The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-01

AUSTEN, Treasurer. ANDREW WARNER, Core
spending Secretary. NATHANIEL JARVIS, JR'' ne
cOrding Secretary.
COMMITTEES OF MANAGEMENT.--G George w. Aus
ten, James H. Van Allen, Henry j. Raymond, Eras-
tus c. Benedict, William b. Deem, Prosper Nj. Wet
more, Charles II. Russell, Nathaniel Jarvis, jr.,
John p Ridner, William J Hoppin, Abraham NJ.
Cozzens, Marshall o. Roberts, Frederick A. Coe,
I.efferts G. Coles, Robert Kelly, Andrew Warner,
BENJAMIN H. Jarvis, John ii. Austen, James w.
Beekman, Philip Hone, Evert A. Duyckinck
EXECUTIVE CoMMTTEE.-Abraham NJ. Cozzens,
Chairman, Andrew Warner, William J. iioppin,
Frederick A. Coe, Benjamin III. Jarvis. President
and Treasurer, er qticio.
SupERISTENpEST-J. William Moore
PLAN.
Every subscriber of FIVE DOLLARS is MEM
Der of the Art Union for the year, and Is entitled to
all its privileges.
1 The money thus obtained CATER paying necessary
expenses is applied
first.-Io The production Of large and costly
/ ORIGINAL ENGRAVING froman American paint
ing of which the plate and copyright belong to the
Institution, and are used solely for its benefit VI
this Engraving every member receives a copy Tor
\ every five dollars paid by him. Members entitled
10 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.-To The purchase Of PAINTINGS and
/ SCULPTURE, STATUETTES in Bronze, and
MEDALS, by native or resident artists. These
paintings and sculptures are publicly exhibited at
the Gallery of the Art Union till the annual meet
( ing in December, when they are PUBLICLY DIS
I 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 the value OF the five dollars paid, and may
also receive painting or other work OF art OF great
! value,
Third-The Institution keeps an office and FREE
/ pI(DrITRE ATTERV alwa 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 10 include, in addition to the
usual Catalogue of Pictures and List of Subscribers
particular descriptions of works purchased for dis
tribution news of interest in relation to the Fine
Arts extracts from the correspondence of the nsti
tuition, Woodcut 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-
tousy 10 Honorary Secretaries, and to those mem
! beers who after paying their subscriptions, shall
signify their desire to have it forwarded to them by
mail To all others the price will be six cents per
number.
Distribution Of the Engrarings, and the annual
! Report of the year lS4S.-The Engraving of Queen
! Mary signing the Death Warrant of Lady Jane
i Grey" upon steel, and measuring % inches by l53
inches, finished early in the year. and has been
III the hands of the printer ever since its completion
Prints are being taken from 1t at the rate OF nifty
per day and the distribution of them will commence
about the first day of May next.
An effort will be made to deliver them as nearly
possible in the order of the receipt of subscrp-
tons. Those Honorary Secretaries, therefore, who
transmitted the earliest remittances may expect to
/ be first supplied. The Outline Illustrations of Rip
/ Fan Uinkt will be ready for delivery at the same
! time with the Queen Mary"
! The Transactions" will be published and dis
tributed at the same time with the engravings.
The Engraving for the year ls49.-The plate of
Youth" being the second picture of Mr.. Coles
celebrated series of the "Yoyage of Life is in pro-
gress under the skilful BURN of Mr.. James Smile
who will undoubtedly make it the best large land
scape engraving ever executed in this country.
small etching of this picture will accompany the
volume of transactions" about TO be published.
The Medal for the year lS49-The subject of this
medal is the head of Colonel Trumbull, in continu-
alton of the series of distinguished American artists
commenced by the representations of Allston and
Stuart.
Bronze Statuettes-A committee was appointed
some time since by the General Board 10 inquire
into the expedicnCy of procuring satuettes in bronze
for distribution at the next annual meeting The
London Art Union for several years has expended
most judiciously portion of its funds in encour-
aging this branch of Art. There has always been
a 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
this mode of treatment. This obstacle has now
been removed, and there here at present several
persons lately arrived from Europe who fully
competent to undertake this kind Of work Indeed,
the small bust Of an Indian, beautifully modelled
by BRowN, 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
mittee of inquiry, that Mr.. BRowN be commissioned
70 model a statuette IN bronze, twenty inches in
height, illustrative of Indian form and character,
and that twenty copies in bronze be cast for distr
button among the members of the year 1919
Etciings IN Outline for The year lS49.-A set Of
Outlines, similar to the illustrations Of Rip Van
. Nlnkle will undoubtedly be published for the
members of the present year. The special commit
tee upon Engrayings have the subject under con-
sidcratiOn, but have yet made no report upon il
TO the General Board. Due notice shah be given as
soon a. that body pass decisive resolution in rela
ton 20 il.
The list Of Paintings already purchased for dis
trbutOn, numbering already over one hundred in
cludcs the following, 70 which additions now
being made every week:
The Venetian Bride by Louis Lang; Swiss
Scenery by ID. Huntingdon; 'Jcphthah's Daugh-
ter by W. {. Sanders Coast Scene, near New
port, r. L. by ID. Huntington; Leisure Hours by
Allen Smith, jr; The Shepherd Boy, by I'd. Raa6;
"A Peep al the Catskill Mountain House Susque.
hanna Scenery from Recollection by L Doughty
Cattle by r. II, Hinckleyi View in Berkshire
. Co., Mass Clearing of after September Storm
~, Gco Illness; View on the French Broad River
Nv + S!~hards; View in Pittsiord, W. by =. +.
CIurcb sVieu, Of Great Darlington, Berkshire Co,
Nass,-Mount Washington IN the Distance-by
Evening Sunlight by A. II. Wenzier; Looking
Seaward,' by II, G.. Hall; 'Othello relating the
story of his LIFE Expectation by G.. A. Baker;
. oil Bias and the Archbishop, by r. W EdmOnds;
Scene on the Juniats, by T. W Whitndge; Group
\ of Peasant Children, by X. Zahner; The lhicr-
I cepted Letter., by J. y. Flagg; Fruit Piece ~
- ROesen; Diamond Cove at Sunset, Portland,
/ Me > by Chas r. Beckett; The Sailor Boy" 'Pe-
trarch's Laura by 5. s. Osgood; DUCK shooters,
by w Ranney, Landscape Composition ~ ],
Burford; Winter the Passaic;' Early Autumn
Study from Nature, by ID. w. &. BOutclle; Mid.
dlcfeld Falls, Ct.' 'Recollections Of kauicrskill
Glove by X. W. Hubbard; Jack the Giant Killer,
by Alex Rutherford; View ROckland Land
ing by james n. Cafferty; "NOv or Never by
! r. r. Mstteson; Above the Clouds at Sunrise by
=. r. Church; The Apple Of Discord,' by H. p.
Cray The Wages Of War, by n. p. Gray; 'Ame-
rican Winter Scene by Regis GignouH; The Cat
skill Mountains, from below Hudson by X. G.. l..
LeonOri Lsndscapc-Pic-N Mic Party; Roman
RUM, with figures, by -. VI. McConkey; Roman
Girl Bathing,' by l.. Terry; Luther's Vow The
Last Moments u LutLerJ' Bunyan's Vision Of the
CrOss, by Edwin White; 'ScbruOn Lake. 'SOli-