New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-26
National academy of Design

We believe the exhibition this gear has been, so
far. better attended than usual-al;honsh we DO not
think i, 50 attractive q. last year We have ade ie"
more notes Of pic:ures which struck u.s.
No. THIS Is the Death Of A5ei-sinp'y r.nazsi'
with 10 .,terup, q; startling Effects and get, when he
eve h.. dt,sipa.ed the vel dead white light which the
..r hss rusged 10 throw over the whole picture some
fine be.es are apparent There &c great ruth and sen
eo, in the drawing Of the i.u-e Of Eve-the colorns
tszz,ip~ly beautifa-:he position natural and e-lke-
The expression Of the face IS too n;eshed-mnd we 90
mn. mean too intense The face OF Adam IS the only de-
cded failure in the piece and te les; point next TO the
shoulder OF Eve is the admirable part-a;1re o the dog
7, is fan of naturaluess and expression. Aoe dead face
is wee. piece Of pencil-work lies SO sadly beautiful
u,op the elastic cushion Of thos. fair locks with al lis
ass we are inclined TO think this YictGre he best one in
the exhibition.
Ss7 Is wonderfully le-like portrait 0! sweet Wo-
mana wife and mother, the raying light Of those gen
lie eyes su.cly tells. Il is apic;urG 10 love
No 3e-The face Of cheruo philosopher OF four yea
old. exquisl.ely painted By Lazarus
No. JO-Beatrice--SeIther Shakspe1res nor Shelley
bu. very beautiful Beatrice, for all thai Thompson
should have called +: Madonni
40 7s-A genuine Lady Gay s2anker painted, how
ever, with dry brush.
No 5s-Colc has thrown together some fine and start
ng effects In this sea-pIece. He Is bold man
No lo7- Sugarlrg 81 This Is one Of The mos; unas-
suning and ,ucces, paintings we have ever seen 4on
are led 10 expect nothing and yet in examining up the
piece you ere continually charmed by some resh beauty
The female faces in !s picture most adnifaee-in
OF home love and simplicity They arc faces worthy OF the
haowei temples Of the forests where The human face re-
from the stuncd and frightened expression impaired
TO by the cxci,enen:s Of city life. Matteson has done
every body favor BY painting these swee; faces
No l3s-,he Girl and Prism-a tender and delicate
tracery Of mos, beautiful thought The unfinished bust
and drapcry look graceful and elastic sca-ioam The
expression Of the face sensuosly exquisite There Is
too much blue in the flesh. and the right arm looks cold and
dead.
No 237-an eager, earnest, prophetic head painted by
wenzler.
No 227-The new Scholar, b. Edwards.-Tlis i fli OF
t-uhfnlness and humor. We don; wonder the bright,
cheerlhesr,ei little fellow leave his sister and
trust himself TO ha; .insterooking old ogre of School
master Well trine, that he sees an end Of the
cad. despite the efforts Of the old 70 keep it ont Of
sight.
No. 2ls "spri, of ga failure-complee and ire
,rcvabe With another name it would be good paint
Ing In truth, 1t is fearful face.
No. I7l-Swce; and fragrant Landscape
Tasting of Flora and the country green"
There is little sculpure-in ALL tro pieoes-in the Gale
w. One Of these the relief by Crawford. is not worth
speaking of as his and the other, beautiful Bacchante
bus, by II. X Browne there wonderfully line effect
IN ,hc hair wreathed with vire-lesves. Il looks alive
Look Our FOE TIE ENGINE WHILE TIE bellies
SG"-The ladies' OF Grafton Bel.neham Woonsockei,
and probably oi many other places have formed Martha
Washington Societies, ard are diligently aud charaby
laho,.u the reclamation OF the inebia;e and the ore
ven,io OF nebrate habits. When any Of ile ecotal la
dies of ;hese associations social ing party AZ
her house II so ha,zsns that those nice youn. men who
rcf,e 70 sign the pledge, who drink or let II alone
who can govern themselves who dsdan TO sign away their
liberty and whose affection the G1Hies Il greater III
their regard for the bellies OF those places II so happens
that all such specimens OF nobility don get an invitation
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