The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-14 00:00:00

B MANCHESTER ART TREASURES
EXHIBITION. '

the work proceeds the appearahce of the
Iviirior becomes more and more varied. The
are rapidly being covered with the most
i,°„at riotis examples of art. On the Walls of the
hall the historical portraits find a fitting
of!iti°ll ; in the south saloons are the specimens
I,4);ll,_eient skill; and in the north galleries the best
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of the modern masters. The walls in the
hall are already dazzling with the portraits
ip,;(4,llglish worthies to a degree of almost enchant
fag illusion the countenance of the wise and
14;().11s looking down upon the, visitor, all but
the net with life and intelligence, and all within
I,l,,leach of unassisted vision. It is gratifying to
%CI that even on dark and dismal days, when we
1104 Scarcely expo of to see a picture to advantage,
to:der the beauties of the works are obscured,
tel,:Tirably has the light been managed. It was
lituf'l.4ed by Sir Joshua Reynolds that " the value
It hank of every art are in proportion to the men-
‘flre,„l/eur employed in it, or the mental pleasure
Oter,„"eed by it." Because we believed this we
forZloced the Art Treasures Exhibition to rank
4 ,„__`4ost in the world's great collections of art, and
Ni7h, visit more and more confirms us in this high
tacit te of its character, an estimate which, we are
hen], will be readily endorsed by the public
tile ;the treasures arc opened to their gaze. But
4441.141 e of the Exhibition is enhanced by the
11.11(Agt that in this temple of peace the affluent
11'04,7' needy will be enabled to meet together,
trig;taalelled by party animosities or selfish in.
tiotl-es, and there enjoy a community of gratifies._
Ifitolatid a fellowihip in delight, and to inquire
lorthe principles on which a true value of art is
trnled. But our province is to describe, and not
ttl4jnioralise. With reference, then, to the progress
ke shiest our last notice, we observe amongst
Toe
collated by Mr. Grundy the
important works of the British school
"`"1 deposited :
By- William Bashall, Esq., of Preston :
ZeD,tt‘" oisartning Cupid
44/4 lintrod t ato Nell Gwynne Egg, A.R.A.
The @tug Coe 4441.1
Lucio
the Brook
P. F. Poole, A.R.A.
. "taat Samuel Sant
h
By John Ricks, Esq., Bolton:
,1,14,41,4114 Psyche Sir B. West, P.R.A.
"atie Grey and Roger Ascham Horsley, A.K.A.
Ile CtUiry
4 0' Ashton " Liverseege
'ad Scene Patrick Nasmyth
• • •
4pi_s,By George Deeuhurst, Esq., Ly
W. Cope, R.A.
C. :
t,e,t t Born"
4 fle Page
Obstinate Juzyman
ON By Thomas Barnes, Esq., Bolton :
kust, of 3.lercy Preventing Boys
ea ti.rig a Jew
art By lIT. Dobson, Esq., Bath :
`4timage," one of his finest pie—
W.s
Linton
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By I. C. erundy, Manchester
Ci„aglish itomsetead, from Mr
iventer's collection
batty gallery on the side allotted 4.40 ancient
the;'„et's has been completed, and is ready for
N,i`eaSUres to be displayed on it PA walls, At the
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P°l this gallery the followinc4 names have been
4a._01.0 Veronese
I Antonio Moro
ktaid .
Carracci Otto Venius
br, 0 Rem Peter Paul Reubens
Obenichino Nicolas Poussin
easquez Vandyck
• eremo da ill
Sir Peter Lely
Claude r.
David Teniers
Lor,..aine Rembrandt van Ryn
eaea Gie'l•clano Paul. Potter
Th ater:co
O Godfrey Kneller
efmpin'ext, or east end, gallery, when finished, will
„ 48 tha range. On the north side, the work
%kllo,`?oration is in a forward state, and two more
Nv,lctes have been finished, in which are to be
tted specimens of the following masters ;
Nita,
ghee Raphael Mengs
Asmus Carstena
4.tt3. Newton Angelica Kauffmann
•c,
Johan Morganstern.
Martin Erwin Erwin Soeckter
11(Amin.ton Joseph Vernet
D- aid
Leopold Hobert
Al'urner. $
De La Roche
tileallt°Lther gallery has yet to be completed, and
tit), 'ue modern galleries will be ready for iaspec-
half °LI the north and south walls in the great
viortilavhere the interesting series of English
the f Iles are tc, be hung, the tablets already display
‘3fth,?l'lewir'Ag names, commencing at the west end
