New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN
IFsurtb Article.1

No o. PLUcKI.G A CoUkTRYMAN-Wlt. MORGAN.
Let us not be misunderstood. Artists who exhibit
tictures want them noticed; they exhibited for the
express purpose Of being noticed. People who read
pewspapers BY seeing the Of an artist whose
ck is noticed, know there is such an artist IL rs most
cfsrable too 10 the artist that his work should be ia
soaby noticed. To call it br to be fppant, in the
critic even though il deserve to he called bad. But
Nhs, shall be- done Pass it by without notice That
will cause stll greater displeasue. The artist VIII feel
tat he Is neglected; his sensitive nature will suggest
10 him thousand dsquietiDg id as, aud he Will ieei
Ike ruep,pe himself. or the man who neglected him.
lbroueb with his naul-stck. That we may do as
much Good and as little harm as possible in these
necessarily brief notices of the Academy, we nave
been oompclled to be fippant, and sententiouS, and
sure,clons We regret it extremely, but cannot help
i ANY one good picture deserves as much said OF II
a.. have been able to say of all. What essays have
hoo, written ON HogaIth, what tones on Raphael,
vi at libraries on Claude and Turner! But we can
oply notice very briefly we advance with the cat
,locue "Plucking Countiyman," then, tppantly
speaking but yet honestly, is not good picture The
mechar c al art displayed in it IA not good, and the tale
j, tells is exceedingly vulgar and commonplace In
addition to which, it is not distinctly told
No. &C. CABINET PoRTRnT-SIR j. w GORDON,
PRS. S.A.-Sir John Watson Gordon s President of
the Royal Scottish Academy, and we lift our pen to
hin a. token of respect. There is nothing 10 this
little portrait which indicates superior artist; but it
has the appearance of faithful likeness ard in that
lbe merit of the painting lies.
Nos7 LASDscAPE-R. CHAMpSEY.
No % LAoo DI NIvIE-W. w. WoTHERsrooN -
Mr. wotherspoon has been spoiled by Italy lie
tainted much better pictures than this before going
abroad His style gave evidence Of an homes: pur'
poso VI bis own but in this indtinct and feeble at
t,mpt al deaizing landscape he makes an undoubted
failure II is an emasculated look q; nature with all
ihe juice and substance of the original left out
No 90 PORTRAIT OF 4 AGESTLEMAS-F. ScHLEzEL.
No 100. Dora AND GIP--W. t. MATTHEW'S
tip is rather feeble looking spaniel looking us full
IL the face but the artist dtrustet his ability to paint
Dora ~ he has given view Of the back part OF
Lex head which is not in the least suggestive of Cop
re,fcds child-wiie
No ", OLD MAN OF THE MouSIAIS-JoHS VII
,,,,.os-An unaffected and prosy view OF the Fran
&, r;s Mountain, with the profile of the "old Man.
~ mo popTR,lr OF LADY-S \ MoUNT, n. A.
No ,oa GAN. A. MAcDosALD-F. b. CARfESrER,
"A verv excellert picture. The portrait Is strong
E rds,dualiztd; is good in drawing and admirable
IN clor. The defect of it not u common one in por-
,-s,,yr. Il has too familiar look, as though the
,.,e,sl ie, himself entirely at case in whatever COM
r,nx me might happen to be placed We can readily
tn;ve n little quiet dignity aud reserve of msnser in
q poiuait.
No i0A THE SKATERs-WN. R,SSFr, A.-Mr.
U,,pey !. an srt-t of decided talent but il would not
lee d,sc~yered from this picture alone.
No. ,os. SUNRISE ~ KArrKRsxILL CLovr-T. II.
IloTCRKIss
No. IO6. STORM IN KAuTERsSILL CLovE-f. H.
uorcgKr,s These two little pictures have very de-
c.dtd good points the imagination and observation
they d noe are much better than the executive skui
of The art.. No. iO6 is full of gustiness, and the
,,o,m fairly howls through the Landscape.
No iO7. ArTUss-ErGESE CRAIo.
No. 10s. CABINET PORTRAIT OF 6ESfIfAAS-
HESRy A. Loos.
No 100. FALrnr-C. l. ELLIOTT, N. Ans
Characteristic little sketch has taken the admirers oil
NJ, Elliott by surprise. for there were few who knew
tsn te was capable Of such an exquisite piece Oh
'asscteris,ic painting. 1t is simply the head oi
s'Jsard old topper, who is full Of liquor and echery'