The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-05 00:00:00

lila PAUITIS GI.

Them demand • lengthier notice,.. we take it that
it is chiefly in the Interest of this particular section of
art the exhibition has been established. To BUM' I
marls* them se a whole, the committee may fairly '
plume themselves upon the gallery which they are
suablad to offer to the inspection of the visitor. The
only weak point—and it is • small ma, for that. are
only about half-admen in all—are the figures and the
portrait subjects. When ooze looks at Mr. Fidier's
head of • female (418), to which the first prix, has
been awarded, and on tinning to the catalogue finds
it to be "• portrait," one feels inzlined to wish to
make the ammintance of the original, out of
curiosity; and as to the young lady (451) who takes
the second pls. for Mies Bary, it is quite evident
that if en. grows any more the door of thg
cotter, against which she is standing will hays
to be considerably heightened. The human figure
artistically is supposed in length to be about
seven heads ; this precocious young female has already
develnped into tan. Ills a relief to find this is not "a
poetrait.." /dr. Fidlw also elude another picture of •
lady, christened " Hilda " (448), and, strange to say,
Mrs. A. A. Atkins, of Wimborne, contributes an oil
sketch "In ooe sitting " of" Angel Hilda " (VI). If
them are in any degree related it is appi.7ent that
" Hilda " in the fifth must hsve been • most extra-
ordinary personsg-, and her znetainorphosis into as
angel has rendered her still more peculiar. We don't
like to find fault with a lady's work—Mthough, of
course, at • public exhibition everything haa to bear
criticism—but why does not Mr,. Atkins endeavour
to finish, and to finish it in her beet style, one good
work! She is represented in portraiture, landscape,
still life, and by " • twilight Impression" of teal,
which last she prices at six guineas—humorously, we
imagine—and they suggest the idea that the artist had
only seen the advertisement of the exhibition about •
month before the opening, and had 'knocked off"
about a score of pictures in the interim. A portrait in 1
crayon (425), by Mr. Charles Tindal Atkinson, son of
our able County Court Judge, is • beautiful little
work, and should be sought out. That the Rev. Hugh
hiedlycott deservedly takes first prize for landscape
or water colours must be ad/pitted (432); " Low
water oeLyarnouth beach," is • very spirited drawing.
We hardly think, however, we can agree with the
selection (453), Spithead, by Limn -Colonel Bowler& of
Bournemouth, for the second prize. The sea is dread-
fully woolley, and in our opinion that graceful artist,
Min Tiflfia, of Salisbury, has two ~, three sketches
that deserve prior cousideration ; while we are at a
logs to Imagine why the judges pained over the power-
ful work by Miss Ellis (455), " A Glade in Standetsad
Park." These remarks still mote apply to the third
prize (413), "Storm, Swann on the Nile," by Miss
1 BailwarJ, which in its treatment is opaque enough
' for a sun-et on the Tinian. If anyone wants to see
the most de icate and beautiful work in the exhibition,
let them seek out 406, a Caasdi in lake, an excellent
study in crayon by hit. W. Roffe, we believe a nephew
of Serjeent Tindel-Atkionia. It is wor.a spending •
quarter cd an hour over. Among other loaal artiste In
, weier-col one Lady Theodora Guest contribute, orient
' two Italian Vi 1,11.1 (395, 303), somewhat school-girlish
in their treatment. Pr.le.eor Buckman, of Bradford
Abb•s, mods a view of the beach of Brighton, whit*
Is too pronounced in its colouring; and Captain Lloyd.
Juries, of Wiwi:owns, is well represented, •Ithough he
shows to better advantage in his uil-colours. 315,
"Felled Timber," is a capita work by this gentle-
man but 325, "A Rocky Corot," is really a
wonderful study. Mr. C. M.. Clarke, of Bournemouth,
sends au admirably stipple.' bead (302, "Asleep"), spoilt
by the colour nt toe backgreuod. 328, 'deeds
with Cattle," lent by the Re,. J. Ler Warner,
by Turner, is, we pr. aurae judging from its glorious
breadth of sky, by the Turner. This we think, about
