W.L. WYLLIE'S GREAT PICTURE

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1458, 5 June 1912, Page 8

W.L. WYLLIE'S GREAT PICTURE

Tho ]ieople pf ; jS'«.\r ;Zflalan.d : have just , ,. , received a niosfc . yaliihljle'. vre^p'pfeah" Academy picture , ' ;fj-Hjii.'- 'tho. ure.at.J ■artift:. W. L. ■\Vyllie,. ; J!i;i-.;..'writes,.a tpjTe.spp'n.d--. cut. He was ?o tlie ; . patfi.pii.siiv! of the I'arthest-nyr.ay scpl'9 n "J ; I'! , -feeiici—■ing contingents'.ii>!Spji]tJ'i.ynrlqa,!'flnil ,; tlVf;ii: in giving the ]ii:eadnp!ij;l]tWth;it...lie''\va? delennined to do: sp.n.iP.t!)i"n>»'tp : shp\r Ji'is appreciation, at.ahy.jii.fe.: !.H;o .fijp'iiglit.out' : what subject wpuld'bjpi vi*. niijs.t intefesip in;; that ho cojildrfihii'.|p. ! plcast:the.,!byai , New ZcalandcrV,,' fb-•' lie;', "painfed.'.' Shpjf-' Dreadnought—lying: -.Ejlwari}' Vll^leaviiii! : rortsmontli Harbpiirs., tlie.honije . of .tho! battleships, so. to. isriy., .Krpju" I'orfcnioutli. one scos every .iiiiprflinp-.-.-tho sli.ips.cruisirig.. down tho So.le.'.Vtrrbatjlcgli.ip.si cfujsep, torpedo-boats, . n . : <jrca't. vate, only the .q6irinrig..tpiyer jvisible , spiiifi-' times. Then Hijr.'.guii' .prajtiee. , . .at!.' tlie i forts (some in , . t!ve', --is, often; 'Jo 'lie ! seen and ljeard' .(inp>-t- : jiii'plcaSfint if,.j;oji:'• avo too near!)' ,, , : .5J.r... Wy.Hip: ..has. Bl'iyayS-' lived at the wnjer's :pf!,g«:, and iiis. pryWoii.t■■ I wfls used, iov e.nii.ip.inij in tlie.'.oiden , . days. It is ifi. i|i(ite (lif.. 'tinciph!.' and interesting piirf- .of 'PriKt-sHipntJi-,' not. far from where- tbo Js.ii.ke of Biickinsliaifvi was murdered;.'.and/iipai?.w'licr* tfo-f iatue, j of Kin;; CliarleS:i*;bm.lr>hrt;h. jjpi ■iiv';tli<!. high wall, and , 't-h'p- Siiliy 'Por'fs. ivlVere Nelson left fpr : Tlis -ijiip;e ■ round tower joining. P'V to , . lils- Kvpiinil isj| used now by spl.tliers , ; aiid; .Ci'bVnpr.t is across Hie wivioi'j'■■ii.tijl:■ the Wd ViMni-y- is , near. Also ninny sh.ipSi an.d' submarines lie ' iicav w-h.eii lini. lime Iluil 'M,t,. Wyllie wis iwi'ntinK-.-jho Xe\>- wwliiiid^jic-' lui'e. he was "^ M 0f ..il! i V-!--''*»'l' manoeuvre.-; rev,iMV,od. i.)y. lIvJI. tliti- J\i'iih —■ a wonderful pi'v!liii:o, «i;y lq.h> iiivi) , .-lMr-' row, with roy.- -.lfpp'u- row pi' ships , , f\u: drawing of the #'!*, e.tr., .jinVj*.Ireeii horrible:'to lli.ink pjltv lli.s Maji-sly;, J believe, had -it; np. ;R\. Sioulfu'iljhain , tosee. Jlr. Wyjiie , .fe'wi'j- V.ef! (iljpiiit ihe Territorinls, anil iV-fl ■CADtairt,. anil: \cnjen not painting **enl?; to he ffejj^alj.v'' in. enmp. His great; w.i.an. is to t.iirthtir 'flip; Empire in every wiVy> Jinil :bpf.h. ,h.e -aiitJ. Mrs Wyllio are. liiost ki.n'.d tp cplbsriafe. Mr. Wyllie llye? n. cl?a,l son", boarii men-of-war, where'"he makes, studies pf tlij>: shin', and wh&eUH* is nio.jt w.s>.l.c ; bnie. , .nri.d -,-e!l known. It srß>uj&-b*-iv!.c« ii t.he , Se~ Zealand peop.kr iiivSt-d Kim, to coma and paint some of tiioir: level? .<feli=ry, ir.itAid of goinf- to Afif-vajr -to. paijit tire foi-iU, which is sene-Mlj ii.is rUUJ trip,