The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-18

ing would Ia 7e been clearer and more enectve nao
there be~D fewer peraOnAges. IL possesses spirit
10 is some years since M Biard disguised the PEG
pie Of Paris and Roueo by exhibiting picture In
which three or four beautiful women are depicted IN
state Of nudity, In the centre OF grouo Q! cannl
balls. who are dancing aud preparing for their lDer
nal repast The bare idea is one that person Of
sensibiry would shrink from contemplating. M
Biard, however has strong nerves ana wrougnt OUT
his lOathsome conception with eaoorate patience
and skill. This is his contribution 10 our worlds
Fair where as was to be expected it excites good
deal OF attention.
M. Antipnon has let us have his InundatiOn.'
We are thankful TO him for 1t. 1t is good picture,
drawn cleverly and pai1ted with vigor. At first 1t
has queer effect, cer'aiDly, to see the old man
dragged out of what looks like a bog or mud hole,
while the young woman aud her friends are scram-
bling up the hill in state OF astonishing excitement;
but IS soon you know that the mud hole is gar
ret window the hill the roof house, and the scene
one of those fightnl nundations which, in some
parts of France occasionally overwhelm whole ham
lets, the whole thing il clear as noon day II fills an
honorable place at one end Of the gallery, and de-
servesit.
The gallery contains couple of paintings
both representing :" Christ with the Adult
tress,' and bearing the signature Of M. Sig
Whether neither or only of the two is an original
we cannot undertake TO say. Tue best OF the two
the one in which the ACE of the female IS yelled
is q copy Of the celebrated picture at the Luxem-
bourg gallery. and is certainly magnincent concep-
ton The attitude and ex pres son of Christ, he
exclaims LET him among you Who Is without sin,
cast the first stone at Der are truly admirable.
REPRODUCTION of Delacroixs Charlotte Corday gives
a very fair notion OF his peculiar style, and as
mere mechanical work is worthy OF some conmenda
ton.
We ought also to mention couple of pieces
which are stated 10 be by AIRY Scheffer. They are,
Christ before the Doctors Both are chastely
executed, but can hardly rank among Schefer 8
first class works.
A painting called THE Wreckers,r by NJ. LAmi-
- ft,il nf and pffpe A kal hqpu
wrecked, and the bodies Of the passengers are float
ing ashore on one Of those inboptable coasts where
weeks and estrays are regarded as legitimate
source Of profit. An old bag out half dressed, ad-
vauces into the surf and clutches the necklace of
young girl whose hteless form has drlfted toward
her. Behind her, her aches her knife to cut
the necklace. The woman extends her hand to-
wsrds MIN, but at the same ii ne casts greedy
look at another corpse which the next wave will
brig to her feet. 4 finer conception we have sell
dom admired.
To our taste, however the finest OF the French
paintings is small landscape, with sheep, thrust
away il spare of the gallery, and which half
The visiers 8ill never see. 1t is by the celebrated
Rosa Bonheur-a lady who, by the force Of her gen-
and her noble devotion to art has risen to the first
place among French landscape and cattle painters.
TIE painting under review is worthy Of her reputation
Nothing could be truer than the color; nothing soft
er or more charming than the effects of light 1t is
plain that the artist has copied no other master than
nature.
With the exception of these two last works, we
may safely say that France has contributed nothing 20
the gallery that is worthy Of her rank in art And
though render full Justice TO these solitary spec
mems OF genius. we bound to state that neither
Mde. Bouheur nor M. Luniinais can presume to rep
resent French art 1t is needless to fatigue the
reader with long string OF names Of French pain
tiers who ought 10 have oeen here and who are not;
he has only TO csl TO mind any of the great names
he has used to asso sate with painting in France TO
assure himself OF the def cheney
Here, then, we bave gallery of the worlds paint
inc kup 1ra1 Tiopa fhnrao h1uf,
which neither American nor English nor French art
is adequately represehted This Palace, in which 1t
stands s worlds fair 1t takes rank far ABOVE any
ordinary show the strength OF its universal charac
ter. 1t designed to afford an arena for intel
lectual tournament between all nations, out which
should spring knowledge and impro rement for
each. Had 1t merely been collection OF pretty
curostes, or valuable treasures or ingenious mac hi
merry, products Of the earth solicited together
for the mere purpose Of exhibition would have had
no greater claim the or the pres the
pnohc than BarnuD s or any other museum On the
strength OF the general conviction that the New
Yors Worlds Fair WAS TO be something more than
this that yisiters would be shown, a. glance, the
progress made by The nations of the earth in the
various fel0a opened 10 the human inteect-that
the comparative merit OF each would oe fairly eXh
bted--and thai we, IN whose land the Fair takes
place. would have opportunity Of perceiving and
warming W crnulrt- foreign sKlr ard ~~ss~t-the
Crystal Palace Company have received as much
oicis enconrag ement the institution allowed as
much praise as the press could best0w, and much
more patronage from the public than was ever grant
ed to similar undertaking. How far the exit oi.ion
OF manufactures, machinery, raw materials &C.. has
justified these anticip it is not az present
purpose to inquire. But we need only repeat the
crusoing fact that in the department Of painting
neither the American the French nor The English
schools are fairly represented, 70 show how mserably
the exhibition has disappointed the cublic and
failed to perform its well understood compact in this
branch.
1t is useless to enlarge on the point Let u.s.
how VIA Rod .hofia
view the gallery, abstractiy, as though it had no
connection with the Worlds Fair, and owed
nothing to the public. The Dusseldorf men are
in a large majority As general rule, their
not all there. however. We I'm - Lessin1, Sehadow
Sohn, the greater Hildebrand, Mucke, and several
others But Dusseldorf makes, notwithstanding. q
very credtsble picture Hasenclever has five pic.
lures. One is banboche in cellar, without striking
merit. B. scene OF the revolutionary times in Ger
many repre- erting one OF the sovereign people strk
ing CONSERVATION into the council Of his princpality
by presenting petition for the rights of man, is
clever and spirited. The arnazement of the chief
worthy, at the bare mention of popular rights, is
very iunniy depicted. A couple of scenes from the
well known German burlesGue poem-the Jobsade
attract good deal Of attention. In one Jobs is
in his scloolroom, st the head of pack of open.
mouthed urchius; in the other tue hero fgures as
night Waterman. The latter is remarkable as a
work OF art JOBS figure is well cut out against
the dark sky-the effects Of light from the moon
are happily executed and the comcal expression Of
the ubiquitous Jobs is well given. To these and in
fact 10 all his works the portrait Of Haseaclever by
himself serves as a sort of key You can understand
him better after look at that joval face and frank
expression; from the air with which he 40 lrishes
that immense fagon one can readily conceive him
painting the "wine- tasters "
Hubner is not 50 well represented. Though the
two pieces the Family Prayer and the "Fr. in
a Fishermans Hut are clever and lifeke, neither
Is inspired by the winning poetry of domestic life
which one generally feels on contemplating Hubnef
Nor is the portrait OF an old lady in alicdon which
reminds one OF the old Mdd0nna 4ddoi0rGtx-quite
equal to his reputation, If, indeed it be rightly
ascrihed 20 him.
A poetcal landscape, by Achenbach does no dis
credit TO Us author, though bis usual grandeur and
boldness are wanting. Schirmer has one Of his
classical landscapes, fell OF i1eality and meaning
One is always pleased To meet Lacheawitzis snowy
scenes. On this occasion We have an exceedingly
spirited death struggle between two bulldogs aud j
wolf With a vuiture wheeling ominously above The
ANNALS heads are executed with great power aal