New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-12
INC sev-Yor. eauery of Fine Arts.

The New L ork u nAieEy "a y 49, -
This Institution, which is destined TO become an
honor and an ornament The taste and ineiiisence
Of this CITY. is now permanently organized unaei
the supsrinierdeuce of large number OF our most
respectable citizens. Ii has been formed IRON tne
valuable collection u the late LnnRn heeu, Esq
whose txertions in promoting and encouraging
taste fer the Fine Arts in this City and Country o.
serve the gratitude OF his couhtfyinen mr. heed
collection is one Of the finest in this country. Alter
his decsase several nf his friends lhoughtit fitting
opcorturity to purchase this collection Tor the pur
nose If forming ,srelens for permanent Gallery;
and with that vew iIey called their feilow-citi-
zens, who immediately subscribed sshlcirh' Gum
10 make the purchase
From this time forward New-fork City Will net
be- without permanent Gallery ct Paintings, ana
one indeed of which our citizens may well be pIouo.
The collection embraces every vanety oil SUBJECT,
and the merit Of the works is such as TO compare
with sny collection ever exhibited in this City. me
Gallery is at present open in the rooms oil the Ma
tional Academy of Desiga.
We have enly time 8; present to notice some oil
the Paintings in the collection. AT future tune
we NAV give mare extended notice.
The chief attractior of the coectionis Cole mag
niGcent series of" The Course Of Empire" These
pic,ures five in number are pronounced the great
ear works this artist ever produced. The first repre-
sspts Man in his Savage state; the second the fas
toral life the third The greatness ind power 81 En-
ere the fourth, It's Destruction By War aud fIapiEe'
md the fifth and last its Desos,ion. The whole afe
admirably conceived and executed. The labor ana
,hou hi the artist bestowed upon them in their exc
eutiop must have been immense. Every time the
soecta,or examines them ne hads something new;
indeed il would take daily visits for months 10 fully
comprehend all they contain.
No 80 f" The Truaat Gamblers and No. 62
+" Bargaining" By AIousT have ever been esteemed
the best works this artist ever produced There is
delicacy Of finish, truth OF expression and hap
nv selection of sublec, that cannot be surpassed in
works of this character.
No. ~. " The Stranded Ship" by DuRASD, IS
picture never before exhibited the sun setting over
the dark blue sea Just after storm, and the lonely
vessel bearing her sides TO the angry waves, is
sublime sight.
MIR. Durand has several other fine pictures in the
collection. The Dance on the Battery" Peter
!Stuyresant' and The Pedlar'' are all fine spsci-
mems OF this artists works.
No. 46 is a capital Landscape By HUNTINGTON
full of natural beauty, being an honest representa-
ticn Of a truly American scene.
"Lady Jane Grey preparing for Execution"
and " The Princes in tie Torer," together with
the " Match Girl" are among Mr. FLAee's earlier
and best works. The latter has been often tuken
for painting by Murio. Her fororn, responding
look awakens the sympathy Of all who behold il.
No. 81, "a SibyL" BY H.. P. GRAY, is beautifully
colored, and in tore strongly reminds one of some
of the best productions of the Venetian school.
An original picture by F. w. EDMoSDs. led an
F." American Boys Inheritance,' is u subject that
comes home to every New-Englander. A youth
setting out in life, with nothing but his mothers
prayers and his sisters tears, is scene too fire.
ouently realized by the enteprsng sons of the East.
No. "a, " The Day Dream" by C. c. INGHAM,
is sweet thing; sc. &c.
In addition to these by American artists there are
sc, eral fine Pictures by deceased foreign artists.
"Degs Fighting" by Morland is one Of the best
specimens of this masler-and No. 40, " the Hunts
mems Tent" by Fyt, is rare and valuable picture.
We have seen many Of Snyder's pictures but none
surprising this.
The portraits OF the Presidents are of great value,
and were collected by the late MIR. Reed at great
expense. He employed Mr. Durand to visit Wash
ipg;on, Boston and other places TO give him the
most faithful copies OF the deceased Presidents and
the same artist 10 paint from life those of John
Quincy Adams and Gen. Jackson. Nor should we
omit 10 mention the head of Lafayette presented 10
the Academy by the artist c. G. lIGHAK. This is
the original head painted from Lafayette himself
when he was in this country in the year "a. a
fall length was painted from this portrait and nos,
in the Governors Room in the Capital at Albany.
The eugravinge in the collection OF great val
ne. The entire series of Raphael's Frescoes in the
Vatican at Rome chiefly by Volpato are Of them
selves worth days Of study, particularly to those
who have heard of these great works but who have
never had an opportunity TO ace the originals in Ita-
". We understand the Gallery has upwards OF
200 more Of similar engraviugs which they in
tend soon TO place in the exhibition.
HER MAJEsTY's AvIARY AT WINDSOR INTER
EsT!NG FACT TO NATURALIsrs-The following
singular and rare If not unique) occurrence has
just taken place at the Royal aviary in the Home
Park, at Windsor. 1t having been deemed ad-
visable by MIR. Walters. the superintendent of
her Msiesiys aviary, in order to improve the
breed OF the genuine Docking fowl, that it should
be crossed with that of the Cochin Chlua n,rl.
the necessary arrangements were made for that
purpose. A Durking hen, which had roasted for
s,me time past with the fowls from China, has
recently been in the habit of laying twice, and
sometimes thrice week, eggs containing double
or two distinct yolks. Mr.. Walters. determining
10 try the experiment of attempting to hatch one
Of these double yoked eggs, placed it, with sew
eral other eggs unoer The hen. The result was
that two chickens were produced from this single
egg one Is a cock bird Of the pure Cucnin China
breed, and the other is a hen chick of the Dork-
ing species, both of which are now FIVE DAYS old