Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-08

scribe,s have notified us they are frequently
deprived of their papers. We hope that this abuse
will not he aIl,wed in future, but should it contin-
ne, we shall feel constrained To name the partcu-
lar Offices against which the charge Is made.
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Cosu,p,11r,S ARr.USIoN.-This Asso 'iation is
literally an Constitution" radatlng INTO the re-
hottest mart of the United States. Canada, and the
West Indies Founded in june 1904 II was
chartered in Nav 1855. and has ever since been,
like the Thane Of Cawdur, "A prosperous gentle
man !" IL has the leading features of the Art
Uninns of Europe, at exactly half the p,'cc =
Each subscriber pays 50 yea., which entities
linn To a quarterly Art-Jonraat Published by the
association tn n lirst-cass engraving. (wolth four
times the subseription), and Ia n tair chance OF
work of art painting, sculpture, sometimes OF
great value Powers Greek Slave was one of the
prizes given by the Association Among the prizes
for the present year, to be drawn in January, will
he the original painting Of the Village Black
smith" by Herring.
The ensravngs, in preceding years, impressions
If Which are exclusively reserved for Members of
the Association are Saturday Night" manifest
Destiny" and The Village Blacksmith" For
the present year the Directors have purchased.
from Lloyd Brothers, Of London, the beautiful en-
craving, by james, Faed, Of 'Shakspeaie and his
Friends" painted by his brother, John Faed, If
the Royal Academy of Scotland. This was origin
ally nut in hard rs Il subscri pon plate u be suld
at $40 and 500 per impression, hut the quantity OF
work upon it delayed the engraving So long that
the Publishers Iele unable to deliver it in time
and finally sold the plate to the Cosmopolitan Art
Association. The plate is an important one, in
size % by % inches, on paper 30 10y ~.
Shakespeare represented as the central figure Of
the group sits at n table surrounded 10y fourteen
Of his m ,st illustrious contemporaries. Opposite
him are Thomas Sackvlle. Earl of Dorset. the an
thor statesman, and William Camden, the anti
ouarian Farther on are John Fletcher, the dra-
matist and the ilustruus Francis Bacon. In the
back grounJ. John Selden, the antiquary, stands
between "slvertonguei Sylvester" translator ol
DuBartas, and Francis Beaumont the playwright
Side by side with Shakespeare sits ''rare Ben Jon
SON." Near him are John Donne, poet and divine
and Samuel Daniel, who succeeded Spencer, as
Poet. Laureate On the left of Shakespeare, we
have gallant Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Robert Cot
ton. whose library now enrches the British Mu-
scum, is talkingto Shakespeare, and Thomas Deck
err, author Of "Syora mastrix." in which he
laughed AT Ben Jonson, occupies q seat on the ex-
IRENE left. The grouping is admirable wholly
free from stiffness, and the likenesses are from
the most authentic contemporary portraits The
costume is that of the Elzabethan era. The nc
cessories of the picture few, the painters de-
sign being to avid drawing away the attention
from the persons whom lie drew. There Is a lit
tleantlque furniture, and the window, with its
drapery, i. beautifully drawn On the whole this
is the finest engraving vet presented 10y the Art
Union to its members. The plate arrived III this
country in May, and as the process OF printing
from il has been in,lustiuusly going on ever since
since, the engraving will speedily. be ready for de-
livery to neutrality-suspicious. to be supplied
in tie order oi the entry of the names on the
books.
Mr.. Alexis Alexander. is the Lynchburg agent
for the Association. to receive subscribers names
and deliver the engravings and prizes.