The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-02

Every body OF any taste. has seen and admired
Powers beautiful work Of art, tho Greek Slave which
was so lately the charm and ornament Of our
tropos Such, indeed, the effect Of this beautiful
figure upon the public mind that 1t led to species
of rep resentaton in theatres which at last degene
rated into and vugsrty under the speoous
of Model Artists" 1t belong, to the nne arts
the reason Of which Is among the mysteries Of meta
physics-that the reality is never much admired
the imitation painting by Morillo Of the ldzaront
boys of Madrid pluckng the odous vermin from their
bo.oms would Hll the amateur Of the hne arts with
ecstacy whereas the reality ITSELF in actual e would
excite contempt and disgust.
1t Is just the same with The Greek Slave" and the
living figures which pretended to the form and
attitude Of that charming statue.
Since this ne work Of has been removed from the
city, another artist has appeared, who also has some
claims the attention and admiration of the diesnti
The artist to whom aude is Mr. PHILIPPE GABRIELLE
. French sculptor. We great sdmirers O.
French music French painting; and above all things
excepting Abelard, Pascal, or Mulebranche, have
always abeminated French Fourier philosophy, the
edious drippngs Of which retsed daily to the public
here We quite rejoiced therefore, that at length
have opportunity Of prsising and applsuding
something which is Frsnch-snd that is, the French
sculpture Of MIR Gsrbells
Tks gentleman is a aishy talented artist, and the
highest terms of sulogy We might apply to his works
would hardly be exsgserations He has completed seve
Of dstiu pushed and familiar characters which
deserve be csllet master pieces in their hind Among
bust Of that great the hero Of Busps Vista
stands foremost It TO be seen In our ONCE and all who
hsvseeen in bearing to Its and
th admirable style In which finished We sorry to
hear that the artist alleges he has to complain of
the treatment he has met With from doubtful fraction
of rs pds Of General Taylor in this city But what
man, would ask, could expect justice hberslity
from Wall street? One might well look for honor.
chsrty. and the domestic virtues in q community Of
Foufi-ritee All Mr. 9arbeie'e statues which have
do him great credit artist and stamp him
being one Of the highest order IL 10 well worth the
while to visit bis studio In Duane street. No 49, where
those who ambitious Of living in marble may have
their ambition grstined at q moderate expense. He
has recently finished statuettes Of Benedetti, 81
vori Hers and others, all capital in their way He
Is now engaged in statuettes Of several other
distinguished public characters in equally original att
tudes; such NJ de 10 Forest the French Consult Col
Webb; Mr.. Bennett; Horace Greeley; Bryant the
Post the only original editor that totters under the
whole weight ef the Taylor party the Opera Commit
tee Yankee Sullivan in white kids Jem Grant, barber
No Ann street, in the kilt, So. &s We have heard
IL suggested that the hdeous Bennett to be pre-
santed gay deceiver destroying vrtuous women, a.
Bishop Hughes paper says Of him that the French
Consul 10 to be formed the model Of flying cupid
that Col. Webb will be put up in the fight with Dun
Gresn-that Greeley will be letting the gas out OF him
self and that the only immortal original Tsyler
in New York will have two large attached to his
head ~ being the ineal descendant Of the highly
spectacle animal that bore and spoke to Bslsam
when he = candidate In Israel