The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-15
Nem Qork ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROSPECTUS
THE AMERICAN ART-UNION
FOR l649.
OFFICERS FOR is4s,

OrT OR 1919.
PaosPER M. WErnoRE, President. GEoReE w.
AUSTEN, Treasurer. AEDREw WARsER, Core
spending Secretary, NATHANIEL Jaws, JR., Re
c0rding Secretary.
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEmENT.--George w. Aus
ten James II. Van Allen, Henry j. Raymond, Eras-
tus c. Benedict, w illiam b. Deem, Prosper M. Wet
more, Charles H. Russell, Nathaniel Jarvis, jr.,
John p. Ridner, William J. Hoppin, Abraham M.
Cozzens Marshall o. Roberts, Frederick A. Coe,
Lefferts G. Coles, Robert Kelly Andrew Warner,
Benjamin II. Jarvis, John II. Austen, James w.
Beekman, Philip Hone, Evert A. Duyckinck.
EXECUTIVE CoMMrrrEE-Abraham NJ Cozzens,
Chairman, Andrew Warner, William J. Hoppin,
Frederick A. Coe, Benjamin II. Jarvis President
and Treasurer, er Q6icto.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. William Moore.
PLAN
Every subscriber of FIVE DOLLARS is a MEM
Der of the Art Union for the year. and is entitled to
all its privileges
The money thus obtained CATER paying necessary
expenses, is applied
First.-Io Tie production Of large and costly
ORIGINAL ENGRAVING froman American paint
ing, of which the plate and copyright belong to the
Institution, and used solely for its benefit. OF
this Engraving every member receives copy for
every FIVE dollars paid by him. Members entitled
to duplicates at liberty to select from the en-
cravings Of previous years. Whenever the funds
justify it, AN EXTRA ENGRAVING OR WORK
OF ART is also furnished to every member. Every
member also receives full Annual Report of the
proceedings, &C., of the Institution.
Second.-Io the purchase Of PAINTINGS and
SCULPTURE, STATUETTES in Bronze, and
MEDALS, by native resident artists. These
paintings and sculptures are publicly exhibited at
the Gallery of the Art Union till the annual
ing in December, when they PUBLICLY DIS
TRIBUTED BY LOT among the members, each
member having one share for every five dollars paid
by him. Each member Is thus certain OF receiving
in return the value of the five dollars paid, and may
also receive painting other work of art of great
value.
Third The Institution keeps an Office and FREE
PICTURE GALLERY, always open, well attended,
and hung with fine paintings, at 497 Broadway,
where the members in New York receive their en-
cravings, paintings, &C., and where the business
of the Institution is transacted.
Fourth.--The BULLETIN of the Art Union which
has been enlarged to include, in addition to the
usual Catalogue of Pictures and List of Subscribers
particular descriptions of works purchased for dis
tribution, of interest in relation TO the Fine
Arts, extracts from the correspondence of the lnsti
tuition, Wood-cut Illustrations of Paintings belong
ing to the Gallery and generally such matters of
interest connected with the Art Union may be
desirable to subscribers, will be furnished gratui
ousy to Honorary Secretaries, and to those MEM
bers who, after paying their subscriptions, shall
signify their desire to have 1t forwarded to them by
mail To all others the price will be six cents per
number.
Distribution Of the Engravings, and the Aan,lal
Report of the year lS4S.-The Engraving of Queen
Mary signing the Death Wayrant Of Lady Jane
Grey" upon steel, and measuring 90 inches by l52
inches, finished early in the year, and has been
in the hands of the printer since its completion.
Prints being taken from it at the rate Of fifty
per day. and the distribution of them will commence
about the first day of May next.
An effort will be made to deliver them nearly
possible in the order of the receipt of subscrip
tons Those Honorary Secretaries, therefore, who
transmitted the earliest remttances may expect to
be first supplied. The Outline Illustrations Of Rip
Pan UinELe will be ready for delivery at the same
M with the ssOueen
The "Transactions' viii be published and dis
tributed at the same time with the engravings.
