Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-15
Correspondence of the Herald.l

PaIIApELPpIA, Friday, May 3.
DEAR BENNETT
with YOU occasionally and thanks to steel pens and
iron roads, one can do so nowadays with as great
facility at hund red miles distance, as If we were
near neig hbors, with this decided advantage, that
have all the talking Ia myself.
have visited the collection Of paintings at the
Artists Fund Hail. in their new and elegant room,
in Chestnut strcet-and fairly dazzled at the
briancy of the general coup d'oeui what the love-
ly forms on the walls and those fitting about the
room it was sometime before l could sufficiently
collect my scattered thoughts to remember came
there TO fulfil promise to you
Did l say would give you description OF all the
pictures l hope not, for would keep my pen
from evil speaking. l pass over Nos. L and :, pas
sable enough, to arrive at No. 3, Madonna (after
RaphaeD by Menaehesi, very good by very good;
out of very good. No. 4, model Of the intended
monument TO the late Bishop White; the design is
good; the dignifed figure of the venerable bishop
contrasts well with the meek simplicity OF the young
female who kneels before him. Ii is altogether a
very clever sketch, and will doubt look well in
the execution. 1t is by Mr.. Ball Hughes, late of
your city. Nos. D, 8, l. and g. medallion hkenesses
of Mrs. Charles Ingersoll, j. N. Jackson, ESQ.
Mrs J chm Butler, the queen Of beauty, with her
ivy curling wreath, which she wore at the bache-
lors' ball. and - Van Ranslaer, Esq. These are
also from the chisel of Ball Hughes and beauti
fulpossessing that exquisite finish so remarkable
ceedingly perfect mosaic. No. IL, full OF humor.
20, Portrait of a Child, by Sully-a sweet picture
worthy of the artist "a. Pretty lace, well celOred
but the drapery savors much Of the lay figure
this is by Lambdin, whose is also No. 30, an admit
rable portrait full of fine coloringindeed this head
is not surpassed by any in the room. "a, A fancy
sketch, by w. +. Winner; had sal horrid, but as
il is fancy SKETCH if the artist has fancy for large
heads il is nob0dy's business. ~, Schroon Noun
tain, BY Cole-Hortus Siccus. Ne. 3', Trepert (af-
ter Stanfield) by II. Warren-excelent; pity its
placed so high, though higbiy finished. No. AZ.
Interior, an Arcadc-the perspective is perfect
painted BY f. Dorigo 43. Tired of Play-by Nei-
gle-very hum drum. Il Good 49, A full length
cabinet portrait, by Lambdin-its such thing
its not full length by any means; the legs are too
short, body long. 1t is strange that an artist
who can paint 5 well can draw so bad. Why don't
they study anatomy why don't they remember IL
is as necessary 10 a painter as a surgeon, and If
they will put and legs to body, they must do
properly, and not curail men of their just pro-
portions-not every one aspircs to be gnome-hy
make this TRADE not particularly for this picture
but the want of correct drawing in this and many
others. has suggested these remarks. Now there
is No 81, Or. Ollapod, by Inman-head is beautiful,
body all too short, and the landscape-why Burton
himself can draw better honses-yet this is one Of
the gentlemen who is to paint national picture
Go to-and study the human form divine If it be
true that poeta scitur fit IL is also true that
study from nature must form artist.
But enough for this time shall talk TO you
again-be ginning where | please, and leaving of
where please. Till then, yours truly Prism.