New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-03

Lowell,
The clue my secret lurking place
Away She ~ n !. and her friends began
And young Lowell cued On. where dosi thou hide
IN lonesome without thee. my own dcnr BRIDE
1t was painted Of cabinet SIZE, and had a re.
markably bIan: and pembrandt.like look. In
color we think it surpasses his other pictures :
the lieht Pickering through large Go;hic win
dow OF stained glass at the top o! the picture
yaye it peculiarly rich and happy effect. 1t
was also mere transparent and luminous than his
iorleer works, and was one oi the most popular
pictures IN the exhibition. II we rcmembc. figh
was aitcrwdid purchased by the committee of
the Apollo Association, and distributed among
the subscribers Of that institution. In Inc same
EXHIBITION was another OF hts productions styled
The Devils Deacon: of this we have very
faint recollection. In 1898 he exhibited four
porr ATS, ana III 1889 three portraits and an his
,orica subject called Columbus and the Egg
which was well drawn and well composed, but
not as happily colo:cd as his former productions
In 1910 he exhibited two portraits, and was
elected cdralor of the academy, to I'LL the va.
cancy occasioncd by the resignation OF William
James Bennett And during the same year, Mr
Richardson, the Scottish landscape painter, whu
was q member OF the council OF the academy.
being about to embark for Europe, Mr. Agate
the exhibition of ISL he sent his picture OF
'CHglSr the Good Samaritan, in which The
SAVIOUR is represented with the cup, proaouncing
the wurds, D7nk We all of this, for tins is my
blood of the New Testament, which is shed ioT
you In 1912 he appeared with another large
picture, The ASCENSION q work which, II he
nad had ,imc to finish would have been enc OF
.he best OF his productions; but having com
menced it late in The season, and bsing ANXIOUS
To have il ready ior exhibition, he cid not devote
that tirne and labor upon II necessary 10 make il
finished picture. The suhjcct, however, was
we'll conceived, the grouping ski!iu!ly managed,
and the expression OF majority OF The hguf,s
very appropriate In lS43 he exhibited but one
portrait, and the las. he ever sent 10 The academy
During the last winter, lci3 and Az TN asSo.
cia;ien OF artists was formed for the purpose OF
improving themselves IN designing original sub
scis. Although but TWO hours IN each evening
were allowed for making the sketch, and the art.
st all confined 10 illustrating the same subject.
,he productions ot this society were OF a very N
,eres,:ng character. Mr Agate was memter
ol the Association, and his sketches exhibited ihe
same elevation Of thoCg!t, purity Of design, aac
ooldHeSS OF composition, that distinguish all his
d.heg WORKS. We have seen one Of his sketches
produced al one OF these meetings, and cannot
:cir=in Gom describing ii. The subject given
out was g hard case :; and among The various
Illustrations OF this idea Mr. Agate rep.es n,ed
husband returning 10 his family IN a State OF
inIox,cauon. The mother sits al tie table, with
Two interesting little children, p-rtaking OF
scanty Eepast, when the father enters. lie has
basket containing the fatal bottle, on his arm his
clothes tatiercd and torn, his nat beaten ID, and
Scgar II his mouth exhibiting the coarse beast
hness ot = Inan lest To reason ana all sense OF
delicecy. be has upset char; and the hr,le
family IS thrown into g'isf and mourning by ,hs
condition ot thai parent, who. hy the laws an6
customs OF society, IS dsnomin2;ed their elardi.
4n.Iold and I.@s;eT. The composition and efile,.
although bat a sketch, is excellent; ard had the
artist iIved, aud been prevailed upon TO finish il
IN OF, i, would have hesn very interesting and
instructive picture. In the same winter he was
elected member OF enotaer association, com.
posed CT some Of the most distinguished artists
and literary men OF this city, and which is so
difficult OF access that among several gentlemen