New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-16
TIL + l. Y HIBITION
IT THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.
SCULPTURE.


Judged to be strangers in the Citypcrsons who had
cone here 10 witness tie show and could not STAY for
rs more perfect days that are to come hereafter
Among them were very many ladies, bl' Comparative
" few children, who viii bye and bye form large
proporion Of the crowd Tat viii daily tnrong the Pal.
ace and who @ derive the highest pleasure aud utility
from It's gorgeous add instructive disyla}s The whole
number Of visitors dWin2 the dav, as we ascer'aiaed
last evening" nj the C.maaoy's Office was over 900
besides exhibitors aud holders Of tickets; there
we're sod, during the day 49, tichets, producing
81 $50 80 IN few weeks, when the scene has expand
ed into is fol beauty, may expect 20 see this attend
ance more than quad ured.
order mini aimed within tne building and around It's en-
frances without NcCIw there yesterday nothing 70 10
dcate either disturbance the part of the people, or
ocious reference on the part OF the Police. All was
eiyity safety, quiet, and kndncs3. The neat uniforms
of the Police no doubt contribute somewhat - this
result II seemed to demonstrate policeman in uni
form 10 be- worth half dozen IN pain co'hes Bn' very
much Of this admirable good order Is 70 he attributed u
the native influence OF beauty on the mind. la that
gene ANYTHING like disorder would be instncycly re-
PEELED a. if it were the prolanaon Of sacred place,
md sven those who might be turbulent elsewhere, must
here be hushcd into peace and good manners.
The Exhibition visibly advances toward completion
and Yesterday it better worth seeing than at the III
alton The Departments wearing the ar Of most
complete arrangement the Italian, and the Dutch,
and that of American cloths prints tools fancy articles,
aud farmers implements The french Engllsh,
and German Departments still show great extent OF
space altogether un0ccuped, though OF the three the
English seems to be most advanced. The show OF ma
chiper, and metals still exceedingly imperfect and we
suppose must remain till the additional building be-
tween the Palace and the Reservoir IL completed I1e
collection Of agricultural implements no Sever already
considerable beautiful and most interesting. But even
this too incomplete to allow of valuable description and
comparative criticism and ndeedthe same maybe sad OF
almost every portion OF the entire show There Is
scarcely branch Of industrial or natural production
which is here represented IN sufficient de'aI 10 Dc
prOitaby even fairly discussed
But this cannot be said Of tie Inc Arts, aid especial
" of the department o sculpture, oil which the Palace
has many specim rs. The gallery oil painting VIII. we
believe be V, " full Though that too waits Tor the addi'
tiona building aud ranN lille those pictures "hlcn are
exhibited are hung crrey in the courts appropriated
To the nations from which they e. ami or tit rea-
son We do moi propose TO speak o. them until all are
assembled together and mly be seen by the puOc III
one continuous survey The pieces 81 'cu'P,"'' "o"
ever may be seen in their permanent places, ani
on that account begin with them as forming the most
complete portion they certainly do one OF the most
attractive, IN the EXhlbt"n
First then LET observe That there Is no sphere OF
art in which the public is much imposed on, and If
NO may saw IT, So extremely bumbugged, rs in scup-
ture The reason it papablr Sculpture brings before
ma forms without color thing unknown to m'ure IL
deals onl, with outlines aud surfaces having "os'ac'eu
tberefrom the unss Of qualities tina. The common eye
Lobolls in xteua Chtc cts. COuseq ueni! the common
n, e..
owe euuaile to Judge OF il excellence Inc ass " PEG
pe when placed before statue are ao9n, as ncopet.h
10 estimate and feel its worth or It's deI''s' a. "'o
man would be To decide about the correctness Oh u
odol or fine parthenOn or Ol Mount Blanc Ihey nave
not obseryed and studied nature IN tha dSp'c'' an"
cordipqlv cannot tell whether ITS representation Is la
fnl and artistic the contrary bht the! N"o" ,I' Wv
orl before Them is sculpture; that was carved ~ t"e
;rms,i,,s Mr. Thing or the famous Baron ihung, ana
on they 90 into raptures about II. lhey are Oead muir
burped and thuk they ENJOY themselves IN PIopo''ou
striking Illustration OF the tru'h ca ms -, .'J
may be had by whomsoey er VIII !aho 'l0
for little while near Baron Maroche'u e9ucS'l''n
statrc ~ WELLINGTON which is in the place OF honor
unaer tbe dome If the Palace IL is oal uhluan"eu'
and entirely il is beneath mcdocriy and !cl 10 seems
IN be a source of pleasure To many humoufted people
Weare told that the same horse was employed by the
artist 10 mount the eiiiey of Richard CUur de Lion
which he exhibited al the London Worlds fair
and which was SO much admired that movement
has been set foot to erect IL IN l de EaTA as pup
lie monument of that Exhibition. Which movement o.!
tbe vav will fall through under the vigorous opplSl'h
of the oplou Press Int this proves nothing more
than that the admirers Of MarOchett IN England are as
easily dtluded as those IN this county f"r, th'uSh
We never saw that statue, dare pronounce inOler
able Nogroup of which such horse forms par,, could
he worthy of any criticism except 10 explode its pre-
tensions Ii is an uugany, wooden, ,eeSs ami III pro
portioned animal Its action would be impossible IN a
real horse. The fore foot is lifted asst 10 paw the ground
with violence while the raised hind foot Is gong upon
gentle trot Butths colossal abortion is nothing to the
figure astde OF it, The attitude of this figure IS about
that which would be assumed by bag OF meal on horse
back The body is short AMI squat ana the legs long while
the head is cut OF proportion with either Inc n'e mas
not the least resemblance 10 that OF Washington an
looks more like Frank IN tLan any other oi tle Amer
lean revolution any patriots though We should hate to be-
6eye il a likeness Of any. The head Is bare aud the
right hand resting the thigh holds the hreecOrnered
hat This hand is twisted in a manner which suggests
the idea of pals, some other prcternatur eNolty
Of the muscles. The palm Is turned oltwad' aud tn
fingers are quite ont of proportion In short We are
unable to lind in this colossal work single point worthy
to be sdmrcd OF even tolerated and the artist enjoys,
as told be does European reputation it must De
among very limited circle
But if We are obliged thus 10 speak OF this statue,
what shall be said OF the image behind IT, called by the
of W ebsterl This is certified TO be the prOduc-
hon OF Mir. Carew an English sculptor whose name had
been heard on this side OF the Atlantic though his works
had never been seen here Absolutely this statue is
Hgr"ce To ITS maker and al outrage the memory of
MS SUBJECT We have used pretty severe language ou
the ashngton, but it is genuine wu.k OF art com.
pared with the Webster. We do not believe there is IN
town wood carver Who en- hCure heads for ships who
would not lose all his customers fine supplied them with
such work as this The head Is defrnrd the f,rebeqd
bugeS as with hydrucephaluS. the feature, are C.,hla
and eNpressiOnless, the boy, the arms the leos tha
draper the pose, the action all are not anil, ,b,
merit, but far reVlete with It's opposite - - bo -
meath contempt. Indeed, il is pity that tb4 mir,
stands in the Exhibition.
From these two unfortunate productions We turn with
satisfaction To the Amazon by Mss. which has it, place
near them. if TO render their of every artistic
quality only the more salient This Is 4 work of uo1e
biabe ability which has achieved good repu alton far
its author The original stands in the open air by the
door Of the Museum Berlin, and BIAS long been an OBJ
jec of admiration in Germany. At LOndon too, it re-
cevea the medal given 10 the best piece OF sculpture in
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