MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 135 
thing that I have made. I hope that it will be so for the future 
and you and everybody will enjoy the two monuments. 
“With the Humboldt relief I shall do as you desire and make 
the voleanoes smoking. It was only a small wax sketch that I 
sent to you, wherein it is not possible to give the effect as it would 
be in the large relief. On the other side I shall put palm trees, 
which, though, must not be out of proportion on account of the 
other relief. 
“Tf you allow me I shall not send you the sketches of the other 
reliefs, as this makes me lose so much time waiting for the answer 
and I believe that you can depend that everything will be all right. 
I knew that the pedestal would look well and I am very thankful 
to you that you have followed my advice. 
“Shakespeare is in the foundry already. You will receive him 
first, as I have only commenced modeling Humboldt a short time 
ago. Lady Macbeth is finished. Falstaff, I am just working at. 
I am trying to get the portrait likeness of Ben deBar as near 
as possible, although it is very difficult, as the beard, etc., will 
always spoil it, but I hope it will be very good. 
“T have regretted very much that you did not allow me to place 
your medallion on the back of the Humboldt monument, but just 
as you like. Is the front side of the stone as I put it down here 
polished, that is where the inscription will be fastened to the stone 
every single letter? I shall send the exact instructions about that 
later, as well as about the fastening of the bronze reliefs and the 
statues; iron cannot be employed for it, for iron will rust and 
the rust would always run down the pedestal. 
“Shakespeare will be shi by the end of May if the cast- 
i aceasta; and also the ores "Humboldt cannot be completed 
before late in the autumn. You will be surprised that it takes 
so long a time, but if I tell you that I model all alone and have 
nothing done by a stranger, for the purpose of being sure that 
everything is well done, you may have an idea how hard I worked 
until now and how much I have yet to do to be able to give you 
the pleasure of bringing you soon in the possession of the two 
monuments. With kindest regards 
“Yours very truly, 
: “F. y. Miller.” 
“Munich, February 20, ’77. 
“Mr. Henry Shaw, St. Louis: ; 
sé 0 I did not get any news from you since my last letter, 
I sare you the. photograph of the Hamlet relief sketch 
and would be obliged to you if you give me your opinion on it 
immediately. Macbeth and the Queen Katherine are mostly fin- 
ished, and I shall send you the Seg a 9 them in a few days. 
With Queen Katherine I had great di ties to find an appro- 
priate scene for the small space and so I chose the moment when 
she leaves the throne supported by her Patience, I think it will 
please you. 
“The relief of the Chimborazo and a palm landscape are also 
almost finished. You will receive from me a paper cut in some 
days, showing the size of the Shakespeare relief and one for Hum- 
poldt; it is the exact size of the bronze reliefs and will you be 
so kind as to hold these papers to the stone, but into every frame 
and you will then see if everything fits. The measure of the 
Shakespeare plinth is also inclosed in the package. Please to 
