The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-11 00:00:00

FINB AB7&

PICTURES AT CANTERBURY HALL.

The proprietor of Canterbury-hall having resolved
to add to his sightly musks! entertatnaset the Wised= of
• picture gallery, hes set about the beldame la a tarp sad
weterpeising "brit. n e Dew parry, whisk adjoins the
well hewn orado-boll, Is spacious, laity, sad well-lighted,
and oteesias saweeleAsjssrawrs, wady two barbed past-
imes by riming artists, sad may brigs weeks a melt,
°alleged, we an taloned, at a eat d warty 10,0001.

Of coarse all this is • seervellons Olnotretlis of Individual
eaterprles, but the cedes of pictures proves, holdse, reap
cal Licata ensilaged eoneeiseenblp sad • truly ensenditaa
taste. In Its 'odd beeline, also, this main la lice waning
Whence' of high-chile pdatiag, sculpture, and sande, so to
take the place of sone, et least, of the coarse aseasesount at
the tap-room arid the " free and easy," le bliWy satisfactory,
and may la a meows be bate:toed ea • est-off to the let:o-
-dorant of the casino.

Contenting ourallves with the indications already gins of
the general character of the collection of pictures, the ewe
Silorairetka of a few of the more remarkable works will be
=saint to justify our eulogies. At the head of the gallery,
thee, Is Mr. Marlin's grandly composed " Beadles of
Nosh," familiar to all through the Ant-Union engraving
sad gaining, unfortunately, nothing from the artists
cold, "lately, mannered colouring. An imicalshlng con-
tent to this is afforded by a study from the nude
(No. dl), warm, rich, pulpy, and very like Etty, sad
which, had the catalogue not hammed as, we should never
have dreamt bad been plated by the man sum. Mather
large study of the female nude, by the aistinded Free&
master, Coolant, we reviewed when it append in the bet
LAMM= of French Art, in Pall-mall. Horace Vernet is re•
presented is a picture altogether dissimilar ia style to his
Algeria" sad military works. In " Death Parity ing the
Soul," instead of the gibbering skelotoo, the winged angel of
death is depleted entirely railed la black, and in Its arms It
conies heavenwards a white-robed maiden spirit from the
couch, by the ids of which her lover is bowed in chaskalag
sorrow. The knit of this picture is, that the mistake, core-
mealy made is such subjects, of painting the disembodied
spirit with the pallid, painful avideaces of the anal straggle
is prebtolarly prominent. The " Fair in Brittany," by 0.
Pause* is extremely clever—the scattered lights were as
doubt Intentional, but we hold that this violates the higher
principle that a picture, no matter of what subject, skald
have a certain unity of effect. "A Sunny Evening—Perth-
shire," by Buchanan, has rich limpid effect, though
somewhat emanational. The so-called French pm.
Raphielit• picture "La Fontaine de lonvenc*"
by Hasesonlike, is not original in idea as supposed mine time
duos by • ocatempovary—the subject was familiar is rale
diaral posti7, sad has been treated by Lucas Cnutsch, the
early dazes master, and others. The incident In the Ills of
"William of Nassau," chosen by hennaed, affords an oppor-
tunity for the plat* of claque-mato plate and jewels, it
which the mast tees besa made, sad the picture is in other
respects geed, unpin la its horsy colour. Mr. Pock's
" relined mad Miriade" la far more carefully relabel
them say moat week of the artist, and the wallet gnomish
is pealed though sot natural—if, Indeed, this does net
de* a sonleallstioa. We 014611011 Mr. Porker's "
La-
Modabieg the Peewee beelines It is a palpable duplicate;
end seildemation Y beeowitag tee prevalent ameng some of
ear stele* Thee is • elatedly HMIs portrait by Rom Boe-
hm" of her favenvite " Weep." The "Admit of Bpring"
is • good swims of Mr. F. Dsaby, sad them is an lute-
nabs early asampho of Ms melee piled, we believe, some
had eseduly "Wes. The " emus tress the Pilgrim's
Propose" peps that Igure-nabjests ee sot Mr.
Reigreves fortes The roister of dill "Derby Day" would
eeaeeely be recognised la the phone of " balms la the
Ilegehmater of learns;" but Is the mild piling or in-
puts, sad the delicate gluing of this week, Mr. Frith hr
of a risk Mat to artists. Kr. limit's Toyed, " sad
"Comedy" ere beth—to pay them a dubious otesplineml—
certably saffheirenity theatrical. Mr. Aathamy'a sells
"Home True sad Fares" gain span aeguelnesaos ; Bond
Mr. Wellies " Hoary Martin in Chspeow Castle" Is Is a
mere bramble light than It enjoyed at the Academy. Mr.
Lewis's " Woods in Boasts " is marvellously misses, sad
Mr. reads " Ballad " delightfully sent mental.
poor Hayden's " Marcus Curtiss Iseplag Into the Gulf" lac
with so odepleted vigour, more rational he conceptka, sole
eyeatelly as to colour, beyond all comperison la Aar keripiag
Hen say efforts la "high art" by tide anboppy pair
nasally exhibited In the libiaclwatisr ptbrarfac of Ist
Tramoses.

NATIONAL PILOTINTANT I:IOCIITY.—At • Isestiat
el ambers sad trim& et the above sorry, held al Tate-
day maim 9th ird, at tie Boras, No. 2, Apr-street,
Bard ;X. Moira Davie la the dirt. It wee awed by
Mr. Ildwerd , reerded by Mr. O. B. Adduce, dew
tiodetzez
to dos from the Preirtant Defenos , rad
Paned werdateuely :—.• That we have heard with
et deep gretidorie• that the Pretterena ot Leer
heeded by abs Dom Dr. MeNeleA mg Garr Wahl
Ore et dr Rilinillid Preletrat Maroh, lase, et a enaltitudl-
sem
freihealeaal Ye the reads& gretriedeatiret the attem to introduce the
el Maghed. pt And we desire le
siwasa~hyheeetthat the iithlbi
will
portiondopt ot the Orgy sad
the limier a a eladier corm,
WI woe rest la their trltevoure natal the targiasey to
liassalso lb au* lio mink brakaa op."