The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-18

| ten, James ii. Van Allen, Henry j. Raymond, Eras-
| tus G. Benedict, William h. Deem, Prosper M Wet
more, Charles II. Russell, Nathaniel Jarvis, jr.,
| John p. Ridner, William j. Hoppin, Abraham nj.
Cozzens, Marshall o. Roberts, Frederick A. Coe,
Leflerts G.. Coles, Robert Kelly, Andrew Warner,
BENJAMIN III. Jarvis, John ii. Austen, James w.
Beekman Philip Hone, Evert A. Duycknck.
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE.-Abra nj. Cozzens,
| Chairman Andrew Warner, William j. Hoppin,
Frederick A. Coe, Benjamin ii. Jarvis. President
| and Treasurer, er qticio
SUPERINTENDENT-J. 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
First.-I0 Tie 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. or
| this Engraving every member receives copy for
every FIVE dollars paid by him. Members entitled
to duplicates are at liberty to select from the en-
Justify Il, 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.
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
L -
| TRIBUTED BY LOT among the members, each
member having 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 now been enlarged to include in addition to the
usual Catalogue of Pictures and List of Subscribers
particular descriptions of works purchased for dis
ribution, of interest in relation to the Fine
Arts, extracts from the correspondence of the Insti
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 gratuj
tously to Honorary Secretaries, and to those
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 per
| number.
| Distribution Of the Engrauings, and the annual
Report of the year 1913 The Engraving of g Queen
Mary signing The Death Warrant of Lady Jane
Grey" upon steel, and measuring 20 inches by Is;
inches, was finished early in the year. and has been
in the hands of the printer ever 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
as possible in the order of the receipt of subscriP
tons. Those Honorary Secretaries therefore, who
transmitted the earliest remittances may expect to
| be first supplied. The Outline Illustrations of Rip
| Pan Winke will be ready FOR delivery at the same
| time with the "Queen Mary"
The ssTransactio will be published and dis
tributed at the same time with the engravings.
| The Engraving for the gear ls49.-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 Mr. James Smile
hos larur 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 Sfatuettes.-A committee was appointed
| some time since by the General Board to inquire
into the expedency of procuring statuettesin bronze
/ for distribution at the next annual meeting The
London Art Union for several years has expended
| most judiciousy 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
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 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 an Indian, beautifully modelled
| by BRowN, 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
mttee 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 cast for distr
| button among the members of the year l549
Etchings IN Outline for he 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
sideration, but have az yet made report upon it
to the General Board. Due notice shall be given as
soon as that body pass decisive resolution in rea-
| ton 10 il.
The list of Paintings already purchased for dis
| tribution, numbering already over hundred in
cludes the following, TO which additions
| being made every week:
| Scenery by d. Huntington; 'Jephthah's Daugh-
| ter by w. c. Sanders; Coast Scene, near New
port R. L., by d. Huntington; Leisure Hours, by
"A Peep at the Catskill Mountain House, 'susque-
hanna Scenery from Recollection by r. Doughty;
| Cattle, by r. II. Hinckley; View in Berkshire
| Co, Mass. Clearing off after September Storm,
| by Geo. Inness; view the French Broad River
by r. A. Richards View in Pttsford, VT, by f. f.
! Church; View of Great Darlington, Berkshire Co..
| Mass.-Mount Washington in the Distinctly
Evening Sunlight by A. H. Wenzler; 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 #. w. Whitridge; Group
of Peasant Children by r. Zahnor; 'fhc Inter
cepted Letter. by J. b. Flagg; Fruit Piece by
| s. Roesen; Diamond Cove at Sunset, Portland
Me- by Chas. f. 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 Passaic; Early Autumn
| Study from Nature by ID. w. C. Boutclle; Mid
| dlefed Falls, Ct.;' Recollections of Kauterski
| Glove by r. w Hubbard; Jack the Giant Killer
| by Alex. Rutherford; View Rockland Land
| ing by James II. Cafferty; "Now or Never by
+. H. Matteson; above the Clouds at Sunrise by
F. Z. Church; The Apple Of Discord,' by H. p.
| Gray;' The Wages Of War, by II. P. Gray; Anne
rican Winter Scene by Regis Ggnoux; THE Cat
skill Mountains, from below Hudson by r. G.. l..
| Leonori Landscape-P Mic Party;' Roman
Ruins, with figures, by b. NJ. McConkcy; Roman
| Girl BATHING by l.. Terry; Iuthcr's Vow 'The
Last Moments Of Luther Bunyan's Vision of the
Cross, by Edwin White; 'Schroon Lake, 'Soli-
tude,' by $. r. Clifford; Landscape, with Cattle
by T. II. Hinckley; Coast Scenery--Fishing Boats,
etc. by JAS Hamilton; The Woods of Graeffen-
berg, by J. +. Rungc; Distant View Of Albany
by VIM. Hart; Scene on the Hederburg Noun
| tain by William HART Burnt Out by Chas. f.