Show KING EDWARD ARTIST Other Members of European Royalty Have c Real Heal rule nt In Pa Painting In tins al ai al to found a 3 purchaser for the sum he lie has had a picture exhibited at Burlington Burlington Bur Dur- lington House at s. an earlier ago ngo than than- the most precocious o of our present roy royal al 1 academicians says London Tit Bits but hut that his picture was was was' purchased for Cor foru u su substantial sum um before the tho public publio even en set eyes on It This remarkable and little known episode epi- epi sode In his majesty's mojE life occurred d more mor than half a n century ago when Queen Victorias Victoria's children contributed sketches ketches to lo an exhibition which was held at Burlington Burlington Bur- Bur lington House In aid of or a fund for tor the tee soldiers wounded In tho Crimean war wart The record price In the exhibition was realized by a sketch entitled The Battlefield Bat Bat- tho or work of the Princess g Roy Roy- bought for fOI 53 55 guineas find and drawings by of at 50 The Prince of or Wales Wales' sketch he was waa only 13 at the time was bought for tor 55 liS guineas ad drawings Inthe bythe by In- bythe the still younger r princes and princesses fetched 30 each There Is as a matter of fact scarcely scarcely scarce scarce- I ly one of oC Que Queen m Victorias Victoria's descendants who has not Inherited In some degree her herr love of art The lato late Empress Fre Frederick was throughout her life passionately pas pas- fond of painting and exhibited exhibit exhibit- ed so much skill slem that the Berlin Academy Academy Academy my 0 of Arts enrolled her among among- Us its members In recognition of ot her talent as a 0 composer and a n Princess Henr Henry of ot Battenberg Battenberg- Is JUtie little lit little lit lit- tle tie Jess less skillful with the brush as 13 is proved b by the three beautiful landscapes landscapes land land- capes which for tor so man many years hung In n Queen cn Victorias Victoria's room at Osborne Osborne Os- Os borne and b by many other pictures which have honored places In almost cel every royal roal palace In Great Britain Princess Christians Christian's t talent takes the i form orm of or for the tapestry tapestry tapestry tapes tapes- try produced d under her direction at atthe atthe atthe the the Royal School of or Art Needlework rind Victoria her daughter Is 1 t of the skillful amateur ur painters paint paint- ers of or flowed s s In England But undoubtedly the best artist In our royal 1001 family Is Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll who can produce with equal skill a n beautiful picture or ora orn orn n a life size statue which will compare not unfavorably with most professional profession profession- al work Nor Is proficiency In art b by any means confined to English royalties It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is not long lone since a n sumptuous volume was published for tor a charitable cause the tho Illustrations of oC which were largely ely supplied by royal 1001 artists The rhe German emperor contributed a striking picture of a large ship riding at anchor on a placid sea surrounded b by smaller boats and with Ith a back background round of ot dig dis dis- dis I tant sno Queen A m- m die of oC Portugal was Wll represented b by n stud study of or a donkeys donkey's head hend ornamented with gayly colored the queen of ot Spain by br an nn study of ot lowers flowers the Empress Frederick b by a n powerful sketch of n a boys boya head and und Princess Clara of ot Bavaria Da by an on ambitious am- am and Rucco successful etching The German emperor us as is well known I Is an artist of ot much more than average emge skill One of ot his pictures Fight Between Battle DaHle Ships Is are sare- a re- re powerful piece of ot work exhibiting rare Iare skill and technical knowle knowledge while his hla design for tor tho the 0 tower of ot the Church of ot Our Savior nt at J Jerusalem proves pro that t ho he Is no mean architect mid and draftsman is 19 isby isby King Kins Carlo of ot J. by universal cons consent nt the tho ubi ablest est artist ni niter after af- af among European sovereigns Yc Year r a- a ter year his canvases attracts clo crowds ds of ot at tho the exhibitions of ot tho the Lisbon Salon while at t the Paris exhibition ex- ex ex exhibition hll a n. pastel entitled Tunny runn Fish Fishon on tho the Portuguese Coast won for or him hint the honor of a sliver silver medal The Shah of ot Persia has cultivated his talent for drawing with considerable considerable consider consider- on takes lakes a avery avery ayer able ablo enthusiasm Ills hobby yer very curious cUllous form for tor we urn arc told that ho he Has a In hI nH his palace at Teheran Studio hi covered the tho walls wall of or which are does which he with white paper pcr on Sa his Belching sketching When Then th the four with drawings 6 ho ho hM has them arc are covered ered drawing paper re-paper and starts again J |