The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-08

VAAuEALA ~ GsEAT PAINTING.
We are obligei % = gsnssuah q lhis
Eils f,F the opportunity ~ layinE hsi0Ee
- FssGsES LIE falioEaas sKnsSl II lss-
lsg from "a Amsliesn - PARIS. gising The
aarspable Information " he eompiriioa
sf fs.isElya's great picture. which Is 70
seeaPy one II The yeg Karsnl Psnels in
liz Asiaado Of Ihs csPilOl;
Pans. AsglE .. lsss.
AN happy 20 ia,arln yOu hat Wander
lsn's - Laadlng vi cOlambns" wants bul
some slight iOnsheS % esmplele II, aad
thai Il will be embarked cor he United
STATES IN fsw DAVIS. lrasl LhsI M vii
hiring - lie enAinenl ariisl Tie satisfaction
Which lis talent and Toll deserve. Afssr
many obstacles add diseoursgemenls. ahe
eEoSnlGg labor Il bis lie Is a. lengih con-
snAmaied. Few can estimate Inc time,
the Iosl. the courage. lhe perseverance,,
which such work demsnds. But lie
painter. like his hero. aud ailer not DISH
ln.lar difficulties end delay 0. Is Il last en-.
ssled 10 =. see land. :"
No subleei can be more interesting TO
The American than The landing Of Culunl-
oas; the discovery Of = word. and Ihs.
world emphssicsily ours. Dimly discern
ed and vaguely predicted. bow many cen
luries rolled away before the veil Was lin.
Cd up which concealed The unknown con-
ilnenL In the existing state Of kB0wl-
edge, 10 reach il Was like plunging into
Infinite space in quest Of some undescri-
bed planet. YET The bold Genosse launch.
81 his trail bsrques upon The Irackless wa.
tiers. and pursued kls mysterious voyage,
with no cloud by day. no pillar of fire BY
night. 10 guide his path through the vii.
deEness vi waves. Ills daring adventure
was crowned with tie ersnisst Of humaa
discoveries; great 10 itself AMI in liz con.
seqnencesi the expansion OF mind, the
enlargement OF knowledge, the perfection
81 ART. tie promotion Of comfort, the al.
yaneenenl VI liberty.
The artist has selected The moment so
e:oqHea:!y described by our eounlryman
Irving, wien COLUMBUS took solemn pos
session Of The new.lound land in the name
OF his royal patrons, Ferdinand and Isa.
bella. For the circumstances the spec,a. |
tor is referred to the brilliant page Of the |
historian. The noble old man. his face
beaning with thai rererenlisl devotion
which was bis characteristic trait, unfolds
the royal banner. surrounded By his prin-
eipsl iollows-s, the two PinIons, Rodrigo
de Escobedo, The Notary Of The Arma-
meni, and Others, whose faces depict ioy, |
surprise. gratitude. or penilenee for hsv.
ing. in the hour Of danger and doubt, |
Withdrawn iheir confidence from their di. |
diVinely led commander. In front of the |
group bends graceful boy, Of blended
Spanish and oriental type. whose face
aud form exhibit a 6ne specimen Of beau
~ between childhood and youth. In the
background. TO the LEFT, number OF nea
a-e seen in The act Of landing. whose coun-
isnances and gestures express the intox-
iea,ion Of surprise and delight, Two
youths. eager 70 grasp s hal .hsy deem
The gliitering particles which spangle The
beach vivid exempliEa,ion Of that &C.
ruissd thirst for gold which was soon 10
bring such bitter woes into this new world.
The transparent sea Of the tropics. which
spreads behind. bearing upon its tranquil
bosom the frail barques Of The sdventu-
rers, seems TO smile upon the joyous yet
solemn scene. On the other hand, wind
the palmy shores OF lie newly discover
ed island. from whose leafy covers the
iawny sarages, in Arcadian simplicity,
gaze iur,iVeiy at the mysterious strangers,
or prostinste themselves before them as
beings Of higher order. mflior nuiara.
In fue, the " Landing of Columbus" is
q vivid representation of than eventfuI mo-
ment when the European first planted
lis footsteps in the New World, and is :
worthy Of the national edifce which j; is @
destined to adorn. @2@ '@7
understand that 1t is the intention of /,
Dir. vanderlyn to exhibi, his picture in :
some Of our principal cities, provided the I
same indulgence is granted 10 him which /
has been exiented 10 his brother artists.
trust that his countrymen will not prove +
insensible 10 the high claims of the sub /
Ieci. the picture, and the painter. [
- Since the above was placed in !
Inc hands of the compositors, we discov. j
er that Mr.. Vanderlyn has arrived in New
York. having with him the splendid PIC
lure here described. MAJ. Int.
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