o,,e'lleo:ch wall :—Mabuse, Holbein, Sir Anthony
Heere, Zucchero, Garrard, Hilliard,
Cor Jansen, Van Somer, Myten, Hon-
Peter Oliver, Rubens, Vandyck, Dobson,
'tly :rl, Walker, Hanneman, Hoskins, Cooper.
11014.,tkneller, Zoest, Wessing, and Riley. On the
,144t4 wall the names inscribed are—Raeburn,
Phillips, Shee, Beechey, Harlowe, Owen,
Viler, Lawrence; Abbott, Opie, Romney,
110:aborough, Cotes, Ramsey, Reynolds, Hudson,
140VIrth, Zinche, Richardson, Jervas, Dahl, Van
kite'
,Pod Closterman. Amongst the pictures
beri4"Y hung, the portraits of the Elizabethan
Qilec:l are very conspicuous, the number of the
15011 herself being very great. The well-known
also alt of the pert and vivacious Nell Gwynne is
Illitatiloticeable on the walls, in the company of
411, 'Lions characters of the same " merrie " period.
I, t geirran ment of the magnificent ".Bernal col-
eqiu „
qernark is rapidly proceeding, and will soon
only
l a special notice. For the present we need
ittetiie observe that we notice, in the first case from the
'e eotrance• , several valuables in beautiful Sara-
be, Work; a cocoa-nut in arabesque silver-gilt flirt.
/tie set with malachites; a beautiful silver casket,
ki),lllsted with foliated scroll ornaments in Clois-
e"e , or filagree work, and filled in with enamels ;
leextindrical cup, with cover in silver parcel-gilt,
itici°rEtted with scroll foliage and birds in chased
1.11 Perforated applique work; a monstrance, in
%I!, enriched with pinnacles and other mediaeval
Dig meats ; a beautiful silver gilt chalice ; a Gothic
With or reliquary, with octagonal box, engraved
ktielareades, and flanked by buttresses and pin-
'kith" ; a brass Venetian engraved dish, ornamented
arabesourzs ; a cylindrical hanap, richly ern-
ktieemsed• wtch silver strap work ; arabesque orna-
llie'N, landscapes, flowers, fruits, birds, &c., and
litrei3ver surmounted with a statuette of Minerva ;
1%11- 1,4 salver in brass, richly engraved and dame-
ih
tiesq with silver, and having a shield of arms
Nt ,a centre, of Arabic or Saracenic work ; a
,t)
Ntills Augsburg clock; an innumerable col-
*fall of splendid jewels, curious crucifixes,
i1e4,74% in rock crystal, and mounted in gems,
torOtits, antique necklaces, rings, keys, locks,
Fork a) damasquinerie, triptychs, and other
in bronze, ivory, wood, and metal. Then
'Qhoir,4ve, a few feet further on, cases filled with the
li,,c6,'eet specimens of the greatest delicacy and
'kl"eiss in Majolica. Palissy,
. Dresden, Sevres,
,s()riene,o, German, Flemish, wedgewood,
.and
ver,:4,l ware ; beautiful specimens of ancient
Nrl,-illan glass, fine enamels of Limoges, choice
e gags and other recherche articles of vertu which
the"4B.ll refer to at great length another day, when
/',ae4i:rangernents in this department are perfected.
1h of these cases forms a valuable exhibition
ttrieself, and will afford many hours interest
Ive Pleasure to the visitor. On Saturday,
egg Passed an hour amongst the armoury,
tbn:"kling the rusted spears which have gleamed
,teip,"llY in many a sanguinary field, and the glit-
;ig helmets which have fenced the devoted
141,'" of our brave forefathers. from the iron hail
'4, attic,. In the fine Meyrick collection t
Ivhi"Lrieh Court will be found the veritable stirrups
toble4 belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Kyrke, who
?Et,,to, anded the cavalry at the siege of Goodrich
'Loa°, in 1646 ; a pair of stirrups of Prince
4 ember of
,rude
covered with beatiful filagree work ;
.a.
cqi rude spurs of the time of Edward IV_ ,
Ivilot`ection of ancient battle axes, of very rude
Il!rt 41" shin ; an Italian iron mask, used for the
of assassination in the time of Charles I. ;
fj:.ll)i-lis breastplate, bearing upon it a design.
1". Ist anal verses of the 13th of
cti : a pair of hands'ome -vimbraces of
bl'eas or James I. ; an Italian richly embossed
velvtPlate of the time of Elizabeth ; an original
%bet, cap of one of the officers of the Grenadier
dare "s in the time of Queen Anne—the cap ren
forks familiar to the present generation by the
of liogarth; a collection of various proode,

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