enable me to compete. But Sir Chas. Eastlake, the President, whose letter I still have, said my paintingunder the section of "Scriptural Allegory," subject, "The King of Kings and Lord of Lords"though not entitled to compete, could, if I liked, be hung in the vestibule of the hall; which was an honor I gladly consented to. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 57471
Author: Hulme, E. (Edward)
Release Date: Jul 9, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: English