New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-04
Items of Foreign Art, &c.
-SoFIE CRAvELLI has re-appeared

-SorIE CRAvELLI has re-appeared in
London as Norma and is universally acknowledged to
have improved even upon her extraordinary perform
ance of last year. If not Grs says one critic, there
Is no ole so near to her. Labache has returned from
Naples with returned health and strength and the voice
of the veteran called richer and grander than ever
The departure of JOHANNA WAGNER, accompanied BY
her father and medical friend, Mr. Lumley, the mana
GER and the Count and Countess Ross, madame Son.
tag was teleaphed from Hamburg, the day before the
Pacific left There has been such excited expecta-
ton about singer since the days of Jenny Linds debut
in London and as the conner Is announced at both
houses she will enter the opera, as Jenny Lind did,
through Westminster Hall.
Tho famous Ash-H Gallery Of
paiunps and drawings has been sold at auction The
pictures brought very high prices, some of which we
suboin There were 80 pictures offered the drst day,
including sketches, and the proceeds amounted to
s346 96 or about sl72sa being average of rather
more than s443 for each picture. Naclies noted pic.
lure "Hunt the Slipper" brought CO.. guineas; his
Fitting out Moses for the FAIR 400 guneas and
aMoses returning from the Fair $50 guineas Colinss
"Happv as King" representing children swinging on
Uate 425 puineas Coopers BIT of Scotch Mutton"
small picture, in bis best STYLE of few sheep In the
bv st.n6ed brought lO7 guineas One OF the best of
Roberts, architectural pictures Convent OF the Car
s;tes ut Burros was sold for 50 guincas The lowest
nricc Maid was for small Female Head" BY Gilbert,
which brought guineas There was little thing OF
C.lcoa,s "Tntern Abbey on the Wye" sold for go.
The pctures were all of the modern English school, and
consisted Of landscape bits, cattle pieces and incidents
Of homely life
The poetical works of Louis Napo-
eop beautifully illustrated are announced in London.
The Atheneum says that COMMITTEE
Ia in progress of being formed In London to cooperate
18th the Dublin Committee for erecting memorial to
Tho noet Moore. The Marquis of Lansdowne and bis
son Lord shelbourne Moore's old pupil, In conjunction
With Mr. Murray and Mr. Longman, have taken the
initiative of this movement in honor OF the dead
The greatest activity prevails IN the
.,do. Of Berlin in consequence of the King of Prs-
.;.,, ,. Of Gallery of Celebrities" at Sans souci.
make ia engaged on bust of Rauch, the sculptor b.
asnoer one of Rauch's pupils Is executing marble
sta,ette of Madame Rachel, In the attitude and cos.
,,. Of The classical drama Professor Rauch himself
no. inst competed model of colossal group repre-
.a-,;.r c6tbe and Schiller. Among these projected
.aes of celebrities has generally been felt that one
.. rr.r,;no whom the Germans ought long since
- have bonored with q statue or monument Can
Mara Won Weber, the most national and popular
aynong the German composers, II, even ai.er As oe,
victim of national ingratitude In le4A an appear ~
raise the funds for Weber monument va n.sI -
,hs country but the Germans proved inacuve and
warn and the matter has been allowed 10 aiop VII.
y; the LAT month only there has been KIND Oh enafy
conce,t at Chemnitz for the benshs oil the Weoer
monument
Avvp,c.N ARTISTS IN RoME.-Thur-
low Weed writes from Rome as follows
We have visited the studios of Freeman and Terry
American painters who have been long enough n oe
esshlish a high Italian reputation WithMr freeman
s,,.cs.s am much gratfed, for he Is professionally
md personally man of decided worth 40 an arust NO
d biob hut by long and devoted study and LABOR &c
has attained his mark He goes home IN Nay, 'aAS
with him two large pcta nSed here and viii
edv extend and perpetuate his fame Mr. IerIy nas
49, orr;nentlv successful here. Like Freeman nc ony
r;nal nictures For his best picture Jacob
RsamS he has orders that will require sever years =.
execute Mr. Chapman % s. ar His studio Is sdorn.
% h several beautiful heads, either hnisned OF pro
ca WIN lie !. also making copy of Murillos Mother
and Child. A.. s.,,a;o If the scUlptor
$500 bose colossal statues Of Patrick Henry ana
Ihass Jefferson ordered by the Legislature o. in
;;a ~ grace a monument at Richmond re nrcep,
sn~erssl admiration They are indeed n0DS of the
,ons and noble creations, worthy In all - thew are
ustrious Statesmen whose i S,rss soeasher with an
Equestrian statue ofwashinston, are 70 " s-'
at Munich II -. ~ eminent Jucaco
Story, Is here working upon H''H~ =
f'tnsr hoh.r ofxewYk seupsor e di e., 3 use
4, sng nc MOI Of he An,ericen ,,Snr has ust
fnlsess and hns NJ vt ~ - q - NvuEnaA III.