New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-17
THE EXHIBITION
At THE
CRYSTAL PALACE,
XVI
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


ore exhibited below stairs and he collection which an
e1'ersve one, is made NJ Of contributions from smos,
every section Of the Union her tIe art r-arcad In
cont sstirg lie sTecimeL Of an which are taken here
with hose taken in European countries IL excellence
If American pictures il eydelt which is % be account.
"a for by several In be first plsce American
slfs are freer from Egs ard clouJ.-fou blum aou.
coal not beng much u.td he amos ere Of our ce.
s free from sirose - least upon the Atan'c casts
Tten tie chemicsls and proc are generally speik.
iIg Of more sensitive charsc aud The so7arlrus
i more Convenient and suitable Lan tba. Of Europe
Our little inventions into PLAY and aid IA lvios
time end de7elopiDg good picture snd last, though
perhaps Lot least our people reader in picking Up
processes ard acquiring the mastery OF the than
tIsnf-Atlsutic rivals Not tina. We understand The
science better but the leta Of the practice II rel
in shorter lime By US while the enormous prac.ice
which Operators enjoy combines render he d4guer
reoiyIe necessary adjunct TO the comfort Of life
Does child start the journey of existence aud leave
lis "ttthers halls forthwith the htle image prniuc
cd to Keep bis memory green Does the daughter ac-
celt tie LtT duties # r0n does the venerite pa
rent CtSctLd INTO lie grave what means ready to
yyc their recollection Does The lover or the husband
90 10 Australia California snd not exchange Btn the
te0vcd ore the imal Of what afforded much del git
10 gaze upon The readiness With which q likeness
may be- obtained. TIE tntbflEes ~ the image and the
smolefsot cost render il tie current pledge of fiedd
ship and ID, immense number 81 operators who sup,
ported by tie art in h. county shows how widely tue
love # pictures is dfiused. Several thousand IN
dGstrous artists ard artisans occupied in the prepa.
ration Of very pure chemicals a. bfDm.ne iodine gold
salts hyIerphos hate ofsoda. Alohercass prepare
yercd plates cases Bluffs gliding cur Glass snd hun
dred Int addenda. Then the manufacture Of cameras |
ard the grinding Of good lenses Is an important branch
Of tie business for without camera having good lenses
the best opera would fail 20 poouce image which
would be distinct saieahc and even with a goo! |
V0ghtlander or Harrison 1t requires great AL
10 Ccus tbe image for, strange il NAV appear the
POINT where good view of tie sitter is obtained is not
tie point best adapted for bringing good picture
10 other words the focus of vision and the focus of chem
iCal action not The same and hence when have
the one We lose tie other This ia owing 70 the fact
tba il is not the rays of color the solar spectrum
which produce the hinge, bar different of rays
viz: those Of chemical action; aid since this is he
case. We submit the opinion that is not possible 10 OBJ
tain daguerrcoype nlis natural ccCrs, Mr. HUI and
others have been Try ng to deude operators into be-
leyDg, AID leading themseh and Others by the igns
fauus Of plates tortured into rdesc cOors BY chem
zeal oxidation. But We getting discuf i've upon this
beautiful ant, which was int n1ed 20 subscrve many
other useful purposes than that of portrait priatng
Eveu body Knows how difficult i keep silver from
taInishne, and that the action OF the light IL
al preparations Of silver Some Of these are more
readily acted on by light thar otheTs-are selsi-
ttce, al Is termed such the ipd.dc. bromide and
,
the light Tor any VERY sh, n time without under
going some change; md hen plate ri silver has thin
ay,ro iodine AID br0Mne its surf'ce and is placed
in camera. the raised the image of
the sttor falls the plate TIE silver plate is acted
UT qLa producing tie eitc.s 4 ght and shade when
brought Is termed by exposure to the vapOr of
quicksilver 1t is then fixed prevented from under
eoire fu'ther change hv wsshing il With solution of
gold
To produce deeucrreotope picture there are FIVE
operations necessary The first is cleaning the plate.
