Show WE CAME across the following anecdote of Lord NELSON the other day which was new t us and will be of great interest to all our artists Before NELSON went to sea for the last time he Bat next to BENJAMIN WEST the celebrated painter ata large dinner din-ner party where the conversation turned on at The great commander expressed his own regret that he had not in his youth attained the power of discrimination with regard t such matters and frankly declared de-clared that he often failed t see beauty in the works admired by others hBut he said turning to WEST there is one picture pic-ture whose power I do feel I never pass a shop which has your Death of WOLFE in the window without being stopped by It The artist of course mao his acknowledgements and NELSON went on to ask why he had painted no more pictures like itk Because my lord there are no I more subjects Abl But my lord said WEST ell fear your intrepidity will yet furnish me with another such scene and i it should I shall certainly avail myself my-self of il Will youl cried NELSON Will you Mr WES Then I hope I shall die in tho next battle A few days afterward after-ward he set forth upon his last voyage and did indeed furnish WEST with heroic material I ma-terial |