The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-13
DIRK. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE ID, is
National Academy OF Design-Cutting Criti-
clam.


ham.-This is young artist of great promise, be-
cause he thinks for himself. This is shown
much by his heavy colorlng as by the very natural
character OF his young gamesters His picture is
very meritorlous one.
No: n -"JUD-TH AND HoLoFERNEs. &c. Nagg.
This Is great attempt, and merits especial no.
tce, not because the picture Is large, but because
the artist has chosen subject with which the mass
of mankind, at this day, neither care for appre-
clate Whatever be the cause, pictures OF scriptu-
raj history are less coveted than almost any others,
except they are cabinet pictures, and then only for
one solitary quality, viz: elaborate finish Mr..
Flagg appears TO have aimed at grandeur OF effect,
partly upon the principles of the old Roman school,
outline and color, and partly by a disnifed unim,,
FASHIONED bearing in the noble looking JUDITH and
he has succeeded. If the picture has been painted
trial of his powers, he ought to be well satisfied
No. S.-"PoRTRAr OF A LADy."-C. highdm,
~ Ave have always thought the beauties of
MIR. lnghams style more than counterbalanced by
his faults His great niceness gives his portraits
the look OF wax work. To our liking, l7S is his
best. though No. l65 is the picture through which
his fame Is intended to be conveyed from the past
to the coming year. We cannot be brought to adj
mlre mechanical dcxterity in the place of art.
No. % -"TuE TROUT BRooK."-T. Doughty
Few painters possess the faculty of seeing nature
with such truth and freshness as Doughty Much
OF the sterling excellence of his pictures is indeed
lost because those who contemplate them, from
not being closely observant Of nature themselves,
cannot perceive one halt of their truth. And this is
one of those hatmghl be thus overlooked, although
lew more truthful pictures painted
There is GOODNESS in the air. and the clouds look
as though light sprinkllng showers. were flying
about. 1t Is the very day for trouting. The at
mosphere Is clear, clear that distant objects are
more distinct than in summer day, for then the
eshalaions from the earth soften remote things by
their intervention 10 a gray and uniform tone, and
take away their sharp outlines This cearness is
here given aith the perfection of truth but who
that has not noted, with poets feeling, these ct
fects of nature, would perceive all the exceencies
oil tins very unobtruslve landscape,
s'Whcre sratterpd wild he lilly of the vale
Its balmy essence breathes."
No. D.-"PoRTRArr OF A LADY. III r. Gray
There is something very mastery in this portrait,
and something ambiguous too Mr.. G. has scve-
raj others OF sterling merit but nothing superior to
his last years display.
No. 3l.-"CLEorarRA WITH THE ASP S. Os-
good.--Wihout this information we should never
have known either Cleopatra the Asp, and we
even now think IT mistake No. IS, by the same,
is called 'Leontne of the time of Louis Ia in
which there is nothing passabe but the satin
pettlcoat.
42.-'INrANr Pn1osornEr. - H. Shcgogue
And nine others to make up half score This is
a very pleasing picture. lH "PoRTT,rr or Ma. MIL
LEDoL'ER," !; u good portrait, and SO is l5O.but
Mr.. ;. should not confess TO the painting of l57,
which is sad exhibition Of cratic capabty PAT
too, ''Boy AND HIS ANGEL" is froma subject beauti-
fully and clearly drawn by Mrs Sawyer, but mud
died out OF all deaity into perfect sisn board COM
position by Sbegoguf Such things as these are in
furious to his reputation If he has none OF the
tura qualifications for artist ,he need not thus pro-
claim the fact to the public; hi has acquired ones,
sufficient TO make him good portrait painter
enough for the taste of the present market.
IA Woop SAwyER."--And 60, 'FLrTE
| PLvER'--By q. T.. Ucir.-Thc first very passabe,
the latter should not have been sent TO the exhibit
| ton TO destroy the impression which the former
might have given
53-'PoRrRArr or \ YorvG L,Dy."-T. III. Mat
feson.We notice this only 10 observe that this gen.
| tleman has very much improved himself, but he
must make better kenesses than hs 66 if he desires
| TO succeed.
