Ary Scheffer was twice married. His first wife died early. Many years
after her death he again married,--very happily, as we have heard. He
leaves behind him one daughter, who is also an artist. Under her loving
care, we trust every relic of his artistic labors and every trait of his
personal life will be faithfully preserved.

Both his brothers lived to middle age. One, of whom we know little but
that M. Vitet calls him "a distinguished man," died in 1855. The only
surviving brother, Henri, is also a painter, of considerable reputation.
He is a thorough and accomplished draughtsman, and a superior teacher.
His _atelier_ is one of the few in Paris which are open to women, and
several American ladies have enjoyed its advantages.

We have spoken of Scheffer's love for his native country. By his will he
bequeathed to his native town of Dordrecht "the portrait of Sir J.
Reynolds, by Scheffer; a dog lying down, life-size, by the same; a copy
of the picture of the 'Christus Remunerator,' on pasteboard, of the size
of the original in England; a copy of the 'Christus Consolator,'--both
by himself: also, his own statue, in plaster; his own bust, by his
daughter; and the Virgin and Infant Jesus, by himself." The town of
Dordrecht proposes to erect a statue in commemoration of the fame of the
great artist.

It is too early to assign to Ary Scheffer the rank which he will finally
occupy in the new era of French Art which is coeval with his labors. He
will always stand as the companion of Ingres and Delaroche and
Géricault; and if his successors surpass him even in his own path, they
will owe much to him who helped to open the way. He lived through times
of trouble, when a man's faith in humanity might well be shaken, yet he