The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-25

Empire Quadrile In Rose Holandaise Scholastic Tho
Cornell Scholastic, The Tiger Polka The Marksnan's
Poln, The Teutonia Polka, &c. II. B. Dodworth, Aston
place.
Fine Arts. W
SECOND EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS OF THE FRENCH
AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
looks we'll for the prospects Of art In this country that
foreign painters find to their account "a the risk Of
repeated ventures with their choicest works u the Ameri
can market only be the hope Of securing larger
price for their productions than they san get - home
that induces them to send them such long journey.
They incur not only the hazard Of preAtless expendi
turc, but also Of injury TO the pictures themselves BY
despatchng them far The fact that besides the regu
lar monthly renewal of the works Of German artists
In tho gallery Of the International Art Associ5lon,
we have regular periodical exhibitions Of the
French ana German schools proves that there large
and acreasng demand for first class foreign paintings
Some persons suppose that tho sale which the latter
meet with here injurious to the interests Of native
artists The Is the fact Whatever tends 10 Inn
prove tho taste of the public and TO enlarge their
ideas In regard TO art must exercise q favora-
BILE influence over the prospects Of native talent.
The time was when the works Of American painters
could stand the test Of such competition Since they
have found abroad the appreciation which, at rst they
failed 10 with At homethe estimate placed upon them
has changed greatly. Our oonoen and picture buyers
have discovered {by the Of others) that American
paintings have marketable value The works Of such
men as Church. Kenseu Dursnd, Coleman, Clifford Hun
tngton, Elliott Eastman Johnson, and of others
that we could are before they
leave the easel and rarely find their way into the market
at ALL The consequence is that every young painter who
displays the least genius Is beginning to participate
in the benefits resulting from this home patronage In
stead Of diminishing or weakening it. the importation of
European works only tends TO give creator stimulus to tho
taste for productions other fields Of rival
ry only required opportunities Of comparison disabusc
people Of the prejudice that American art was incapable
Of us noble conceptions and OF results perfect those
Of the foreign schools Instead therefore, feeling jealous
we ha the fact as proof that art is beginning 70 receive
IN this country that attention and patronage which have
been always held to mark an advanced state Of civilization
to them the better will be the position and prospects
I Of our own artists.
The works exhibiting the Gallery Of Design offer
both IN quality and variety more complete view Of the
capacities o the two modern schools which the collection
painters we have specimens BY Ansde Landseer (sr Ed
win, Stanfeld, D. Harding, Maddox Browns Clarke Cox,
ETosi hs shp soo
Ward H. Wallis r. Webster, &C or the French there
works by Antigua, Bandt Baugnict the three Bonheurs
Brion Couture, Courbet Couturcr, Devcdeux, Dubufc
Duverger Fauvelc Forth Frere (Edouard), Frcrc he
odore}, Gerald Gerome, Grenier, Gudn, Gulemin, lisa
hey, jacquard Joannes lasalc Iaorcicrre, Lapierrc,
iambnet, De Poitevin Magues, Micas, Moreau Aafal-
let Mucr Charles Lous) Noel Poreals Rosseau The
odorcJ, SAINT, sercs schlesinger (Henry), seisnac,
ga--arri Tlaysr, Iroyon, Vsyrassat Be-
such as Legs, Knaus, Van Marke Van schende Van Sc
ben, verheyden and Wilems NC, &c.
One Of the chief features Of the collection is its richness
in specimens OF the French Bucoc school of art repre-
sened by numerous works Of the Bonheurs Couturer,
Troyon and others. The pre-Raphaeites have also
contributed largely, and for those who have
been converted to their heresies there WILL doubt
much to admire in the pictures by Halliday and Wallis
the former close mitaor in sentiment of Mais In the
poetry natural grace and exquisite drawing and coorng
of of Schesingers charming conceptonsThe Temp
taonhere is to notion more real genius displayed
than in all the works Of the revived school put together
If the ideal to be wholly discarded in art nature
would be presented in aspects crude and revolving
the eye that its pictorial representations would soon fall
dscred The disciples of the pre- Raphaeite style
ignore altogether the fact that the aracveness Of nature
lies in its power Of ideazng its effects by the aid Of
the atmosphere.
Amongst the larger works is noble pastoral
scene by Troyon fine devotional picture" Even
torica composition by Jacquard" William, the First
Stakeholder of Holland, Selling his Jewes In the
Of few days there will be added to the collection the
following important pictures which unpackng
est Agnes Eve" by Holman Hunt "Bunyans Pilgrims
Progress, by Richard Redgrave, r. Al 'Ihe Duel after
"The Decadence of Rome" by Couture and The Lons'
by Iandseer Altogether this collection is Of the
most interesting and valuable that has yet been exhibit
ed in this country.
INTERNATIONAL ART INSTITUTION.
The additions to this gallery next month Will under
stand comprise several pictures Of heavy price, Amongst
them 1.-THE Funeral OF Raphael by c. Thie of Dus
seldorf, and "Otheo and Desdemona," by Professor
Kohler
MR.. r. P. ROSTERS GALLERY.
The admirers Of this artists works have now an
opportunity Of examining them collectively, at his
dencc, No II West Thirty eighth street. He has
bled in noble apartment built expressly for the purpose,
most Of the productions which have contributed cs-
tabsh his reputation. Here will be found his great pic
Of The Captivity Of the Jews "Georgione and Com
panions going to the LIDO" "The Wise and Foolish v-
gns and Of other works which have from time
to time constituted prominent features Of our public
exhibitions. The composition for large picture entitled
Charity, should not be passed by without careful
animation The labor and elaboration that have been be-
slowed on 1t makes one regret that the sketch itself
not amplied TO its intended proportions In conception,
drawing and grouping 1t is work of remarkable merit
The painting upon which Mr. Rossiter is present en-
gagged, tThe Visit of Lafayette Washington ut Mount
Vernon promises TO be of the most successful that
ndviduacs OF likeness transmitted to by Stuart and
other contemporary painters presents the chief figure
OF the group in speaking and animated attitude the
pressons OF the originals from which II Is taken being
wonderfully tansfused into the veler mood in which no
is depicted The other personagcs of the also
authentic studies the portraits Of Lafayette and Mrs
Washington being equally spirited and natural adaptations
to the eXgences Of the subject Of their well known fea
lures and characteristics. The landscape portion of the
picture the work q Mgnot whom Mr. Rosser has asso
cated with him in this task gives Mount Vernon, not
us it at present. but as II was in Washngons time Not
satisfied with his personal observations the spot, Mr.
Mgnot has been guided by the recollection of those re-
tanners of the old household whose memories preserved
the features of the existed period of La
ayette visit The result OF the combined abors of the two
artists will be to give us picture which, for fidelity
interest and characteristic effects has probably never been
surpassed by any historical work similarly undertaken
With beraity which does him credit, Mr. Rossiter an
nounces his intention to throw open his collection grau
tousy to the public The days that he has fixed upon for
this purpose are the Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays