New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-05
Items of Foreign Literature and Art.

London, Feb, 1852.
Items of Foreign Literature and Art.
- HE ANNUAL Exhibition OF pictures
for this year in Paris promises we'll although nei-
ther Inges nor Any Scheher will contribute anything.
The latter artist, so well known in this couAtry by
his pictures OF Mignon, has been for a long time
engaged upon a work of which nothing is known.
Tie jury to decide upon the merits OF the pic
lures exhibited, will be composed of the most en-
inert painters in Paris. Three kinds of medals of
1860 5OO and $50 francs value Will be distributed
OF these there will be 81 for the department of
painting, 10 for sculpture for copperplate engrav-
iug ard TYPOGRAPHY and for architecture. Besides
these, there will be medal Of honor awarded to
the artitt who, on the whole, shall be recognized
as the most deserving
--KAULBACH has completed another Car
oon for the series of rescoes in the Berlin Museum
of which we gave extended account in the spring.
Tie one now finished is Homer. The same arts.
has contracted to illustrate an edition of Shaks-
pere, shortly to be published in Berlin. With
Ticks Translation and Kaulbach's drawings, the
Poet will be, probably, more adequately presented
to the German mind than any great foreign author
has ever before been.
BLAKE was an English Artist and Poet
some half century since, whose verses were OF
wild melody and beauty, and whose designs we're at
once grand and grctesque. The books of his own
poems, illustrated BY himself, very rare and OF
gre at value. Two were recently sold at auction IN
Loncon--the Songs of Innocence and the Book Of
Urigen-the first for "a Ifs and the latter for c5
l5s. The UIisen was bought by Richard Monckton
Mines.
-TuE FINE Library Of Prince Meter
Mich, whie has been in the Palace OF the Chancelo
at Vienna has been removed TO the Palace oil Renn-
veg This collection comprises "a goo very valuable
works. The nucleus was selection OF books
Which fell to the Imperial house OF Austria from the
seculdIiztd Abbey oil Ochsenhausen. Among them
arc acc volumes OF the earliest age Of printing.
The WoRKs of Philar6te Chasles, one
of the wellhnown contributors to the Revue dss
Dur Mondes and who has done much toward intro.
duo.pg FIencbmeB TO better knowledge OF Amer
can literature, have been recently published al
Paris in III volumes.
TIE MANCHESTER Institution Of the
Fine Arts has bought Mr.. PickersgilIs large picture
of Samson and Dehiah which attracted much notice
at the Royal Academy Exhibition last Spring. Its
pendant is The S,rens, By the late brilliant coorist
ETY.
WILLIAM g. MARY HOwITr have just
published 1.-THE Literature and Romance OF North
ern Europe 1t consists of romances, legends, bal
lads, national songs &C., OF Sweden, Denmark, Nor
way and Iceland.
"A COLLECTION of hundred engravings
from the pictures of Mr. lSsRss have been published
in Paris Mr. IIgres is the CONNECTING link between
David and the Painters Of to-day.
"A SON of Sir Edwin Landseers is well
L..
fathers talent for painting the sentiment of animal
life.
MIR. CAMPBELL, an English Sculptor,
has just completed a Statue of Lord George Ben
timex, in which bis treatment Of the modern costume
10 called successful.
The FIRST volume of Mr.. BANcRoFr's
history OF the American Revolution is jus. published
by Bentley in London.
-ALrRED TENyysoN and his wife have
each contributed f5 toward toward the purchasing
of rifles for the volunteer defense of England.
-ALExANDRE DUMAS is writing his
Memoirs for the Presse, In Paris critic says OF
him
"Ha,ing mixed familiaIly with all descriptions Of
society from that OF crowLed heads and princes OF
the blood, down 10 trolling piayers-havlng been
behind the scenes OF the political, the literary,
the The a.iical, the artistic, The financial, anu
the trading W0TG-hayIDg risen, unaiced, lom
the humble position OF subordinate clerk In tne
Office Of Louis Pniipps's accountant, TO tha' 81
the noss popular OF living rOmancefs IN al
EuTopc-kavpg found All immense fortune In
his lhkttsEd, and sQuandered 1t Like genius or
fooi)-haviDg noted Ia more thaa pfiucev iutu.y,
III d been Iccucsd TO the sore stat VI "onueI.ns
where be could SET credit for his dinnsf-aa,ils
wander ed far and vide, taxing life us IL cane-ho"
dining with King anon sleeping wi'n a onsdho
ole c az killing lions IN the sahara sno Ine ~ 49,
faceoJd,pg TO ms own aecouni,) oeipg devoufeo "
; be ar IN the Pyrenees-hasine ecited esty -.
paper AID managed the aver, aAo leu 80 :, .oId
ksxine bt.ilt magnificent chateau, anc oao !. eoI
hv AUCTION having commanded IN .ne Nes.o .
f;usyo ana done herce ba ties WIKI pauins sno
-haylre been decorated oy almost e'tiy Po'on 80
In EuroIe so that the breast oi ais coas - ,,s
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.rn nerhnp s 10 AN any man &c sd-nasis ioasuseu
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cst,,,a and lar poonsc, and sasifiled. ahu aousoi
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a i'm a yast csal o.-imsgda'i0n
The readers Of Mr.. THAcKsnAY' en-
,s,,.,n,rg book OF Eastern travel. f'on Cornnii'
~ cs,r. will remember the touchingiy'ora~nenA'-
,.,,, r, Lent. Bundy. IL seems that tals vas "
,,,on., sor ms friend Lieu, Brady, who was loss ~
n q Amszon Has rot eveDbooY iHs"4 D~'
fer whom he wi,hss, like Tbackersy,
"scme happy rets,bu,ive Utopia IN tas p,,soset
c,ono,ars vre.c my friend the meek L'eusoasa
,nend 4, the ards manned OF rs ship q y. -.
on poa.c all the guns frfrg III spot.h 'ts - -, -
nrns at.hovt i.le least rose on vie s-isu y, 81
~, syS 10 be saloted or .ne deck as AfIiiai sf
lsnsk NJ S,r Josepn--Sye, or Lord Nitcoah' Da'
kLls hi Of IL zoe orders above ihe SUI