5l.-''INprAN HUNTING GRouNps.,-J Talbot.-
This artist also has very much improved himself
This picture, and No 81, ''VIEw on SAco RIVER"
| do not convey such an impression of dirt and misery
as did his ''Happy Valley of last year--but there
is nothing of the natural, and to our feeling less
than nothing OF the poetical about these Land
| scapes. That Mr.. Talbot, however, sees nature in
her night gown, in broad daylight, we do not dis
pute since all his pictures have the heavy ap-
ture as he loves to see her-for this is the way to
be original. We think, notwithstanding, that Mr..
T. has put Coles specacles before his eyes, and to
avoid that painters absurd gaudiness of colors has
Just gone TO the other extreme, INTO dirt and dark
ness retaining all his other peculiarities instead of
| opening his eyes and looking upon nature in her
own transformations purity for himself And We
| would here remark upon ridiculous conventional-
ty, for the benefit, attention of all landscape
INTERESTINGLY, that of giving darkness to the
foreground of plcure-of casting black shadow
across the front, order 10 give effect to the dis
lance. Now this would be all very well for the
the sake of Variety occasionally, but that it may
| be done without, we have evidence in Claude and
Wilson and Gainsborougb, and Nature, and Dough-
ty-for all these have been above inspiration at Sc
! cond hand. The practice was Dutch-though Ru-
| bens was above 1t. Hobbima Both, Ruysdae and
others practlsed 1t. Gaspar PoussIn usually laid
half of his foreground in shadow but it was never
done by these painters for any other purpose than
that of composing the necessary masses Of shadow
required TO give grateful impression to the eye.
Mr. Talbot ought TO be very much obliged to us for
the trouble taken for his improvement, but have
fJs.ftt df.
ers have poor opinion of the judgement of critics
that IS TO say, OF those who do not praise their
works.
Nos 81 and 6S-Are two little pictures of .sFlsr''
by s.. n. Momnt-Very exquisite.
No. 62-ls a small picture by x w. Her, ".
| A.-thc only one he has exhibited 1t is however
worth thousand such pictures as those that sur
round it, and shows that paint may nfuse poetry into
| any thng-evcn the back of head.
No. g.. "QUANp on DoRr LIE TEMPS PAssE."-
by the French Artist Despois, of Paris:This pic
ture is well designed and colored, and is sweet
little picture. When consider the rank this ar
list holds in Paris among his brethren, need not
be ashamed of the artists of Ncw-York. He has six
other pictures the walls that far surpassed by
| many OF our young painters.
no. s3-"PoRTnArr OF c. p SMITH, late Mayor
| of Brooklyn"-By Fiohinghan and his only one
here. Il fully sustains his reputation.
No Sis another portrait of the same parsonage
| by M1tthsw wilson taken we presume when he
was younger man. BY a comparison with the
| former, not only see that he has very much al
tered in appearance, but that municipal dignity has
| improved his condition. II is well painted
Passing on, we come to No. I0I -" PoRTRAIr OF
| PEorEsson MApEs.-By II. Innan, ". A.--The
only portrait he has given us, and is worthy of his
| pencil.
No. 102-" LavDscApE"-W NJ eddie Mr.
Oddie paints sea-beach views and quiet landscapes
| in rich, mellow manner. His scenes have always
the appearance of being the haunts peace and con-
| tentment. We always desire more from the hands
OF our best painters-they give us less from
| the common drOye-thcy give us them bv half
| scores and dozens.
| l07 is an attempt at Scrptural History" The
| AscESsioS.--By r. s. 1gafe, ". Ave are al
| Historical works. whether Poetcal, Scriptu al, or
National, better tests of painters capacity than
| arc those cabinet gems which are occasionally,
though rarely, produced in this city. There is the