The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-15

Fine Arts.
The twenty fourth annual exhibition Of the National
Academy Of Design opened for the public exhibition,
the LIST instant. Upon glance through the rooms,
think the pictures this season, take them the
whole, shvu somewhat nf improvement from the pre-
vious ycar-that is that there less daups
and i'll drawn works admitted. However, 1t is, there
placed tho walls for the public view, that
reflect much ON the managers and would scarcely be
tolerated In porter house.
On entering tho ROOM the first picture that struck
eur eye was fullength portrait of the Right Rev.
John Hughes. painted by F. T. L. Boyle. This portrait
is large lfo and bears the touch of good artist
The drawing is easy and natural aud the tone Of coor
ing is in excellent keeping.
No 10. CHRIST RESTORING THE Daughter JARIUs.
by w. +. Wnner.-The design is taken from the fol.
lowing passage go The Saviour raised her hand from
off her bosom, and spread out the snowy fingers in his
palm, and said, Maiden, arise = and suddenly flush
shot DER her forehead and along her lips aud through
her graceful form stirred In the linen vesturc and she
clasped the Saviours hand and fixing her dark eyes
full on his beaming countenance arose ~ Tho design
Of this picture good the figures full life Size and
the drawing very perfect and easy The cooring Is
we'll although the artist appears to have been rather
too fond Of the yellow in all his drapery With this cx-
eeption, 1t is decidedly picture Of great merit
No. "a. PORTRAIT OF c. V. ANDERSON, LATE CHEZ
ENGINEER, by Edward Mooney.-This picture is good
The drawing however, in this picture lis not good
in many others Of his productions the left resting
the Char appears stlit, ooOrlny faco
has too much purple tint thrown in but take the pic
ture altogether, 1t shows the hand of a master.
No. s. BROTHER SISTER, by VIM. Walcutt.-
This artist must study more; the painting hard and
wiry, and the drawing miserable; 1t is almost carca
turc on the originals
No 81. GRoUr OF CHILDREN, by Alexander Edourt.--
The artist in this picture has paid great attention
working up Of the carpet, shawl &c and has thrown
in the most gaudy colors imaginable without much
judgment. There ought to be more toning down by
transparent shadows is, II looks like pen
ny picture with brilliant colors to catch the eye; the
faces Of the children too hard in the outline and
the drawing altogether is rather stin
No. 80 PORTRAIT OF GENTLEMAN by j. Whitehorue
to represent, ought to be given, some would take
him to be brickayer the face appears have been
well rubbed in with brick dust red.
No. 40. PORTRAIT OF CARMNIER, by J. Hagen.-How
this picture admitted into the exhibition, remains
a mystery-it is perfect daub.
No. 81. THE VINrAGER by J. H. Shegogue-The
fist has attempted to exhibit female figure in u
graceful attitude. in the act Of picking a bunch of
grapes but in this he has evidently failed The posi-
ton is very stiff and unnatural, and the shadow
thrown the dress gives tho female interesting
appearance. The drapery is very hard aud stiff This
artist has executed some much better things.
No. 68. TIE ANGEL APPEARING THE MARYs THE
Srruicnnr OF LoRp, by D. Huntington. This is
btion. This artist has shown the pencil of drafts
man. The coloring possibly, Is not good. There is
too much yellow dispersed the picture. The
clouds are stiff and hard, which tend to offend the
eye; otherwise this picture Is of great merit both
in the designing and the drawing of the human
figure The color the angels wings would have been
in better taste, had 1t been not quite varicgated
No 100 MOUNTAIN STREAM, by A. b. Durand,-The
all the works Of this talented artist the you look
at 1t the beauties you The drawing OF tho
foliage, and tho warm transparency given in the sha
dows, makes this picture the chef douvre of the