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When Schalken studied under the immortal Gerard Douw, he was a very young man; and in spite of his phlegmatic temperament, he at once fell over head and ears in love with the beautiful niece of his wealthy master. WHEN SHALKIN STUDIED UNDER THE IMMORTAL GERARD DAL HE WAS A VERY YOUNG MAN AND IN SPITE OF HIS PHLEGMATIC TEMPERAMENT HE AT ONCE FELL OVER HEAD AND EARS IN LOVE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL NIECE OF HIS WEALTHY MASTER
cupies the most prominent place in the design, an accurate portrait of Rose Velderkaust, the niece of Gerard Douw, the first, and, I believe, the only love of Godfrey Schalken. My great grandfather knew the painter well; and from Schalken himself he learned the fearful story of the painting, and from him too he ultimately received the picture itself as a bequest. The story and the picture have become heir-looms in my family, and having described the latter, I shall, if you please, attempt to relate the tradition which has descended with the canvas. There are few forms on which the mantle of romance hangs more ungracefully than upon that of the uncouth Schalken--the boorish but most cunning worker in oils, whose pieces delight the critics of our day almost as much as his manners disgusted the refined of his own; and yet this man, so rude, so dogged, so slovenly, in the midst of his celebrity, had in his obscure, but happier days, played the hero in a wild romance of mystery and passion. FACE OF THE FEMALE FIGURE WHICH OCCUPIES THE MOST PROMINENT PLACE IN THE DESIGN AN ACCURATE PORTRAIT OF ROSE VELDERCHAUST THE NIECE OF GERARD DAL THE FIRST AND I BELIEVE THE ONLY LOVE OF GODFREY SHALKIN MY GREAT GRANDFATHER KNEW THE PAINTER WELL AND FROM SHALKIN HIMSELF HE LEARNED THE FEARFUL STORY OF THE PAINTING AND FROM HIM TOO HE ULTIMATELY RECEIVED THE PICTURE ITSELF AS A BEQUEST STORY AND THE PICTURE HAVE BECOME HEIRLOOMS IN MY FAMILY AND HAVING DESCRIBED THE LATTER I SHALL IF YOU PLEASE ATTEMPT TO RELATE THE TRADITION WHICH HAS DESCENDED WITH THE CANVAS THERE ARE FEW FORMS ON WHICH THE MANNAL OF ROMANCE HANGS MORE UNGRACEFULLY THAN UPON THAT OF THE UNCOUTH SHALKIN THE BOORISH BUT MOST CUNNING WORKER IN OILS WHOSE PIECES DELIGHT THE CRITICS OF OUR DAY ALMOST AS MUCH AS HIS MANNERS DISGUSTED THE REFINED OF HIS OWN AND YET THIS MAN SO RUDE SO DOGGED SO SLOVENLY IN THE MIDST OF HIS CELEBRITY HAD IN HIS OBSCURE BUT HAPPIER DAYS PLAYED THE HERO IN A WILD ROMANCE OF MYSTERY AND PASSION
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