The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-23
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PROSPECTUS
THE AMERICAN ART-UNION
OFFICERS FOR ls49.
FOR l849.


PRospER M WErMonE, President GEoReE W.
AUSTEN, Treasuver ANDREW WARNER, Core
spending Secretary. NATHANIEL JARVIS, JR., Re
cording Secretary
COMMITTEES OF MANAaEmENT.-Geor w. Aus
ten, James II. Van Allen, Henry j. Raymond, Eras-
tus @. Benedict, William 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 H. Austen, James W.
Beekman, Philip Hone, Evert A. Duyckinck.
EXECUTIVE CoMmITTEE.-Abraham M. Cozzens,
Chairman, Andrew Warner, William J. Hoppin,
Frederick A. Coe, Benjamin H. Jarvis. President
and Treasurer, eT qDici0.
SUPERINTENDENT. 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.
First-To tie production Of large and costly
ORIGINAL ENGRAVING roma American paint
ing, of which the plate and copyright belong to the
Institution and are used solely for its benefit OF
this Engraving every member receives copy for
every five dollars paid by him. Members entitled
to duplicates are at liberty 70 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 publicly exhibited at
the Gallery of the Art Union till the annual meet
ing in December, when they PUBLICLY DIS
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 or 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 il transacted
Fourth--Thc BULLETIN of the Art Union, which
has now been enlarged to 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
tously to 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.
Report of the gear lS4S.-fhe Engraving of Queen
Mary signing the Death Warrant of Lady Jane
Grey" upon steel, and measuring % inches by l5s
inches was finished early in the year, and has been
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 as nearly
possible in the order of the receipt of subscrp
tons. Those Honorary Secretaries, therefore, who
transmitted the earliest rcmittances may expect to
be first supplied. The Outline Illustrations Of Rip
Pan Winkle will be ready for delivery at the same
time with the "Queen Mary"
The TRANSACTIONS will be published and dis
triDuted at the same time with the engravings.
The Engraving for the year ls4s.-The plate of
:" YOUTH" being the second picture Of Mr.. Coles
celebrated series of the "Voyage Of Life" is in pro-
gress under the skilful BURN of MIR. James Smile
who will undoubtedly make it the best large land
scape engraving ever 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 distinguished American artists
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 Of procuring statuettesn 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
difficulty in this country in obtaining proper
workmen, which is the principal reason why
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 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 a very satisfactory manner. A
resolution has accordingly been passed, in accord
ance with the recommendation of the'specal COM
mittee of inquiry, that Mr.. BRowN be commissioned
to model statuette in bronze, twenty inches in
height, illustrative of Indian form and character,
and that twenty copies in bronze be for distri
button among the members of the year lS49.
Etctings in Outline for the year lS49.-A set of
Outlines, similar to the illustrations of Rip Van
Wrinkle, viii undoubtedly be published for the
members of the present year. The special commit
tee upon Engravngs have the subject under
sderation, but have AS yet made no report upon il
To the General Board Due notice shall be given as
that body pass decisive resolution in rcla-
ton to il.
The list of Paintings already purchased for dis
tribution, numbering already over one hundred, in
cludes the following, TO which additions arc 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, New
port, R. L., by ID. Huntington; Leisure Hours, by
Allen Smith, jr.; The Shepherd Boy, by Ed Raab;
"A Peep at the Catski Mountain House, 'Susquc-
hanna Scenery from Recollection by II. Doughty
Cattle by II. IA. Hinckley; View in Berkshire
CO., Mass. Clearing off after September Storm
by Geo. Inness; view on the French Broad River
by A. Richards; View in Pittsford, VT, by F. E.
Church; View Of Great harrington, Berkshire Co,
Mass.-Mount Washington in the Distance-by
Evening Sunlight by A. II. Wenzlcr; Looking
Seward by H. G.. Hall; 'Othello relating the
Story of his Life Expectation by g. A. Baker;
Gil Bias and the Archbishop by F. w. Edmonds;
Scene on the Juniata, by T. w. Whitridge; Group
of Peasant Children by r.. Zahner The inter.
cpnted Letter hu \ Er,,ii k,r
S. Roesen; Diamond Cove at Sunset, Portland,
Me- by Chas. f. Beckett; The Sailor Boy" ePe-
trarchs Laura by s. s. Osgood; Duck Shooters
by w Ranncy; Landscape Composition by T.
Burford; Winter on the Passaic;' Early Autumn
Study from Nature, by ID. w g. Boutcllc; mid
dlcfeld Falls, Ct.; 'Recollections of Kauterski
Glove by H. w. Hubbard Jack the Giant Killer
by Alex. Rutherford; View Rockland Land
ing,' by James IL. Caffcrty; "Now or Never by
II. H. Matteson; Above the Clouds at Sunrise > by
+. T.. Church; The Apple of Discord,' by H. r.
Gray;, The Wages Of War BY II. p. Gray; Anne
rican Winter Scene by Regis Gignoux; THE Cat
skill Mountains from below Hudson NV u r. 7