JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 87 
Kindly and considerately treated by 
him. One day he accompanied a por- 
trait painter to his house and saw him 
sit for his portrait: ‘‘I see the Baron 
now, quite as plainly as I did this morn- 
ing,— an old green surtout about him, 
a neckcloth that would have wrapped 
his whole body if unfolded, loosely 
tied. about his chin, and his silver 
locks looking like those of a man who 
loves to study books better than to visit 
barbers.’’ 
Audubon remained in Paris till near 
the end of October, making the acquaint- 
ance of men of science and of artists, 
and bringing his work to the attention 
of those who were likely to value it. 
Baron Cuvier reported favourably upon 
it to the Academy of Sciences, pro- 
nouncing it ‘‘the most magnificent 
monument which has yet been erected 
to ornithology.”” He obtained thirteen 
subscribers in France and spent forty 
pounds. 
