The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-16
National Academy-Cutting Criticisms.

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National Academy-Cutting Criticisms.
We continue our remarks -
No. l40-" JoNArHAN's INTRODUCTION TO Coon
SociETY.'-J G. Cionny.-That this artist is very
nice young gentleman, we believe--because we have
heard so upon very good authority--we should else
have come TO a different conclusion, from his pic
ture-and tor the reason, first, that could never
YET convict one Mr.. Shakespeare OF error In having
several naughty things. Mr.. Clonny has no harmo-
ny in his soulIf he had he would have put some of
1t into his picture, ergo Mr.. Clonny is fit, &c &c.
and Tor the reason second, that the picture is in bad
taste, and indecent. Now we believe that taste and
decency are very little understood by those that
paint and those that look al pictures. To notion
taste IS nothing more than true Judgment, influenced
by heart that loves the beautiful-and decency the
unconsclousness of vicious thoughts Nudity in art,
whether III marble print, is not necessarily in bad
TASTE because 1t may not be common TO our eyes in
nature. A Seraph, Sea-NymPh, or Goddess, may be
made as beautiful as nature, so, and nno-
cent. A Cupid, or an Infant, may be painted en-
trely nude-they are not indecent because they are
naked, but because we are conscious of vicious
ideas. MIR. Clonnys picture is indecent because the
very point and object OF it is to display this con-
lf.-"THE Cross BY THE WAY SIDE."-J. b.
Wdmgh,-ls very excellent picture, well concei.
we'd, correctly drawn, and richly coloured. The
Contadina's, with their dark sunny faces, true
Italians.
l5s.--" PonrRAIr IN'THE CHARACTER RosAr.rA. -
II. u. Gray.-A very good thing in style that
none but master could succeed in.
60.-"STRATFoRDuPoNA AVON. "a. b. Durrnd.-
This more like himself, and the better, because
is so, tsan his more elaborate Apirrc pictures.
l67. SKETCH IN NEw-l ERsEY"-V g. Audubon
Very unpretendng and good, although it would
have been better without the igure-or the color of
the figure.
l79. "TM CorrAsER"-G. G.. Ross-The effect
of light and shadow we would have thought good
drax Of
the boys arm makes us look upon its better parts
with dsfavor and fancy he has rubbed his face with
ink.
1874. SCENE INA LONG ISLAND FARMyARp ~
S. Mount, ~ A.-The subject Of this picture is
a very good one-ringing the nose of pig-not as
gentleman would have his nose wrung-but put
ting rings into a pigs nose. The accessories are
the best parts OF the plcture-the man beating the
pigs into good behavior with the cornsak and the
boy that shows he has no ear for vocal music, are
worthy of Mounts reputation the man and the pig
had better have been left out-or better painted
Why don't Mount learn something from Edmonds
He has also portrait of lady, No. 1871, very i'll
drawn.
1871, and 200, are two pictures of The DRuNKARD's
PRoGREss-ty IL Sanderson-who is. certainly no
Hogarth in the telling story. He paints well, and
when he has found out his forte will no doubt make
a clever artist
1877. =" PORTRAIT OF YOUNG Boy" as it is cata-
logued, apparently about l6) 6y q. ". Ehgg,-
is very excellent picture--we worthy the atien-
ton of Shegogue and Whitehorne.
POI. ''CABINEr PoRrRArr"-G. Linen.-Ths
painter stands alone and uuawroached in small por-
traits-and this is very beautiful.
209. "VIEw IN NEW JERsEY"-Rcg Gignour-
Is small Landscape of considerable merit This is
a name to the catalogue, and promises fairly.
2l3. " CoyFrDENcE"-I, u. Rossiter.-This gen.
drawing. He must not neglect the opportunity.
2H.-" The BAsHrUL CoUsIN."-F w. Ed
monds.-An exquisitely painted picture Mr. Ed.
mond's pictures tell their stories without effort
constralnt. The familiarity of his fair cousin has
not only made the young man more shy, but his
dog has caught the injection. The old people in the
background worthy the pencil of Twins
Leslie.
This is another very capital little picture, painted
with all the delicacy and breadth for which Mr..
lnman is famed. 1t is second only to his own News
Boy.
We call attention to this picture, only because of
the fame Mr. ii. has acquired in Paris.
23l.-" PORTRAIT OF A GENrLEMAN."-W. Page,
". AIR Page has here produced portrait, that
for truth and close imitation OF nature, may vie
with any thing that ever came from the hand Of
man. We know not what to say of il, it seems so
like life are afraid to speak truth, lest it should
blush at being praised in IT. presence, No wonder
this picture should have been passed unobserved
thousand tmespeope go TO look at pictures, not at
real faces. Page has long been cycling and nibbling
a; the bait with which nature haS been angling for
an artist; He is hooked at lasi,-he may neyerthe-
25i-" SCENE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN AFTER
SHOWER. IT. Cole, ". with az much pro-
prety this might have been called Lettuces," to
the color of which il forms close resemblance.
In the Sculpture Gallery there are several charac-
teristic landscapes, by G. Havey-some good draw
ings and compositions, and also some singular
riosites in paint-among which are 3i2 and two
other small denominations, such as no man ever
celved; painted by one whose name can
pronounce-so much the better. To the above
numbered picture he gives quotation from
Gray's Elegy, where the poet describes the simple
sounds that no more will be heard by the rustic,
10 wake him from his sleep of death; and then ne
displays TO us in paint a subject that has no more
connection with it, than it has with Long Tom Cot;
fms exclamation of" Stam all, when he harpooned
the captan-the picture is CHARACTERISTIC, however,
and must have been taken from the little eaden
images that used to be imported as works OF arr 10
avoid the duty, or from his own BRAIN. Ihere are
several very good things in the miniature depart
ment andalso amongst the sculpures--particuiarly
the Novice" by lady amateur, aud the bust OF
DIR. Psrmlee
In this description we may have omitted to notice
several things of merit and promise--as, we know
we have. many that deserved censurc--but Our re-
marks have been more for the use Of the public
than for the artists, a course we have thought most
proper in this hemisphere. where the artists follow
the public taste, instead OF leading il.
he ronaidered IN hold their o,x-nr