The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-15
The Fine Arts,

TwENIY-TuIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE Ma
TIoNAL ACADEMY of DESIGN
No The LATE .Goy,RSoR WRIGHT, by J. White
horne. This painting is tbs largest in the
DENY, representing the Governor as largo az
IN .ome p.fs and les. in ohers through the wan
of drawing The right hand is too small for the body
and the arm rather short the legs are clumsy and the
position stiff The face lacks expression the outlines
hard and ronytoo much in the Chinese style The
artist k seems has taken great pains and labor in pencil
ing out the carpet, which looks exceedingly well.
and natural where he appears to b. than
he does the human figure. The pieces Of feeoy
elouds intended to be in the back ground
prentice boy caus tho Of different coors before
going work This picture 10 far from being the ehT
dewre Of the ACADEMY, as possibly, 1t was intended
TO be.
No 2o3 THE LowLArpso Or The soUrH- By T A Rich
ardsTbs represents the sun near Its setting
The picture well toned and every part in good keep
ing The trees beautifully drawn, and we'll painted.
nesr SONS COWS, is admirably managed. In fact the
whole picture shows the hand OF msster
BY A. Cleveland This Is alRndscApe and cottsgee;
poor styl- poorly painted too much Of the blue
bag appearance
No. 2Sj PosrRAIr CHUBBY q H HAnsell-Ths
picture is badly and mseraby painted cold ard
hard IN the outline. We could Lot sec redeeming
point in any part.
No ATS. fu.s on A sroRrISo ExpEpIrIor-By J W.
Audubon The artist has been c.edingy happy in ths
picture representing puss piece OF old rail,
rpIigs, In the act OF making spring little
chippy bird who is warblipg OF his little des, un
conoious Of the approach OF puss the cat paint
brought out from the canvass tits well worth seeing
No 242 PORTRAIT GA Chubby H. Grsy-The
style painting by this artist be aimed
alter the old masters as the whole picture bears tbs
appearance after its finish of having been washed ever
with dirty water and the dirt dried on, between tho
cracks In the paint. The flesh is cold and hard Ike
piece of paste ooard; roundness nor ret' from ms
vsss the drawing is poor, nke~se' Ahi' s'yie ID
decidedly bad , go, rx.,.
No. 20 Ex.MAyoa MIcKLE-By h. Mooney-Inn paint
In 1, one OF best IN the exhibitions the draw
ir s perfect and painting admirable bold
aud touch yet all In such good keeping;
tha tonng down Of the back ground, to bring out tho
yure Is with great effect and the expression
~ the al is almost itself this artist TO- beyond
doubt destined be OF the best painters Of the pre-
sent age.
No l4l FULL LENGTH CABINET PoRrRAir TEXAN
HuNrER-By Z. L. Eliott.-Ttis picture. 10 the casual
observer locks pretty wei but like most portrait pain
tiers who mostly the head and shoulders, when at
mpiing the whole Of the figure, fails in the drawing
this picure the head is well raiuted aud 10 DOUBT q
good Likeness OF the gentleman in,ended; bath- hsrr,
" stiff tie right leg looks like wooden one and the
shsdow thrown from the drtss, only incr es q oad
appearance and wounds the ego CT CRAFTSMAN us
fhorenipg OF the horse aiorg side the hunter fun
aud out Of drawing But etl the picture Is psno very
we'll although deficient in some parts Oh tne afswin9
We surprised there Is not some good eshns sxs-
ing of exchange b. tween these afnfts py eAhoiVns
their paintnas or drawings bore painted for the su-
poyson of each other and then point out the defecs
An drawing that would DO o. 81
lv by the artist work the picture, could
he detected b. the eye OF another erat OF once pa
this feeling ryiss should have much better posuies
exhibited and less dAubs admitted into the academy