The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-14 00:00:00

PICTURES AND ETCHINGS AT THE FRENCH

GALLERY.

The room in Pall-mall lately occupied by tie
French Exhibition is men, thanks to the enterprise of Mr.
Clembert, wsU worth a reit. The contents ars calculated to
afford the moms to the few unlucky prisoners in Lead=
during this stagnant month of August of whiling away to
hour very plemeatly. First and foremost, those who bad
not the opportunity of snaking acimintance with the *tare
when first exhibited will here end " The Light of the
World" by Mr. Holman Heat, of which we ham ell
heard so much, sad the myatkal rymbollent of
which Ile. Ruskin so ingeniously elucidated. Emit
apse hone subject sad peouliarity of treatment, it le a truly
meaveiless Diem. It has bad the benefit of • tew of thole
Gal teaches bees the artist the value of which it is
diatek to appreektia, and now its mere technical militate
le eatheibly se great that it may fairly rank as one of the
carne resembible pictures of our time. Without violent coa-
Imbed Vett mad shade, sal simply by while dispositice of
Mime hose, we certainly never sew the opposition of moon.
light le artificial light so naturally realised. Mr. Hunt is st
MUM the real Corypborim of the pre-Raphaelites.
We lave, however, also, "The Prescribed Royalist,"
seated by Mr. Millais when le was the so-
knowlselged hoer of the school. Placed by the
side of Mr. Haaffe *tam, we cones. it appears to us •
little herd and edgy. lie force is extraordinary, but the
shadows is the dress are certainly too hoary eel mak la
colour. Nemethisse, it drowns muter popularity than it
at first enjapeL The very edmiralge engraving of it by Mr.
Simmons is sissy by, sad we really felt disposed to desire
the eagewrleg mere lima the picture. It certainly les ad
the Shea whisk we believe mint in the original. The
style of smsallea to the rairesvhe ie • very masterly matte-
narks Ohm sad stligie. We we used homy to learn that
Mr. tae le eelmeled with the be uses difficult teak of
regrelesig " The Light of the Wail."
&me et me mimes will measaber the seamemseat
the ihemeasa et a "Junior Baskin Club" early la the
year la maletina of the baste Labia( ChM steeled by the
Royal Aedemblem. The mew society embraces ease tithe
meet asteg men of the ley, mew pertlealarly these of ger
Reehedbe tmaeney. TM fret work they sided he Der
metes wae,oppreprfeetty seewgb, Rood's mem& • bar el
tie Maltby me MN aellnished, but this swim is
seedy semplesel. They an plead for Memesise le the
ray, ad wW shortly he palliated. Is meek they as ex-
tremely utopia. Them b erlimee of ewe nal bee ler this
Ml:hese:its fore *impassion with all best
we observed greet deficiency of the el
whet Small be sought eel ma bleed elms be
with the slabs eie. Omerally we mimed the wail
agielt Mash lament esealbale mch semi ; the lila et
MOM efeewleg simmelar ia deeds wee swami ;
sad but edam wee tag bedtimes me made et lie seamen
sad SIMS Wilms rd the hem, or Halebarna timid let
he the ashler pawn Sam lbw have, Mama sae ash.
We amehei the Nimbi eft le ewemen
atiewerthy Ilesteedewe et Mere geeire
sal mei et
libe Tree, ash Wee
aseeiHe et weed ebriew ; the hatchisge se isilsl
mad essamiely passed es la line surmise. hal
still Whig the "eseillereir Seem of etching—ft
het, tee medmiamig sae him Übe the week of a pointer
Ws as_ wpm& "Boos Si lie NW C. Roseiter—We
bowed Mee leg imiteg ; mellow le Wm. " le We
Mom," A. J. imeb--the savoy Seel. hell end
me the Wed msebbelas to say Were tam et =119e4
white imam Illeserelise of the mem poem ly "
also aid. " The Plus Si Se 11116enemerenbles,J. 11.
Cereclt—themesteldimeget r lifteesh, but woolly : enseher
b. W. Mem= eel " The Hariated
Ilegree—Ore by Oaten both
the Werke view. Mr. Itamierr, 11=
millsteitat g Mews •rem," bee greatly Weaken the cheese-
ler, hal ft Mee • arts& ghostly hroelty la a wrallertal
&gem Om of the meet ebeeple mid charming 'beldam
Is 11r. Choke two eldlibea reading their bevy
Wee by etesdat, to Wessman d " • Iterreamt
view." We as trace the eseeis vela Si Mr. arra
la his " Lest Men." TM biter Made( dews »emegle-
mad, ell lib la Mr. lemere Weetraise at " Seam
II.," lea auralO bet a lab sea. Luny, le "Web
es sea by Mr. we have es exesThed ma.
peaks, sal • aned Soft et aMmi• tell-length ; lee the
ememeita Mr Se bemdeg. Waist INS hi
SA mile sight lees di play " Miseless sereary,"
W Kr. Cr=al ea to Illhigtogiod, ologistos may
The slum Nod villa flaw
rglialry's plasm semi at Sul sight rather peeerestio,
bat we ere awed by imam Jonesthat "the eoleen le
bet;" sad es the Mee eslemingin one of them works Is
gabs
others spot arlart Ise" we ore more clispoood to tabs the
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