The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-04


National Academy Of Desisn.
No. 24.-s. Hating the Arrival of ma Cousin,
who Promised me a Good Situation in 1o,cm c.
May-The neck OF the young expectant is in a Pc
culiarly painful poston--our own ached from SYM
pathy whilst looking at 1t.
No. 236--Landscape, X. n. Po,oers-Don't ike
No. 2s7.--Patrait of Lady, by j. Booze
'sThere's blood upon it,
Rothermel-Where does this artist procure his mo-
dels from 2--not nature There is not single face
or figure that looks human the eyes of all of a
formation that belong not to the genus homo. Alto
gefher this IS the most remarkable production of the
day there is much beauty, much Acknowledgement
strength and much weakness-lnuch breadth and
much mintiae-in fact filed with all sorts of merits
dna dement's The colGrng is as peculiar as the
cause It is all false and yet based true principles
as regards art, but exqulsitely unnatural. We dis
mss mss i with SIGH that one who can do SO much,
VIII be satisfied with doing so little.
No. 2I..7he Country Pedlar, By j. H. She
gogr.-A failure, if intended to be witty and GER
taiHiy q At failure, i intended to be beautiful.
rior to the generality Of the works of this artist
"A most excellent sketch.
No; rehabilitation, By H. j. Horm-Truy
dreadful.
We now commence our comments on the pictures
IN the Sculpture and Drawing Room At a hasty
glance we perceive that they are mostly water
also perceive that there are a number Of drawing
school trihesthings entirely worthless of place up
on the walls Of any academy; these we shall pass by
unnoticed, unless our spleen is excited by something
startlingly abominabe, then we may be induced to
give the monster gentle touch with the philanthro
PIC intent of showing the artist what peculiar he
has been making of himself We have no kind Of OBJ
iactv m ooI
young ladies', wasting their time in producing these
pictaed abortions-whatw we grumble at, is the weak
ness they exhibit in exposing them to public gaze
By a. very carefully H iigs ld'' up s'a' a''"'
Nos. 40, $50 25l. Three Half Length Miniatures,
by T.fS:Lcnmn'ings Skilfully elaborated.
tyL ~. HM.-If nature ever tainted, we should
think this scene was in fit of that hind
No. pa. Black Anster, b. W. Glass.-Weak and
common place IN arrangement and detail
No. 256 V,ev from the Inclined Plane looking to-
'q Ma 5 pG pps r. wavy in its composition
An excellent colored lithograph
No. ESQ The Young Conoisseur, by Weir.-A
pleasant, q quiet tone Of color.
40. ~ Natural Bridge, "a, 6y r. Gignonr.-
fine likeness of that remarkable spot-well man
aged rmail
No. 264. Blind old Nun Listening to his Nsph-
ew . reading, by G. E. WKr-A good tone through
No %5 Immortality TEACHING Love to Hope
Has .reiiefi in marble, By r. G.. Cra,eford-Most
EXQUISITE IN mechanic execution. The driving
Is IN many my and the figure Of
No. 266: Revery, By ". T. Pan Zandf-A
queer looking thing in block frame.
/, No; 267 Casa dc los Mo,Yas Urn,al, in Yucatan,
managed. H 80
No Tie,c aear Jersey city BY Miss A. Mitch
M-Our galantry not permit us. to be severe
horses and fences, they are quite creditable
No. 20. Road Scene, By F. DE Bouvg Richards
The III ne snow looks amazingly like what the ladies'
call " clear starch" s8hod fs45
No. 27l. Saturday afternoon, by M. f. d. Brovn.
IAbominable-it almost deranges the stomach to
look at it.
Nc, Nc: 21s. The Sleigh Ride, By J. G. clonsy-
ever succeeded IN making good pictures of snow
scenes. There is little opportunity to give the
necessary depth Of color requisite to destroy monoto
No. IA Sketches from Mature, GREENWOOD ospI Ceme
fary by X. Gigiomr.-Rough and raw.
No. n77p'ew Of T. F. TMrn,an's White Leas ard
Color Works at Mamhattanpiiie, byJ.R. Snith-Mr.
= Is without any exception the very best teacher of
drawing In the country, yet he is not as good in
practice as he is in theory. This view is correct.
but the color lacks variety.
No. 280-Ihc Sieighing Porfv bv G. G. III Dr.
r'e-A unique affair-made up Of intense blue, red
and white spots. Mr.. d., keep your strong color
tor your foreground, and when red or blues in
weak: The atmosphere that is between the eye and
any object aar of Of necessity destroys the strength
OF the color just much il generalizes the minu-
na Color Is ~eakened, and form is made imdsfmHe
by distance; remember that simple fact, Mr.. Artist
NO ZS6-1hcbcs in Egypt, Sunset, by +. Gather
wood-Warm and delicate.
No. 23S.-Ihe Prosy Speakers Pen Fra,ciag, By
Sam. IVaiiin.-f not a copy, this pen drawing has
much merit; if copy, it is very skilfu
No. 290.-Camp Meeting, 5y S. TaHin.-A
proof positive that No. 2sS is copy.
NO. IG-pMage Of Untrscen, Switzerland, By
like masses Of fat green worms.
No. S4;-Cottage Comforts, by r. Hoskin.-Not
No. .295sF'pit, by G. E. WTer.-Unsklfully
massed, and lncongruos in color. Works of this
KIND require TO be perfect to be tolerated Mr. Ord
rhlladelphla artist is the only artist in still life in
299: Jael and Siscru, by p. p. Duggar.-Cons
derable knowledge is displayed in this little drawing
The lines are gracefully arranged, and the express
sons, Tor the SUBJECT fine. There is, however,
more skill than beauty, and the anatory is much
~. lsland of Phiic-Fira Cataract of the Nile
-Mooni'ght, By G. Cathcricood sketch in ultra
2e. Landscape, by j. .Shaw.-A very peculiar
merit pervades this small landscape. The artist
seems to have stereotyped touch for every differ
ent part OF his subjects distance is remarkably clean
ana carefully defined, and the trees have the charac.
terlsucs OF boiled green tea leaves II SO pleasant
to- the eye that we almost regret that nature is no
nke Mr. IS notions Of her, than like what she
really is.
No. WO.-Kifchcn Ball at the White SMphur
Sh1ngs IN pirginia, by G. Mayr.-This picture is
worthy of the subject
NO. %2-Bms and Ruth, By Il. g. Miicr-A
NEST shameful Waste OF canvas, color, and Irvine.
There are perhaps, some pictures exhibited almost
as contemplate US this; but this aims higher than
many others, It deserves scverer Reproduction than
number Trash: IL Is entirely destitute of merit.
No S5.-Vicr of 1hrvfo,cm, booking fo,cards
me highlands, by HarM.-Not without merit-but
crude IN color, .and hard in drawing
No. W6:-Rockiamd Like, from tho Nyack Mous-
tam, 6y ". ~ Observation-Disclosures and sky
sweetly painted.
No. 3O7. Juba in the Kitchen, at the White Sul-
Mnr Springs, Virginia, by c. MaW-See remarks
on No. 300
No 30 &ccnc in q Rnr,l in Gcncsec Hn,Infn LIZ