The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

| In late picture sale IN London. we note
some instances Of price, which looked as if
the appreciation of the Masters was not yet
entirely lost. For example
'.rhe miraculous Murilo. The alteration of
the Shepherds was bought by Mr.. Theobalds,
supposed to be for the Marques of HeTtiori,
for 2,s.5 guineas while the next picture, Il Wy
nants, carried away 400 guineas. The large
Wander NelGe, most fresh and vigorous pic
ture purchase by Mr.. Farrer some while since
at the Earl Of litchfeid's sale, at Schugborough,
for about II $50, was here carried of by the
Marques of HEREFORD, for $3.50 guiness and the
Rubens, The Holy Family glowing evidence
of startling genius, which was at one period in
the imperial gallery of Vienna, until the En-
Peror Joseph III. presented it TO the Counsellor
Burtin, Of Brussels, rose to 1860 guineas.
"The latter picture was likewise for the Mar
guess of llertford, who laid cut the princely
sum during this days sale alone, Of L 900.
The fear. however, was very generally express
ed in the room ,hat his lordship purposes the re-
moval of these great gems to the palace lie is now
building in Paris and, if so, the qualification Of
the British public, and the more important fact
of their utility works Of study, will be entire
~ lost
Nor do they, in this rage for Old Pic
lures, entirely overlook all modern excel
lence : take the following in proof though
here, TO be sure, the artist is one who, in his
particular sort Of subject, has probably new.
CT been surpassed. lie who OF old painted
for Alexander courser 50 lilc-like that
,teeds at sight oft pricked up their ears and
neighed, was no doubt good animal paint.
er; the name of Nernet, too. is vast as to
all tina; appertalns to horse, flesh Paul Pot,
ter's bulls and his boar and lion hunts have
been matchleSs the Raphael Of cats stands
supreme in puS;- portraiture but for his cx-
quisite monkeys, his delicious dogs, his in
imitable ackasses, and, indeed. his mastery
of the manners and forms Of he whole ami
NAL kingdom, the monarch OF the beasts
might well make Landseer painter to his
quadruped Count
"PIorTrs or PAiyrEgs.-It is worthy of re
mark. as a circumstance to excite no little sur
prise in England, and perfect astonishmcnt on
the continent, that for the four pictures painted
by Mr. Edward Iandseer this year hr received
nearly seven thousand pounds, viz: 90, a., FOR
the paintings, and f4,i50 for the copyrights;
The copyrights OF the Peace and wv ar were
purchased for CO $50 by Hr. Aldcrmln Noon.
that OF the 'Refreshment, for 81 ,O0o for Messrs.
Henry Graves & Co.; and that Of the Stag at
Bay for GS0G, with share of the proiits,) by
Mr.. Mclean. The Peace and WAR are the
property of Mr.. Vernon that Of 'Refrcshment'
belongs TO Mr.. NcwenhuPs, a Belgian dealer;
and that of the Stag at Bay to Lord Goiolphin y
Art Union.
The following, as to one OF the causes of
the beauty Of Italian colorng, looks proba'
bic enough:
"VENErIAN ArMosrHEEE.-l am acquainted
with an English artist who, being struck by the
| vivid tin;s of some stuffs which he saw worn by
the women, and which appeared to him precisely
the same those he admired in Titan and Paul
Vercncse, purchased some pieces of the same
fabric and brought them to England; but he
soon found that for his purpose he ought to have
brought the Venetian atmosphere with him.
When unpacked in London, the reds seemed as
dingy, and the yellow as dirty, and the blues as
SMOKY as our own."-Mrs. Jameson.-Nat Int.