New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-12

No %. FoRIsr ScTsyRT: MAR PE.sKroKT, CIR
yAxY-J VoINTRING A.-There is too much oil tAr
pcture; II The forests in Germany are 80 broWn sao
disusl e. Mr.. yolneriDg hss represented ths scene
near Frankfort they are very deren; from WIS., iae
German poets and roIaaDces have tod about them
No % Pon1Rarr OF LaDI-GIoRGE A BAEER
M Bsker i. one Of the dswuing lights Of AT
in ,b. ouD,rv and this head jGstAes the expectation
.tcb h. carrier portraits excited. Il IS the portrait
Of lovely gil painted with singular purity and most
gracefully and naturally posed The background and
scoe,-ores are no, good but they are not glsrng1y
I'D There can hardly Be question that Il Is the
best female portrait the Exhibition and better one
!. not of,en seen. The arms and shoulders are vel
rounded and the fesh tnts eIquisitey tender. II IS
altogether. creditabe ard happy effort.
No %. FLOwEa GrRL-J. L. FRELsAs, y. A
This !. the same subject who appears il the laughing
cirl in No :, but with diffeEert sProa-
No % PORTRAIT OF LaDT-GEORGE lNSE'' A
Del. i've lady in az oval frame, bat hung too high
for u TO form opinion Of its merits.
No. u. THr BRoKEs STRAP -EDw. HoEr.
No. - MtsrER JoHs HOwARD-A. FISHER, A.
No q. PORTRAIT OF AGIRL-F. SoHLEGEL.-Ihese
three atrocities are very properly placed up against
the ceiling whore they cannot Be seen
Ne 30. TBE FoRTUsE-IELLEs-M III. HUM
Il is difficult matter TO cntcise or even offer an
oriuion Of work Ike this; for il is quite impossible
to disoern the meaning Of The artist or to divine TIE
reason Of his adopting 20 rtraDge method OF express
ing bis ideas. II we knew that an artist, IRON any
;sosvpcrssy of vision or from the necessities Of his po-
sition was compelled to make use OF fragments tAat
have the look and complexion Of dried mushrooms
with vehicle Of sOaPsuds, we might make al allow
srces for his peculstes and still admire his dexter
- h. lo.a We
manifested in his productions. But such is not the
case with Mr.. Hunt are very certain, and we are
forced to believe that his painting il 50 e1trsNdnary
bad a manner is simply an attempt to initiate
the errors or eccen,rcities Of popular artist
1t is surprising that young artist, who pos'esses
such natural capacity as this picture displays, should
voluntarily abandon the fascinating resources Of his
art the charms Of color and ohiaToscaro TO give his
work the appearance of being seen through dirty
ground glass which destroys the brilisucy Of the To-
cal colorg and renders the outlines and expression Of
object. ndistiDct and uncertain. But, after all, there
il great ability in this picture Of the Teller
though j; quite destitute Of meaning and sentiment.
II illustrates nothing and tells no story. All that 1t
contains might be expressed your thumb nail; but
i is large canvas, and the fgures are me-size.
Young mother holds nearly naked child upon her
knees and haggari old be!dsme, the fortune-teer.
points to the infants hand. The drawing snd express
zion Of the figure are extremely good, and the color
such es il s-is harmonious The child Is admirably
posed and the action Of its limbs perfectly expresses
the disgust AMI terror It feels 6; the haegsrd ook OF
the old orope. II il, in short, very gosd picture,
without s1y particular meaning-vel done IN 8 very
bad style.
No 81. THE THIRSTY DROyER-F. w. EDSoSDs.-
Ny. Edmond. Is the most unims -.natve artist tbs:
ever Vut figures upon Canvas. AL ii. heads belong,
not only TO the same family, bat the same Persoa-
They have al tie same monstrOus eyes End thick
Ev- w.,hou. rs exception IN al tie pictures Il has
exhibited HIS subjects are not only low, but oomnoo
Tie Thirs;y DTcy Is stout uan on horseback, who
,akes brown mug from young girl; il : roadside
farm house Il d.pi s.ed condition, aDd tie surround
ing, ere Characteristic OF s'oveulness snd poverty.
The 6rover badly drawn, and sits on Is hoT.e S.
though lie Lad 10 sp.ae.
NJ. % LAKE PIE.sAsT-E. TEsgE.-A cold and
N, po,onous srdscspe which msy have some merit e
view OF certain locality bu; La, i;tle o. rone s.
picture.
No. =. ARGUING The PoINT; SyTTLISG THE
PFTsIDlSoH-A.P. TAT, A.-MT. Teii does DO, aq-
reAr 10 advantage in ,hs picture Il : excessively
commonplace: II the manner OF MOunt, but without
Mounts delcscy OF Characterization.
No. 81 PoRrRlIT OF A L.pT-J. B. SrEaRSs,
" An Stears gives the sctusl.ties Of his s.,;ers
with good deal Of visor ard precision; but lie does
not tls1-nute through the alembic Of refining and en-
roblirg imagination, painter ought iodo-l he csn
No. q. THE Hos ZADoc PELIT-CHAs. l. FL
LIoTT, y. Ave have seen good many portraits O:
the Hon. Zsdoc, but we have never seen one before
that lo ked 20 unlike him. Is not one O. Mr.. Eotts
successes.
No. g. STIII Hry1-G. W. WAIEEs.-Ii We had
the pleasure Of knowing Mr.. Waters, we would
ike TO ask him upon what principle he named
his picture A solitary MAD. standing up &c hs ankles
in snow with Gun st his shoulder, IS not particularly
Subjective Of still hunt; bu, must confess i do.
not sueges, anything else.
No. g.. VIxT AMONG THE CATsKILIs-EDw.RD c.
Pos1-Whst Is the use Of putting pictures up against
the ceiling where nobody can sc them II ! way
they have at the National Academy We know; bu.
still % lot the good Of l. This view among
the Catskirs nay be equal TO Turner or Co'e, for
sughi we know, for we canno; afford 70 dsccaie or
neck il trying TO inspect 1t.
Nc. 3 PORrRATr OF A GENTIEYAN-D. d. W.
Jams BOGIE, A. u. n. W.-Who<ver msy stand be-
hind those mysterious and tan,sEzns initials with the
dash Is very respectable person in appearance; sud
NJ. Bog'e Is given very good, but lot what might
b. called splendid portiai; Of him.
No -. TIE VIsr OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WHIrF, y A large, unToesning picture; ruff
fanylcokirg fellow Zee p-uae upon stone door, snd
a snperiIg yOUfg WOMAN SIS looking q; hin TIE
tore Ct the ocoE IS god but the consolation TO Be
derived froEn tie visit 10 j; We did d. find.
No. 40. EDWIN SHrLprS-S,xUEI LawsrScI.-
/ Who Is Edwin Shelden and who IS Samuel Law
rerce We have nothing more to say about No. 20.
Nc. IL Mill Al HaIIFAX ". 81 H. HuL-