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HARRIET HOSMER. 303
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severance and industry , were hers , and love lent zest to the work . It was late summer in 1852 before Hesper was fully completed .
" Now" said its author to her father , "I ain ready to goto , Home "
. Anxious " And go as you Dr shall Hosmer , my child was to , this facilitate very autumn in , " was the the rep career ly . every way
. his Ital daug before hter winter had chosen set in , . there Stud was yet d nervous another reason anxiet for had going made to y y
dr their y impression h alarmed upon the worth a naturall doctor y , delicate for his constitution child ' s health , , and . a short y
y Octob g er of 1852 saw father and daughter on their way to the StLouis diloma and daugerreotypes of Hesper being
Europe , . p evidences carefully stowed of what away the in the safest artist corner had alread of the achieved portmanteau when , as y ,
arrived at Homeshe should young seek the instruction of one , of two masterswhose fame , world widecould alone satisfy our aspirant ' s
ambition , . So eager , was her desire , to reach Rome that a week only was given to England , -when , joining some friends in Paris ,
the whole party proceeded to Rome , arriving' in the Eternal City on Mr the Within . evening Gibson two of as . days November he the sat daugerreot at 1 breakfast 2 th , 1852 ypes . in wer the e Cafe placed Greco in the , a hands famous of
, place Now of be resort it known for arti as sts a . caution to -women , not to enter lightly
which upon any arises , career that , to a prejudice throw it up existed as lig in htl Rome y upon against the first lady difficulty artists ,
from the preten , sions with which some had repaired thither , and whichthey had succeeded in gaining access to some of the
upon best studios , and instruction from their masters , to throw these valuable opportunities aside at the first obstacle that arose . Mr .
Gibson had himself , it was said , been thus victimised and annoyed , and it was represented to Miss Hosmer as doubtful in the extreme ,
if he would either look at the daugerreotype or listen to the proposal of her becoming his pupil . However , the daugerreotypes were
moments p a laced full , before and in silence the him , other and looking taking a profile intentl them y view at into them of his the . hands Encouraged bust , , one he presenting sat by some this ,
the young sculptor , who had undertaken to present them , proceeded to lain Miss Hosmer ' s intentions and wisheswhat she had
alread exp y done , and what she hoped to do . Still Mr . , Gibson remained silent . Finally , closing the cases— know
" Send the young lady to me , " said he , " and whatever I and can teach her she shall learn . " In less than a week Harriet Hosmer was fairly installed in
Mr . Gibson ' s studio , in the upstairs room we have already described , and where she still isthough rapidly outgrowing' the space allotted
to her . It is difficult , , however , for master and pupil , or we should
rather say , for the two friends to part ; for , spite of the difference
Harriet Hosmer. 303
HARRIET HOSMER . 303
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1858, page 303, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071858/page/15/
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