The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-14
The Crystal Palace.

This grand structure is rapidly Fastening its com
pletion The directors to the public that it
viii be open for exhibition the 18th of July next
which occasion the President of the United States the
heads Of department. and other distinguished visiters
will be present to assist at it's Inauguration The
monies if less grand and imposing than those which
took place at the opening OF the London exhibition will
be the less interesting, and trust from their
publican simplicity and absence of regal pomp and dis
play characteristic and appropriate to the objects
Of exhibition consecrated, it were to labor and
the industrial and mechanic arts
We understand that Mr.. Theodore Sedgwick, the Pre-
sident Of the Crystal Palace Association and Mayor Wes
terve left this city yesterday for Washington TO tender
special invitation to the President to be present at the
opening Of the Exh
glance at the Interior of the building, and stroll
through it's spacious area, which has already been
divided and classified for the reception of contributions
and articles for exhibition have satisfied that the re-
suits of this exhibition will be surate With the
public exlects ,ions Tie whole area is alive with the
bury hum of hboI-nesrly five hundred workineu are
distributed in, around and upon the palace the m gai
cent dome which surmounts the structure and is to bs
covered in metal and glass; is already partially enclosed
the spacious exterior ounds fast assuming ap-
pesrance of freshness and culture and viii add vastly to
the attractiveness Of the exhibition.
On the lover floor the building consists OF four distinct
parts separated from each other by naves These parts
generally divided into twenty square
feet to which added four triangular areas and the
whole particularly specified and classified und sr the di
recton OF the general superintendent. Immediately un
der the dome is to be placed magnificent contribution
OF Italian workmanship-an equestrian statue Of Wash
iDgton, in bronze, by the Baron Marochetti colossal
statue Of Daniel Webster nine feet ia bey. nv no Lon
don sculptor Carew is to occupy Of the main asle.
and is spoken CT as work Of the greatest merit Our
attention was arrested by circular enclosure of perhaps
thirty or forty feet diameter, which ascera ned was
designed as the receptacle of very curious and
specimens of art These thirteen colossal gures de
signed by Thor saldsen being the only contribution oo
the Danish dcminons to the exhibition Tbcy are 10 a..
cupy we presume separate inches in the circular enclo
sure, and the group WILL doubt form chief point of
attraction in the exhibition This work Of art has never
been EXHIBITED in this country In England. Its
conception would seem to belong TO rade Sand
medieval age, and carries the niad back TO that
half barbarc time when upon the summit of a mspoid
cent mausoleum at Ravenna, the figures OF
the twelve Apostles around porpry vase which con-
tanned the ashes Of Theodore the Goth King OF italy,
Among the works OF art will also be exhibited the esle
brated Amazon Group by Professor Kiss Of Berlin which
on exhibition and attracted much attention at the
WORLDS Fair in London. The figures are in bronze and
represent an Amazon on horseback attacked by tyeer
BY the poleness Of Mr. Weber, the superintendent Of
the arrangement Of space and classification we were f.
vored with glance at the entries of articles for exbb
ton under the head Of sculpture models and plastic
art These are from almost every part CT the civilized
world and promise to afford not only study OF the deem
est interest to the student of art but most
ard beautiful exhibition to the public generally Not to
discriminate among the multitude Of articles ALREADY
tered ard classified 1t will be sufficient TO say that Eng
l.nd France, Italy, Germany, and other countries Of
Eufope viii vie with COUNTRY 10 these
ligh departments Of the arts. From Florence
Genoa. Turin, ard CarrsIa we are 70 have
splendid collection of statusy and paintioe ncudng
groups in ivory models in plaster has reefs Ia mar,
car'e ed and g'idsd work, oil painting, &C. Frsace ia
s.ao Of 80 uary, sends choice lot OF pain ing. and
pictures as her specimens Of excsencs in tho ns arts
Sutherland contributes oil paintings ithogsaphs IN
cravings has relief, carvings aud pildpgs NC Jrelaud
contributes some arbe busts of her he'd SON.
atch a. o. onneU Father Mathes, Tteobad Well Tone
ne Duke q Wellington and Tn Jmas Moore England
VII exhibit some marble groups satues and satuetfes
Hthgs &c and among her other c1otbuti 1gs of the
ingenious and curious cfmplete model of the Crvstal
! "hce at llJ de Park, made Of iron and glass
hHofg The list 81 fAmtricsn contrbu ions 10 tbis ia
paI'nert We were struck with the modest and simple
irponh'e en- ent on ore. whose ubiect we'll the nsa
tht q, net "no executed never fs 10 touch the
fsh' ri pfi"s - tie An~i~sp be.r-wp original mint
y oso 81 y ~dSIyton, BY Coz. Lu,Apuu.