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February 26, 1853
The Weekly Placer Herald
Auburn, Placer County, California
What is this article about?
Anecdote of Arab chief Abd-el-Kader's witty remark during a visit to Versailles Palace, where he saw paintings of the Algerian war, including one depicting the capture of his tent by Horace Vernet; he quipped that he would have ordered pictures too if he had painters.
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ABD-EL-KADER's Wit.—The old fable
of The Lion and the Sculptor, which
every body remembers, is well illustrated
by the following anecdote of Abd-el-
Kader, the celebrated Arab Chief, furnished
by a Paris correspondent:
If Abd-el-Kader could speak the lan-
guage of this country, he would at once
become celebrated for the readiness and
piquancy of his repartees. Some days
ago, he was taken to Versailles to visit
the Palace of Louis XIV. His hosts
avoided showing him the rooms in which
are the series of pictures illustrating the
war in Algeria. The Emir insisted upon
seeing them, and his desire was finally
gratified. He said nothing till he came
to the splendid painting by Horace Vernet,
representing the taking of the tent of
Abd-el-Kader. He then quietly observed:
"If I had painters at my command, I
should have ordered pictures too!" This
remark seemed to the Government a little
too pointed for publication, and in the
Moniteur's account of the visit, it is pru-
dently withheld.
of The Lion and the Sculptor, which
every body remembers, is well illustrated
by the following anecdote of Abd-el-
Kader, the celebrated Arab Chief, furnished
by a Paris correspondent:
If Abd-el-Kader could speak the lan-
guage of this country, he would at once
become celebrated for the readiness and
piquancy of his repartees. Some days
ago, he was taken to Versailles to visit
the Palace of Louis XIV. His hosts
avoided showing him the rooms in which
are the series of pictures illustrating the
war in Algeria. The Emir insisted upon
seeing them, and his desire was finally
gratified. He said nothing till he came
to the splendid painting by Horace Vernet,
representing the taking of the tent of
Abd-el-Kader. He then quietly observed:
"If I had painters at my command, I
should have ordered pictures too!" This
remark seemed to the Government a little
too pointed for publication, and in the
Moniteur's account of the visit, it is pru-
dently withheld.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Abd El Kader
Wit
Versailles
Algerian War
Repartee
Horace Vernet
What entities or persons were involved?
Abd El Kader
Horace Vernet
Where did it happen?
Versailles Palace
Story Details
Key Persons
Abd El Kader
Horace Vernet
Location
Versailles Palace
Story Details
During a visit to Versailles, Abd-el-Kader insists on seeing paintings of the Algerian war, including one of his tent's capture, and wittily remarks that he would have commissioned pictures if he had painters; the remark is omitted from official accounts.