The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-13

PROSPECTUS
THE AMERICAN ART-UNION
FOR lS49.
OFFICERS FOR ls49.

| OFFICERS FOR ls49
PRospER M wErMoRE, President. GEoReE W.
| AusTES, 4IteGsrver. ANDREW WARsER, Core
spending Secretary. NATHANIEL JARVIS, JR., Re
cording Secretary
COMMITTEES FMANAGEMENr.-George w. Aus
ten, James H. Van Allen, Henry J.. Raymond, Eras-
| tus C. Benedict, William b. Deem, Prosper M. Wet
more, Charles II. Russell, Nathaniel Jarvis, jr.,
| John p. Ridner, William J. HOppn, Abraham M.
| Cozzens, Marshall o. Roberts, Frederick A. Coe,
Lefierts G. Coles, Robert Kelly, Andrew Warner,
| Benjamin II. Jarvis, John ii. Austen, James w.
| Beekmsn, Philip Hone, Evert A. Duyckinck.
/ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE M. Cozzcns,
Chairman, Andrew Warner, William J. Hoppin,
| Frederick A. Coe, Benjamin III. Jarvis. President
| and Treasurer, eI QticiO.
| SUPERINTENDENT. William Moore.
| PLAN.
! Every subscriber of FIVE DOLLARS is mem
Der of the Art Union for the year. and is entitled
all its privileges.
The money thus obtained CATER paying necessary
First-Io tie production Of a large and costly
ORIGINAL ENGRAVING roman 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 hive dollars paid by him. Members entitled
to duplicates are 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.wIo Tie 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-Unon till the annual meet
ing IN December, when they are PUBLICLY DIS
TRlBUTED 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 4Y7 Broadway,
| where the members in New York receive their
! cravings, paintings, &c., and where the business
! of the Institution is transacted
Fourth.-The 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 Inst
tuition, Wood-cut Illustrations of Paintings belong
ing to the Gallery, and generally such matters of
interest connected with the Art Union as may be
desirable to subscribers will be furnished gratui
tously to Honorary Secretaries, and to those mem
bers 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 Engravirgs, and the Annual
Report Of the gear 1S4S.-The Engraving of " Queen
| Mary signing the Death Warrant of Lady Jane
Grey upon steel, and measuring % inches by 1852
inches, finished early in the year, and has been
In the hands OF the printer since its completion
Prints being taken from 1t at the 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
as possible in the order of the receipt of subscrp
tons. Those Honorary Secretaries therefore, who
transmitted the earliest remttances may expect to
be first supplied. The Outline Illustrations of Rip
Yam HfnEL will he DIV for daliyarv At tba
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 ls4s.-The plate Of
youth" being the second picture of Mr.. Coles
celebrated series of the ''Vogdge 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 Trunlbull in contnu-
alton of the series ofdistngushed American artists
commenced by the representations of Alston and
Stuart
Bronze Statuettes.--A committee was appointed
some time since by the General Board 10 inquire
into the expedency of procuring satuetcsi in bronze
for distribution at the next annual meeting. The
London Art Union for several years has expended
most judiciousy portion of It's 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 already been made
of several exquisite statues, modelled by own
artists, and which seemed peculiarly adapted 70
this mode of treatment. This obstacle has now
been removed, and there here present several
persons lately arrived from Europe, who fully
competent 10 undertake this kind of work Indeed,
the small bust of an Indian, beautifully modelled
by BRowS, has been reproduced in bronze by one
OF these artists in very satisfactory manner.
resolution has accordingly been passed. in accord
ance with the recommendation of the special com
mittce OF inquiry, that MIR BRowN be commissioned
10 model statuettc in bronze, twenty inches in
height, illustrative Of Indian form and character,
and that twenty copies in bronze be cast for distri
button among the members Of the year ls49
Etohangs in Outline for he year ls49.--A set of
Outlines, similar 10 the illustrations of Rip Van
Wrinkle, will undoubtedly be published for the
members Of the present year. The special commit
tee upon Engrayings have the subject under con-
sderation, but have as yet made no report upon IL
20 the General Board Due notice shall be given
soon rs that body pass decisive resolution in rcla
The list of Paintings already purchased for dis
tribution, numbering already over hundred, i'm
cludes the following, 10 which additions
being made every week
The Venetian Bride by Louis Lang; Swiss
scenery by ID. Huntington; 'Jcphthahs Daugh-
ter BY w. G. Sanders; Coast Scene, near New
port r. L., by ID. Huntingdon Leisure Hours by
Allen Smith, jr.j The Shepherd Boy by I'd. Raab;
! a Peep at the Catsk Mountain House, 'Susque-
hanna scenery from Recollection, by II. Doughty
Cattle, by r. III; Hinckley; View in Berkshire
Co, Mass. Clearing off after September Storm
by Geo. Inness; View the French Broad River
by T. A. Richards; view in Pittsford, VT, by v. r.
Church; View Of Great Darlington, Berkshire Co.,
Mass Mount Washington in the Distance-by
Evening Sunlight by A. II. Wenzler; Looking
Seward by II. G.. Hall; 'Othello relating the
Story Of his Life;' Expectation by G. A. Baker;
4 sGil Bias and the Archbishop by y. w Edmonds;
Scene on the Juniata,' by r. w. Whitrdge; Group
OF Peasant Children by n. Zahner; The Inter
cepted Letter. by J. X. Flaggj Fruit Piece by
=. Roescn; Diamond Cove at Sunset, Portland,
| Me- by Chas. r. Beckett The Sailor Boy" pc
trarch's Laura by s. s. Osgood; Duck Shooters,
/ by w Ranney; Landscape Composition by t.
| Burford; Winter on the Passaio;' Early Autumn
! Study from Nature by ID. w. g. Boutclle; Mid
dlo6cld Falls CT 'Rccoections Of Kauterskll
| Glove, by r. w. Hubbard; Jack the Giant Killer, :
by Alex Rutherford; View near Rockland Land
ing by James II. Csferty; "Now or Never by
| r. H. Matteson; Above the Clouds at Sunrise by
~ r. Church; The Apple Of Discord,' by II. p.
Cray The Wages Of War by H. p. Gray; Anne
| rican Winter Scene by Regis Gignoux; The Cat
skill Mountains from below Hudson by n. g.. T..