exhausts the water-colour deport/none In the oil
department the reader, if be patronises the exhibition,
and to-day is the last day, should not miss Mr. fitiffe's
pictures. Captain Lloyd-Jones has also several
admirable studies of stormy, weather-beaten coasts, •
choice of subject which appears to be a favour.te of
the artist, and of which 250, •• Seactue.y," ;a a good
example. The first prigs tor landscape in .il goes to
Mr. A. H. Davis, of Bournemouth (351, "On the
River Remount'), and the painting i. certainly • very
able one, but, unfortuoately, close beside it h ingt Sir
C. D'Oyly's charming little work (249), "on the
Steur, which only convinces one of the truth of the
old adage that comparisons are not always pleasant.
When, however, it is remembered Sir Charles is one
if O. lodges SS W.II as president of the exhibition,
the elect' in &solved at is expliii one I, but no ne will
he sone, ...I to mei that 249 is ticketed "Sold." Mr.
Stephen Ltwin, Jon, of Parketooe, takes 243 both in
bonne .1, . and egure punting. Ws are not pert' .e•
lardy tutors...A with ettoer work. Titi, "A fishiest
party," is in ag-e, en I the (wile ia the background
are much to., vividly painted for the distance; while
284, "Puzzled' —• ample of ed len playing at cards
—,. & wrenhe Ily laltneyed subject badly realised.
Mrs. AIM.. ink-. • pra.s for bee portrait of the See.
F. If. Citnaing-uses, but as we are not acquainted
with the gentimma we are only able t' Jodie of lie
merits as • mintier, and we must embi.• there it the
MON want at finish onervable in it aa in the mit of
the artist'.' works. There are two portraits in dis-
temper by Sir Joshua Heys° dm, lent by his Williams
Merritt, th ,t ghoul I lis looked a ids I a portrait of
&deans Atkinson in puoti.teuspee (is usual) will at
otow, at, rad. a. tenant.
We nor think we have points) out to our readers
some of the pictures to which they ghoul I lint nen
tutir att. piton. We I are amt dealt with tie a, loot
Iron South Kensiugtou, as beyond their value as
stod.es there is no townie' interest attached to them
Neither have we referre I to the spleuoid works lest
from pi iv.ee g dleriee, which one can well ,pend a Ins*
day einong•t.
Among the minollaneme objects to which the visitor
might turn his or her attention ie a .p-citnen of old
MAIM,. -.1 lac, (353), lent by lar. U. I?reke ; and •
evenings) . f perms mabip i clotting Ore it. (3..eamead-
nta ,m,a the L. 4 d'. loayee written In thim decorator-
enos of a giapetsce, as •ha catalogu , informs us, " with
the naked el e"—but rattier we famcy with an ,sloc#ially
tine 1, ht.,' 1.m., No 4004 00 gonspiler of time
"
C tea gue mew,. that Mr. ttenrY br • or . ot Wimhorne,.
tne bloetniog—the no) dive, although perhaps vulgar,
Is certainly most apt —sod we I eller, OM of the Int)
oldest lawyers in the .chisity, wrote it with_ out the
,jte a,a4l
of magedii. g glasses. Au old Bible of UM ml
1651, lent by .he tool,' Theodore Gileei(l_66). 4,...Bketch.
fI. the PO trait of the Ist, J. J. Fenluo
Stevens," lfrelft.b4Derie.leyitabuwrowdinet,...4m,orskansed'pei' (18.1.d)•14whAlenfred13
year. of lig i, lees by Mr. T. M. Perk. Chilliest inters
boss the Iron Guns ,oid Charles Dickens, and if any
ono is p.rticularly custom over Royalty. 14 ' 4044124 ')f.
the two baysel time Vann. of Wales writteu (5 78, eon
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forcibly showings neglected edooetio° on • b J4,rt of
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the writl gonaetar. There are some spitted' speck
mens 01 needlework in the Town H.II, and the
stMArsits' work gives a fair procalre of future exeelleace.

Minimums or Plum

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The pesos ware distributed ois Tuesday afternoon
by 1.• ly D'Oyly. :Sir Charles D'Oyly making a fe!
pref uatory remarks shoeing how imbibition. of this
kind Made I to purse and encourage art; and ale
• Ming • few practical obeirvimi Has which were peon.
flatly spumes that drawing was the great essential in
all art. That berlliaocy of coinnriog Or derie warn
nothing without o ierectnees in drawing. The follow-
warn the prise lilt

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