New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-30
The Dublin Exbibltiou.

The Dublin Exhibition il going finely The following
gives idea of its completeness in tho department Of
pictures
The Fine Arts Hall may be said to be in complete or
der and contains collection of paintings such as in lint
of excellence has rarely been brought together Here the
season ticket holders, now amounting TO 10000, viii find
materials for agreeable and refined study and when tired
OF this the progress made day By day other departments
will, doubt be sufficient to occupy their attention Tho
English, the Belgian the Prussian, the Dutch, and the
French schools all more less satisfactorily represent
cd in this hall OF the lastmenoncd OF the best
specimens are not yet produced that for the il
is placed at disadvantage with the rest but the Belgian
and PIussan collections most complete every branch
Of their respective schools being well exemped, and the
Soverens Of both countries contributing Of the
greatest gems in their galleries The Dutch is smaller
display but has been veil selected and fully sustans the
fame of the country in art OF the illustrations Of the
English school it is impossible to speak too highly indi
yidual pictures and in interest and merit well In
numbers they undoubtedly surpass those FROM abroad;
but the other hand they do compre-
hensyey the style of the school in all It's departments nor
is its contemporary character ian important point ia cx-
billions Of the kind so strictly preserved
Again foreign artists have with lberaty which does
them infinite credit contributed largely the display and
in some instances painted the works shown by them
pressy for IT, whereas Of artists appear exhibit
though three Of the greatest among them and
those too whose genius shines conspicuousy upon
the walls Of the hal-Mulready Macise and Dan6y-are
by birth lrshmen The British portion Of the gallery there
fore has been supplied entirely from the generous desire
increasingly felt by the owners Of valuable pictures
tend widely possible their hUmanzing and gracious
influence the mind. OF course, Il is obvious that col
lection 80 made strips many private residence Of its
choicest ornaments and that repeated too often the de-
mand for ones best pictures to be kept for months on view
al exhibitions might grow into nuisance II is an espe
cs inconvenience TO those who having masterpieces of
art afford the public every reasonable facility for seeing
them, and who thus like the Duke Of Devonshre for ex
ample render their mansions yOrte places Of resort
during the summer This may serve as useful
hint for the future but in the present instance the great
Interest and merits Of the collection no room for re-
get that the efforts used in getting together have been
crowned with such SUCCESS.
a simple enumeration of some Of the chief pictures
viii convey 10 the reader the best idea as TO the merits Of
this part Of the Exhibition Sir Thomas Lawrence Il rem
resented by his great portrait OF Kemble as
Hogsrth by that extraordinary work. The Gates of Cs
ais full Of tragic force, and "The Last Stake one in
the series OF The Harots Progress At the end of the
hall hangs Danbys sublime painting OF The Deuge"
with It's terrible but rather painful details of execution
Near i. is placed Bankers wood man, fine speci mem
Of masculine English art which has been so extensively
popularzed by engraving Sir Edwin Landssers famous
Bolton Abbey appears among several other examples Of
his style transferred from the walls OF C6atsworth There
three four hulreadys "Ths Wolf and the Lamb
included some Of them contributed by the Queen and al
displaying that mastery Of details and refinement Of execa
ton for which he is distinguished Macses Weird DIS
ters forms splendid feature Of the collection Wn.1
genius represented by "The Rent Day sne Du p
by the picture Of Flora Macdonald watching os r a. -
Charles The style Of that gorgeous coc thor vorkx
enpbfed by the "Joaa Of Arc and ss'S''A "'-'