New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-10

ain. nj bringing the exact sciences into contempt by
exhibiting one Of their most llustrous expounder3 IN
so unfavorablc manner However, truth is mighty,
in spite Of priests and painters, and the Gaiieos will
have the b. At Of it ia the long run.
No ISL -BRlH-PLacE OF DR. HoR,cE GREEN
JAMES HoPE.-As Dr.. Green has rerdercd important
service to m, deal science we are glad to know that
he was born in this picturesque oc1liiy, where he
Gist lo ked out upon rough nature FROM the Windows
Of a desolate country tavern
No. ls3. The GAMBLER AND DEArH-J. w EHS-
NIGER An admirable Pointing in al parts, 30 far "a
the mechanical execution goes; perfect in drawing
and upexceptioDable in color, carefully finished and
patiently -tn6i.d. But what it means, or what senti
mort it enbodes We have been unable 70 discover
a man, tcribly in eanest his face full of socitudo
and care. sits at table play ing cards with skeleton
which wears slouched hat with red feather. Ii
Mr.. Elnirger would but employ some intelligent
iIerd to give him idea, we have no DOUBT he could
produce great picture for he possesses very rare ex
ecutive ability.
No. 1914. The SAvoYARD-E. JoHysoy.-lIete is q
work Of att whose only lack is that have i'm
puted to the work last noticed. II is painful TO
such elaboraieness such exquisite fidelity TO nature,
such power and fine perception bestowed upon sub
jet which he's no particular meaning aud suggests no
story to the imagination Of the spectator. The picture
consists of single figure, young Savoyard leaning
against wall: his fesh young face has slight tnge
OF seriousness in il which may possibly be suggestive
of home-sickness. The came artists Gamblers,
in the large room, il a. fine work as
this in point Of mechanical execution, but Infinitely
above it in dramatic intent The SavOyard, however,
is painting of extraordinary beauty and merit; the
details are given with marvellous e1ectitude without
in any degree destroying the breadth of effect, or
interfering with the face of the Savoyard. The style
of this painting the very antpodes of that adopted by
Mr. Hunt; ard there could not be better contrast
of two opposing schools Of art than this picture Of the
Savoyard and that Of the Fortune Teller i'm the next
rocn) Afford Look frat upon this and then upon
that and decide which of the two is the best calcu
lated to the purposes Of ant and to be endura-
bic. II would be great honor to our Academy if it
could boast of having produced the painter of the
Savoyard; but We see that his pictures painted
in Holland.
No zoe. The OLD LIZARD HEAD, CoRswALL,
EyGLAyD-J. G. PHILP.-This is the only water color
painting worth noticing in the exhibition. The artist
is, of course, an Engshman, as they don't paint in
water-coors in any other part of the world. IL is
heavy surf rolling in upon the beach is painted in
mastery mann er and with fine effect. If our artists, in
stead of running all over the world in search of bits"
of landscape would but stay at home and study the
superb marine scenery of our bay river and sea coast
we might hope that more of them, in time, would be
able to produce toleraby effective marine picture
No. 207. The EARL OF EssEx's DRAWING Room,
CusHIoBURY-wILLIAM HUST.-As an interior view
Al: Il. Init
supposed at the fist glance that it drawing of
some parvenu parlor in the Fifth avenue, and were
wondering at the bad taste displayed in it, but discov
erng it to be the apartment of great British noble
nsn did not in the least degree change opinion Of
its clumsy character. There are hundreds of much
finer drawing.rooms all over the city.
No. 2l5 ROMAN PEASANT GIRL. L. FREEMAN,
n A-Tbis is the third view we have of the Roman
Peasant Gill, by Mr.. Freeman, in this Exhibition and
this is altogether the best of the three.
No 243. SAMUEL b. RUGGLEs-S SAMUEL law
REScE.--If in our previous notice of the portraits
Of Mr.. Lawrence, we let drop any remarks which
seemed to underrate his talent for this style of draw
irg, we desire TO make amends for it Mr.. Law
renoes art is rot Of high order; he sketches his
heads pleasantly preserving the character of his sit
ter, and imparipg an air Of refinement which adds
greatly to the value of portrait But bis heads are
only Observation-Disclosures Of the subject rather than
full development of them and far they go, they
are most satisfactory If he attempted to do more he
would spoil the effect and he wisely stops at the
point where his genius deserts him.
No. 2i6 WATER Rock AND FoLIAGE-JoHS Rus.
KIY-With all our admiration for Mr.. Ruskin as
critic, we must still pronounce this drawing of his
pure trumpery There is nothing in it; and the acct
dental wipe Of a whtevash brush or smoky wall
would produce Just as close resemblance to rock
water and foliage as this elaborate but worthless
drawing.
There are some more works in this condemned hole
where the light is insufficient to show them for the
catalogue runs up to No. 2ss, ending in wretched
painting which ought never to have been admitted.
But there are no more which specially call for com.
ment, and as this day closes the Exhibition, we will
here close our notice.
There are a good many excellent pictures in the
exhibition small as the whole number ia but there are
none that give any indication of a school of Art
of new order Of artists rising into being among u.s.
Everything is conventional and small; and the air of
an artistic atmosphere Of feeling for art like that
which we daily see manifested in our literature. is
wholly wanting. We must confess il, with great
unwingness and sad feeling-but there are none of
the germs of greatness which country like ours ought
to give tokens of in the arts of design. Mr. Hunt
painted his pictures in Paris Mr. Peele painted his in
London, and Mr.. johnson painted his at the Hague.
The little studies of grasses and foliage which are full
Of be auty and promise, are it is true, American and
redolent Of our soil. So is the little painting by
TAFT of quals-but there is little beside that seems
like budding excellence.
The Academy has of course, done the best it could
but if this ALL if it do better it had better
disband shut up, and give the artists an opportunity
to form new institution, to get along as well as
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