The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-16

hurrylng onward to their fearful leap-broken into
ten thousand eddies by the rocky lodges over which
they fall-and dragging with them, in their fight
"a gnarled tree trunk, whose twisted bougbs
are wildly tossed like human arms-in a vain appeal
for help. In the centre--through a light veil
of vapory mist which literally floats upward from
the abyss below--and across and through whose
feathery wreaths is thrown the rainbow's resplen-
dent arch-is seen the Great Fall itself, visibly de-
scending to the eye, not in unbroken sheet but
in innumerable cataracts falling from each project
| ing ledge and lip of rock. Beyond-as far as the
eye can reach-a succession of curling lines of foam
like white-plumed squadrons advancing to the
charge-indcate the swift approach of the widen
ing stream.
Such is the picture as well as we
can describe it, and separate the component parts
of its perfect and harmonious whole. Of its exc
cution we only say-that in every line it bears
the impress of careful study and patient elabora-
ton. Never-perhaps, has running water been
more truthfuly delineated; EVERY ripple
seems to be curling--every eddy to be
whirling-and each to be instinct with mo-
ton. In wonderful contrast to all ths-is the calm
and Sabbath-like repose of the sunset sky-and the
solemn stiffness which seems to breathe through
the autumnal woods. The rainbow is like an lllu-
seems to pass from the canvas upon the gded frame
Altogether-the whole work is triumph of art,
of which ali Americans may be justly proud, and
if any of our readers have not seen it. we can only
repeat for their benefit-the punning advice given
by the London Punch when this picture was on ex-
hibtion abroad-that 'ths CHURCH of America
'should be visited by all worshippers ofthe Beauti
"ful"
a tD,nnt fba ahny h..
another picture by an English artist-Mr T. j.
| BARKER-desgned to represent the great Horse
Race in the Corso at the close of the Roman Carni-
val. 1t is huge afiair-covering fifteen feet by
nine-of painted canvas. Unlike CHURcH's pic
ture-whose greatest merit is its sober truth and
conscientious reality-ths painting is somewhat of
fancy sketch. Instead of the sorry nags that
usually in this novel race the horses in the pic
ture studied after originals in the Prince PIoM-
BINos stables-pure Roman barbs, belonging to the
finest stud in Rome. In fact, the whole picture is
made up of studies, and, we had almost sad was
rather a combination of pictures,-than one. Fine
drawing there undoubtedly is in it, and effective
cooring too The foreshortenng of the steed, in
the right hand corner, whose eyes the groom
| is trying to shade from false start,
which gives rise to the central group and chief in
terest of the picture-is particularly fine. There is
wonderful power and vigor too in that mans arm
and grasp, and much resolution in his countenance
who is trying to manage white horse-near the
centre-of great spirit and fiery action. So, Also
the haze in the atmosphere, produced by the clouds
of dust which rise from beneath the horses hoors
and settle heavily on all surrounding objects is
well expressed while the perspective of the build
ings in the Piazza del Popolo-the Porto built after
designs by MICHAEL ANGELo--the church of s. Ma
RIA del POpolo-and the obelisk brought from Egypt
by AUGUSTUS CHsAR-leaves positively nothing to
be desired. let-the impression produced by the
picture is we think, far from agreeable one, and
although in altogether different style, and
hardly, therefore, a fair subject for comparison,
we are rather pleased, than otherwise, at the con-
trast it affords to the work of our American artist
in the room below
There is still another picture at CARIss
hanging in the little accustomed back
room-so familiar to all lovers of art in Baltimore
which has attracted much admiration, since it
has been on exhibition here, and which, we regret
to learn, must leave for Washington to-day. 1t is
HERRING's "VWoge Blacksmith OF the engrav-
ing after this picture, we have heretofore spoken
in terms of merited commendation-and to what
we have already said in its praise we have nothing
to add now-except that the principal merit of the
engraving is its perfect fidelity to the originals
which is more than be said-by- the-way-of
the colored photographic prints of the ''Niagara"
The " Village BIackmmith'' is the property of the
"COsMoPoLrTAN ART-UNIoN,"-every subscriber to
which receives one of the engravings in question
BESIDES being entitled to chance in the lottery
for the original