The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-01

While our country has so rapidly increased in
power and wealth, population and territory she has
not been unmindful of the humanizing influences
OF Letters and the Arts. We propose to speak Of
the latter at this moment. Among the painters are
West, Copley, Stuart, and Allston. The first
will ever be honored as the founder if not the mas
ter of new school of historical painting. Before
his day modern costume was deemed below the
dignity of painting. And so in all battle pieces or
other paintings of historical events, the figures
were clothed with Roman togas or ancient armor
West, in his great picture of the taking of Que
bee, was the first to introduce and ennoble cooked
hats, queues, and small clothes. He painted after
American nature and actual life. By one bold
stroke he banished classical drapery from modern
events. His pictures, we fear, will not long sur
vive, but his influence will last through all time.
Copley and Stuart were the first portrait paint
ers of their day. Allston is undoubtedly the great
est painter of his day. His last great work, to
which he gave SO many years of his life, was never
completed 1t is Belshazzars Feast II covers a
very large of canvas and its grouping is said
to be most effective and its coorng very brilliant
| almost marvellous. The face of the King, and one
hand, remain blank. He painted them several
| times, but brushed them out-he could not come
up to his ideal. Peeuniary difficulties embarrassed
him, and perhaps chilled the poetic inspiration and
cramped the cunning of his hand. A merchant.
who deals IN credit, feels happy under load of
debt; but the artist, the student, and if we NAV
add, the editor, are broken down by it, When our
readers lind us failing they must attribute it to out
ward pressure, and come to our relief The Feast,
though fragment, is the grandest painting in
America.
In Statuary, we have Greenough and Powers.
OF the wonderful works of the last we need not
now speak. Some of them have been exhibited
here, and familiar to our citizens.
The Art-Union is an association for the mr.
pose of encouraging American talent and pro-
noting a taste for the fine arts Each subscriber
receives annually costly engraving and ticket
In the lottery OF the pictures distributed among the
subscribers A free gallery is kept established
in New York where are open to the public the
works purchased by the Society for permanent
collection.
Mr.. E. A Tyler, 80 Camp street, is the agent
Tor this State. AT his beautiful establishment are
now the paintings drawn in this city; and also
most exquisite statuette of an Indian tlst in the
act OF drawing an arrow from his CULVER. It's per-
feet in form and attitude and certainly for concep
non' deserves to be placed by the side of the
Apollo. The moment selected by the ancient
artist is just as the arrow has left the bow. and
while the archer follows it with his eve. 1t was
on this statue that West passed the briefest vet
highest compliment" How much like the Young
Mohawk Chief" Those of our readers who have.
any fondness for pictures statues must examine
these-Mr Tyler will be very happy to show them.
List Of Pictures and Statues draun IN This eitv
No 513A most beautiful Flower piece, by S. Roesen-
No 1S1Ca!skil Fall large picture, by j. voImerng-
No 24-Cotage Scene, near Peekskill N v by G.
Leonofldrawn BY Joshua Jackson. This perfect gem
No x5fTf oqng Student, (CrayOn) by " Coyer-drawn
No. 423z Rivule by J. G. Wari--drawn BY S. L. Ref
bronze Statuete OF an Indian Chef-drawn by j. c.
Irumball Medals-won by l.. Mathews and John Gaines
stuart hedalscw0n by J. g. Papard, William De Veaux
Allison Medal-won by George Purvis.
In speaking of the fine arts, we must not over
look the recent improvement in the Daguerreotype
by Which Impressions taken on paper instead
OF on metallic plate. At Mcguire IL Harring-
tons, specimens may be seen executed by the new
process. The view of Canal street, during the in
undatlon, presents of the most beautiful land
scapes we have ever seen, equalling in beauty the
views of the