The Engraving for the year ls49.-The plate of
I" YOUTH" being the second picture of Mr.. Coles
celebrated series Of the Yoydgs Life" is in pro-
who will undoubtedly make it the best large land
scape engraving executed in this country. A
small etching of this picture will accompany the
volume OF transactions" about TO be published.
The Medal for the year ls4s-The subject of this
medal is the head of Colonel Trunlbul, in continu-
alton Of the series of ai-sin suishe rtsts
commenced by the representations of Allston and
Stuart.
Bronze Statuettes-A committee was appointed
some time since by the General Board to inquire
into the expedency procuring statuettesin bronze
for distribution at the next annual meeting. The
London Art Union for several years has expended
most judiciously portion of It's funds in encour-
aging this branch OF Art. There has always been
difficulty in this country in obtaining proper
workmen, which is the principal reason why re-
duced copies in bronze have not already been made
of several exquisite statues modelled by our own
artists, and which seemed peculiarly adapted to
this mode OF treatment. This obstacle has now
been removedand there are here at present several
persons lately arrived from Europe, who are fully
competent To undertake this kind Of work. Indeed
the small bust of Indian, beautifully modelled
by BRows, has been reproduced in bronze by one
OF these artists In very satisfactory manner. A
resolution has accordingly been passed, in accord
ance with the recommendation of the special COM
mlttee of inquiry that Mr. Know n he mia nod
to model a statuette in bronze, twenty inches in
height, illustrative of Indian form and character,
and that twenty copies in bronze be cast for dstr-
button among the members of the year lS49
Efchings in Outline for the year lS49.-A set of
Outlines, similar to the illustrations Of Rip Van
Wrinkle, will undoubtedly be published for the
members of the present year. The special commit
tee upon Engravings have the subject under con-
siderat,on, but have yet made no report upon il
TO the General Board. Due notice shall be given as
soon as that body pass decisive resolution in rels-
tion.to it.
The list of Paintings already purchased for dis
tribution, numbering already over one hundred, in
cludes the following To which additions are now
being made every week:
The Venetian Bride by Louis Lang, Swiss
Scenery by ID. Huntington; 'Jephthah's Daugh-
ter by w. c. Sanders; Coast Scene, near New
port, r. L. by ID. Huntington; Leisure Hours by
Allen Smith, jr.; The Shepherd Boy by Ed Raab;
a Peep at the Catskill Mountain House, 'susque-
hanna Scenery from Recollection by r. Doughty
Cattle by T. II. Hinckley; view in Berkshire
Co., Mass Clearing off after a September Storm
by Geo. Inness; View ON the French Broad River
byT. A. Richards; View in Pttsford, VT, by f. E.
Church; View Of Great harrington, Berkshire Co,
Mass-Mount Washington in the Distinctly
Evening Sunlight, by A. II. wenzer; Looking
Seward by H. G. Hall; sOthello relating the
Story of his Lfc;' Expectation by G. A. Baker;
Gil Bias and the Archbishop by r. w. Edmopds;
Scene ON the Juniata, by Il. w Whitridge Group
of Peasant Children by r. Zahner; The Inter
cepted Letter, by J.. B. Flagg; Fruit Piece by
5. Rocsen; Diamond Cove at Sunset, Portland,
Me- by Chas. f. Beckett; The Sailor Boy" Pc
trarch's Laura by 5. g. Osgood; Duck Shooters
by w. Ranney; Landscape Composition by r.
Burford; Winter ON the Psssaic;' Early Autumn
Study from Nature by ID, w, G. Boutclle; Mid
dleheld Falls, Ct.;' 'Recollections Of Kauterskiu
Glove, by X w. Hubbard; Jack the Giant Killer
by Alex. Rutherford; View near Rockland Land
ing,' by James II. Csficrty; "Now or Never by
II. II. Matteson; above the Clouds at Sunrise by
n T., Church,; The Apple of Discord,' by II. p
Cray The Wages of War by II. p. Gray; Anne
rican Winter Scene by Regis Gignoux; THE Cat
skill Mountains, from below Hudson by r. G. L.
Leonori Landscape-Pic-Nic Party Roman
Ruins, with figures, by Il, NJ, McConkey; Roman
Girl Ratb,,,or huI sI