Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-17

N, National Academy of Design has opened
| ,iih annual exhi Jltion. aud we spent some time
c,.edaym the gallery with pleasure. The great
portion al pictures as usual Is Of portraits,
s Of these there are some very spirited ones.
| K first that meets the eve. AT the extremity of
gallery fIclng the entrance, IS that of Cover
Im Bursa-which is happy as a likeness,
sell conceived ard finished as work of art
ezuasa Of the forehead is, perhaps, a little
nSealed: which gives To the lower part Of the
p,nched and contracted appearance. 1t
Nseyer. takea altogether, very spirited PIC
h. Fcng it, aud an large scale. the picture
l5lcksmith (Pa'rirk Ly3n) at his forge-of
,a the history is we'll tod in the commuuica-
laIow. The face of the blacksmith indicates
aey; while the strength Of his arm and form
ray,;ed by smile of good nature. This
nr Eas a GOOD deal of merit: bat its chief
Ira will be found in the story of its original.
ssh that we conclude for to-day:
Par.: Lyoa, the Biackymih.-Onc of the
; and most interesting pictures in the present
ao,lOn Of the National Academy, at the
ale Baths, Is a blacksmith, standing BY his
pj,yeSJinT his brawny arm and blaCkened hand
mis- hammer, while a youth at the bellows
sas the red heat of the iron his master has
aaborng upon,
picture Is remarkable both tor the execu-
anil subject. Mr.. Neagle, of Philadel phia.
ula'er, has established his claim to a high
'n h.s profession, by the skill and know
g ae has displayed in composing and COM
tnsN complicated and dyificulta work. The
que stands admirably; the dress is truly ap-
a!e the expression of the head equally so:
TIE arm isa mastery performance. The
and Indications of heat, are managed with
SiA''S..I. In the back ground, at a distance,
'yn the Philade phia Prison, and thereby
Ea a tale" whether true in all particulars.
aso @! litle moment; give it as took 1t.
Lyon. as he Is familiarity called in the city
M, Mas the blacksmith and locksmith of
b'l' Of --, and the vaults having been
'!-' aud a large amount otmoney carried off,
t,0a tel upon the man Of locks, bolts and
>osirong were the suspicious of the Di-
o. That Pat was accused, and imprisoned
.A. nne IN the castle. which bv his desire,
N''rr introduced into this historical portrait.
''e,s II hme, hover, the real culprits
"lhu To be the watchmen employed to
% ne bank. and not the locksmith who had
S''' IRON securities. Pat who probably
'1'Afed the locks and bars which held him
H' prison, was released, and made his
i overs aud recent prosecutors pay hand
~ai1geS lie became rich aud with lib
'y'" engaged Mr. Neagle, young artist
sung tor tame and fortune. to paint his por-
~ by, F." Patrick Lyon. Esquire, but as Pat
1"nI'N, supported by that hammer and
% walca he forged his own wealth, and
''Is'' iron bars into bank notes and eagles.
IN Yer story i told of the locksmith, which
Z" Sole hpmOr. and. Unknown TO the visit
ne eyalG!nnn, NAV enable them to see
Ate face ofPat thqn they otherwise might
being sent for to open an iron chest.
o' himself. lock and ali, whose owner had
NeAeIy, Pll dexterously performed the OPP
a. aud holding the lid with one hand, pre-
We other with demand for SO. 1t was
tatIet fail the lid, the spring lock
u former hold, and the blacksmith
OI H. leaving the treasure as fast sealed as
lhere was no remedy, and reluctantly
,sler OF the strong box again sent for Pat
runPiiy appeared and. the box as quick
,'~ The first demand of ten dollars was
.H Onered; but no--..I must have twenty
H., AVS the operator; and twenty was paid
'' ue@ur, for the lid and the lock were
~ y me hand of the maker.
- dIe picture, with those of Sully and 9TH
V =, Philadelphia, ARE loaned 5y the Pennsyl-
academy of Fine Arts, the National Aca-
T, aI'ins established system of exchange,
MN me two institutions will be benefited,
b. sS variety offered to the public greatly in
VI NJ YorL 9,ner;c0n