New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-16

| he would be glad TO stay here at hali-prce 10 the
| end of his useful career. TIE TRIBUNE 'eVs up
| 10 be phiIanthrOpic-pity, then the sorrows OF =
pcor old man whose limbs tremble at the Thought VI
rong out Of the doors Vt the Legation Mason the
| Vrcnian | .ay, the last development of American
eentilty far SURPRISES any barbarous Iydus-I"o
Pooh from tie islands Of the in hi ntegumenti
| adorpiDgs a. any German well born and trans
| pareDt" diplomat surpasses him. Tydus-P room
| paints with his Own hand, directly and rudeiy,
On the bare skin, the yariegated marks indicative vi
| his position in Fecjean society. Tie American
Plenpoteuary bids tailor stitch adown III. ischla
tie nerve and about the collar and flaps OF his d.
| plCmatic coat the washcd-god emblazonment OF
American civilization. The Baron Galvano-pa
tiQue De Ruoz far Surpasses Mason IN iacttlOus
brilliancc as Mason does I. p Pooh, and over al
pasters his padded breast with the orders OF the Lion
and other hcrsldc beasts, which measure, from me
tip Of the to the tip of the tail, distance that
outTuns the limits OF his masters ducal dolInioh-'
But preiermit the elaboration Of this theme, WINCH
| l purpose 10 enlarge 10 m6mOiTc one day and pre-
| scEt 10 Tic Historical S0ctciy.
was saying that / wished / knew whether the
Russian nOtoricty would would net come 10 fdrls
to-day. Because if were sure that he would, then
| could 90 right on-with photographic PRINT an
| article in the Universal Biography and the
letters written the past week 10 Paris Journals CIV
iug account OF his reception at TOulon, Tor 0rsia
| documents-to an eyewitness description OF his
appearance and an interesting description OF the man
| generally. Ny letter would be made. And, am
euTe, it would be IN entertaining one For nave
frequent occasion to remark that few subjects are
so interesting 10 Republican Americans as European
ROYALTIES and their accessories lt Is only threc
DAYS ago that had tho great good fortune to meet
dear old friend from America. man deseryediy hish
III one of the noblest professions, in your city And
| what do You think one OF his most ardent
desires Why, to see the Emperor oi course. ~
ardent was il that he took off his hat with profound
provincial respect to gentleman whom We met
| airing himself in the Rue RIvOh in roture q Ia
| Daumont who bore as little resemblance II Napo-
| leon Third as your correspondent. And l would
lay handsome wager, if were III the habit oil Det-
| ting and had the pecune, that Of the Americans
in Paris to-day there will be five times az many on
| the BOueyards 10 see the passage OF the Russiah
| Duke as have gone within the last week, ~ ieast
their eyes and their sense OF the beautiful 10 the
| temporary Exhibition OF Paul Dearoche' spantings
Most OF the works Of this careful artist nave
| been collected from public museums and private
collections, and are exhibited for lew weeks III
| temporary gallery erected in the Ecoe des Beaux
| Arts the permanent locality OF his "Dnderiui
Ucmicycle, already 20 well known IN America,
| thanks 10 the skiul BURN OF llenriquel Dupont.
Criticism or description would be much easier To
write than to read. will only say to those oi your
| readers who from previous knowledge might be H.
|
| duced any works finer than his latest; and, among
| these cannot refrain from expressing my admlra-
| ton Of " La Cenci Going To Execution which, II
| could have but one would j think, be my choice
of all that he has done. Ii was painted III 100 or
1856 forget which and is the property OF gen
tlpmsn of Rheims, and is not as yet known by en-
craving More is the pity: for, like all OF Dearoche'
works it lends itself as the French say by careful
ness Of drawing and precision of outline, to repro
duction by the burin The exquisite beauty OF the
piece does not preclude the tragic sentiment apprO-
pirate 10 the scene Let lis hope that It's owner
viii not refuse TO the world more general ENJOY
ment of its excclences. | may say here to the
owners of Hcnriqucl Dupont's engraving, that has
Hemicycle always seems t. me more perfect thilg
than the great original at the Ecole DIES BeauX Arts.
Since have touched subject which, just at
present occupies the attention of the better part OF
Paris more wOrthily than the advent OF RUSSIAN
Dukes, may say Il word Of the Annual exhibition
Of French Paintings soon 10 be opened III the cA-
palace OF Industry. 1t promises TO be of unusual
merit although Couture aud some other eminent
artists refuse their contributions Dere whose name
was first published i'll America IN the columns OF HE
T8IBUNE (take some credit to yourselves for hdt).
offers a scene from the CTimean war; and WON an
other Those who are familiar with the battle
pieces in the Contes Drolaiqucs, La Samtc Russe,
Rabelais and the Wandering Jew of the frstnaulcd
Of these artists or with the Retreat from Russia
and the March down the BOucyards in lSl5 Of the
other can Judge in advance somewhat of their stir
ring quality. lngrcs contributes n nude Naladc,
which is said by those who have seen il to be in Its
urpasSing beauty the master piece OF the master.
AIRY Scheficr, who think | may say II without
fear of contradiction from any one who has contem-
plated his better works say bis Mignonne, or Fran
ccsca di Rimini or the Lannoyan, trdnsiIses more
soul and true poetic sentiment Ia canvas than any
other living artist-Ary Schetter, inspired by SYM
pathy for a noble cause and an llustrl0us friend,
NAYS a noble homage 10 noble misfortune in his
Death Of the Daughter of MANN. President Of
the short-livcd Venetian Republic Of l-i--9. Other
names less known in America, but justly hOnored
here make large contributions. Cranch, May, and
one or two other American painters also send spc-
| cimens of their works. Before l pass from the
theme of art must tell as il was told To me by
| French painter the other day, an ahecdote OF
Schefer which reveals the secret OF his success as
the master of plastic sentiment. The phrase is not
| n bsppy one Gut serves well enough, perhaps TO
| express what mean and what he does. When he
pants his subject becomes TO hs creative lmsglna-
ton a real parsonage, with whom he talks ii had
almost said, conversely as he gives IL FORM thus
| he eIcites in himself full communion aud sympathy
with the growing creatures OF his fancy. And so
| my informant's informant one day surprised him
| overcome with emotion, weeping ana painting at
once. and amid broken words and signs finishing one
| of his finest and most touching masterpieces.
Unless the influx of our travelling countrymen
and The constant applause With Which the leafs oi
strength and cOntOrtOn OF our esteemed fellow
citizen. Mr.. Layater, Lee" and his caOutchOuc
children are nightly greeted atthe Napoleon Clrcas
! are TO be spoken OF, do not thlnK OF anything
further worthy of notice this week. four London
correspondent, A. p. c.. attends to the Neuichatel
affair which seems near solution, and 10 the bal
snce of power in Europe generally-that balance
ubich wa. Nitty enough characterized some forty