This Is the stumbling block of most operators They
are clearly enough. Several views ia this IXhlb-
tion show that The plates not wei enough cleaned
Never was msxim more tue than the old one, that
" cleanliness is o virtuewhen il has reference ~ ds-
IT,, seconds the formation of the son
sve oddc Of silver over the suiace Of the plate The
third i the adjusting lie plate in the camera ohs,uri,
for the purpose Of receiving the impression The furih
is the brugiI cut the Photographic picture, which
visible whom o. plate IS taken irUn The camera The
fifth. ard s.t 10 remove the excess of sensitive
coalrg. fLd thus prore,t that Susceptibility O. change
under luminous iuhuouce which would Otherwise exist
AT ultimately efscethe picture TIE second operation
j. that which gives tone sud warmth to the picture and
When performed hy skifu hands ma da2uerreoype
beautiful piece OF art The cearDess aud dIstnctncss
Of The image is produced by the third process when
carefully conducted and the whole picture should be dis
tnc CycrtLe whole place. These reuArk, ST serve 90
Illustrate the subCned notes upon The collections ~ M
Exhibition
Mr. Lawrence exhibits case in which sol,ness If
tone and dstncness Of image are united eitl artistic
The latter quality is specially uotceab.
i'm The Three Ages he mechanical execution If
these pictures is uLexcelcd These PICTURES cd Mr l.
we're exl lifted in Loucon. Mr. Brady collection is
hot very large but there few very good pictures
exhibited by him. IN Gumey's collection the coOring
# tle bach ground has I'M oirc-: there are some
v,ry wen executed poIIaits among cl is of Nr.
/ Forrest. rth Lut.Cc g., Narn pi art: taken a
oc there l. les soitDes aud d-t.nctlCs 10 this
collection than ia that e Lawrence The picture Of
Ware and ard ls -Jcr is iutaoce # picture well
deyc ortd Vltu lie chemical extends 20 tte mar
Gin OF the plate j.. Clark, New BIuu, Sict y. J..
has fur PICTURES Of m-ri': ald N-u Schac.ddn a
Q oo1ectu If portraits ~ Comuodore PeIy arl tie
cfceTs of t.e squadron for ;hc japan Expedition ia
half size plates: the interest Il ills Collect s much
uafIed by the names II DE officers nor beng tchel
ulderleaIh the Plate i il not e., late e. rect is this
OMISSION Haas Las a who,epIae alecorical agur- Of
family man reading tie paper az hoa.c-an excellent
idea AID well executed. Besides Til, be- has couple
Of ,,ler licures, though on the whole hs show j. me-
deere In the eases Of Harrison Hi there is dis
PLAYED excellent artistic arIau-e ncui WIKI yeiy udier-
tlt mechanical execution. In tie mammoth liates &C.
,uucl iy categorical designs Tie back gcLnd is wretch
cd brought ouJ-tLe plates not properly cleaned,
and ar, u Of scratches; there aiv hall and whole
sized pictures st 10 gaud! frames
Whistler ii Louisville Ky las twenty three pictures
poses irg cleau,s'. Trey however been expoeds
it 700 much IN he camera ttev iack IN. bg are
tl,ivi,e well developed aud exhibit good mechanical
,ttOl-l.l Alex Heller ias acorcloi Of whole plates
L l.s,l,y sZecl'el. posse>sng lce alran-erl Do e..
az l- traiery which has Tie Ell 70 %. trOg the mead
cut -l good rt,f' There sitstc Arrangement lltA
collection. ,,ptctIy evlced IN tte Tc.lr- Driving
ic Gle ola series l.ustro Jog cl lra't-s aud pis-
sion Tie panoramic ris,s Oi Ot.tua J.. ,-.R t--t
al. % ADVANTAGE adj tie tt-ee Vi-H. cf i-- -f 10
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