The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-07

Fowrrs' srhrUARy.-T The Lyceun Building No. sos
Broadway contains, for exhibition beautiful specimens
Of marble sculpture, executed by native artist IN
Powers consisting Of the Greek Slave the Fisher
Boy, Proserp pine and General Jackson. The name OF
Powers IL most fully established throughout the
world sculptor OF the highest talent; and glance
at the above named productions from his chi.sl whi
abroad Is sufficient to convince the most prejsdsed
that Mr. Powers stands before the public Of
the frat scopors Of the present age The Greek Slave
We noticed most fully ab,ut year ago, while EXIT
biton In this city since which time she has been
trp to New orleans and Is returned looking SUBJ
Line and beautiful a. ever attracting universal admit
ration nom all Who behold her 1t Il certainty, to
the phrase living statue. Beside the Slave stands
the ti,her BOY This IL exquisite work Of art;
hbtug the same talent shosn in the execution Of
the crsek Slave This statue represents boy Of beau
tiful decai, form about IL years of age standing in
easy position resting tae left leg Win hts ieft
arm raised holding his ear q sen she'll and appears
To BE- steu ing most attsntively In his right hand he
holds beat tilier which ia thrown fishing net
On the sand are shosn several sua shells conveying
the idea ~ the shore The beautiful drawing and
thrown ato this figure together with the high finish
and spiritual expression Of continuance given to the
fstures are really beyond description and must be Wit
messed TO be properly appreciated The idea to
be an illustration Of superstition commsn among dsh
ermep that the conksheli gives ~sruiug OF an ap-
preaching storm. The beauty aud symmstry OF the
hpure. however, think rather at variance With
that Of t;her boy. We sbould expect TO q
robust little chap His form ~ here Indicated would
be suitable or the dra~ng room than pulling the
seine coast
The bust Of General Jackson s another specimen Of
MIR ro~efs genius, and no doubt at the time II
taken correct represe otsoo of the old hero On
looking at the face you scarcely imagine 1t T. cut
from MAI bic; the mind appears - develope itseIf,
which strikes the beholder With profound silence.
Mr Powers has evidently understood thu great ele-
merts ~ Jsckons scter, which he has succeeded
In deiineaiips moot truthfuly IL must draw the At
teption and admiration of all who see &c.
The ast although not least Is the bust Of frpserpine
This represents the head aud shoulders of beantui
woman Ter bead !, encrcled by wreath OF wheat u
repsseutR ore ~ the goddstses ~ mythology She is
the Slaughter cf Ceres and Jupiter. aud Of the
events In her history Il when she ess carried O By
Pluto furnishiog many fsvpre themes for the poets II
antiquity According 20 their accounts, PrOsepine,
whilst engaged in gathering flowers Ia the Nysisn
plain. b.heid . Narciasus OF surprisiux Size aud
beauty. having hundred hoHers growing from sin.
sic root ana the stretched orth her hand to pluck
the uobdrous flower the earth opened and Pluto
IN bis golden chariot aol seiziug the terrified
goddess earned Der away 20 be his queen. Her ms.
Their Gers (mother earth became frantic With grief
and dsmsl year came upon msnkiud. the earth
ysioed no produce aud IN vain was seed cast into the
erouud ~ Ceres w-uld allow of no Increase Pluto
OF the Request Of Jupiter allowed Proserpne to return
20 her mother TO remain two thirds OF the year Fer
bity pervsded the earth again This table Is full
Of meaning. Prceerpne signifies the seed corn,
which hen cast into tbs ground lies there concealed
thar che Is carried on BY the god Of the lover world
~ appears, that Is froserpine ~ restored to her
mother aud abides with her tvo-thiris OF the year
At the time when Proserpiue returns to earth again
Mir Pcwers has drawn nis exquisite imagination and
p.ncillsd out he bust ve nov sefore Her Gu
ctssting form l. represented o. BE- issuing from a
cluster Of scanthuf leaves ss having sprung fron
ter,s The soddess ~ grain and he wreath ~ uprps
wheat indicates the Of her sbode earth rne
subject taken by MIR Powers IL both instructive aud
beautiful exhibiting that depth Of feeling and psrfec
ton ~ arr also which add sim more laursls 20 tbs
brow ~ this eminent sen ptor There appear 10 be
infstuation about these statues inst tina you
look A. them The more b suties you behold Until Jon
have not ye' seen them to AZ once srd viey the
proarcticns Of this great e. Mus Hiram Powers