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


Quadrllles The Polka Redowa, Dodworth's Gems from
the Ball Room "a Little Cot all Own, The Evergreen
Empire Quadrle, La Rose Hollandasc Schorishe, The
Cornell Schottishe, The Tiger Polka, The Marksman's
Polln The Teutonia Polka &C.: H. B. Dodworth, Astor
place.
Fine Arts.
SECOND EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS OF THE FRENCH
AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
looks well for the prospects ofa In this country that
foreign painters find TO their account To the risk Of
repeated ventures with their choicest works u the Amer
can market only bethe hope Of securing Aarger
price for their productions than they san get . home
that induces them TO send them on such long journey
They incur not only the hazard Of proatess expendi
turc but also of injury TO the pictures themselves by
despachng them far The fact that besides The regu
lar monthly renewal Of the works Of German artss
in tho gallery Of the International Art Association,
we have now as regular periodical exhibitions Of the
French and 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 s injurious to the interests Of native
artists. The is the fact Whatever tends 10 i'm
prove the taste Of the public and TO enlarge their
ideas In regard 10 art must exercise favora-
BILE influence 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 meet with homethe estimate placed upon them
has changed greatly Our coosceni and picture buyers
have discovered by the eyes Of others that American
paintings have marketable value. The works Of such
men az Church. Kensett Durand, Coleman, Clifford Hun
tngon Elliott Eastman johnson, and scores Of others
that could accordingly purchased 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,
nf rnn nf
European works only tends TO give greater stimulus the
taste for native productions AS in most other fields rival
only required opportunities OF comparison TO dsabusc
people Of the prejudice that American incapable
noble conceptions and Of results as perfect as those
Of the introduction Of large collections Of foreign works
hail the fact proof that art s beginning to receive
this country that attention and patronage which have
been always held mark advanced state Of civilization
and refinement The more encouragement that IS held
TO them the better will be the position and prospects
Tho works now exhibiting the Gallery Of Design offer
both in quality and variety more complete view Of the
represents than the first exhibition. or the English
painters have specimens by Ansde Iandseer (sir Ed
n%ere Haay Msrns
Lewis Lee, Linnel Miais, Philip Poole, Solomon, NJ
d U ~ the @ Tec ars
(Rosa, juette and Auguste), Bouquet, Jules Breton,
Brion Couture, Courbet Couturier Devedeux, Dubufe
Duverger Fauvect Fortn Frere (Ed0uard) Frere Crhe
odore), Gerald Gerome, Grenier, Gudn, Gucmin, lisa
bey acquand Joannes Iasallc Iamoricicrre Lapierrc
let Mucr Charles Lous) Noel Portcals Rosseau The
odorc), SAINT, serrcs schlesnger Henry, Seignac,
saes ,ee there nrs works Sy painters S ehsr se
such us Leys Knaus, Van Mafke Van Schende Van Sc
ben, verheyden and wilems, NC, &c.
One of the chief features Of the collection its richness
in specimens OF the French Bucoc school of art repre-
sented by works Of the Bonheurs Couturier
Troyon and others. The pre-Raphaeites have also
been converted to their heresies there will no doubts be
much to admire in the pictures by Halliday and Wallis
,Ioo ip In Tho
poetry natural grace and exquisite drawing and coorng
of one Schesinger's charming gconceptons"The Temp
n-there u.s. notion, real genius displayed
than in all the works of the revived school put together
II the ideal to be wholly discarded in art nature
would be presented in aspects so crude and revolving TO
the eve that pictorial representations would fall
into discred The disciples OF the preRaphaete style
ignore altogether the fact that the aracveness of nature
lies in it's power Of ideazng its own effects by the aid Of
Amongst the larger works is noble pastoral
scene by Toyon hne devotional @ maj s5e.,sa Eye S
torica composition by Jacquand" William, the First
Stakeholder Of Holland Selling his Jewels" In the course
of few days there will be added to the collection the
following important pictures which unpacking,
"st Agnes Eve,' by Helman Hunt "Bunyan's Pilgrims
the Masquerade" by Gerome iada," by AIRY schefer;
"The Decadence Of Rome y by Couture, and The Lions,
by Landseer Altogether this collection s one Of the
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 G. Thel, Of Dus
scldorf and "Othello and Desdemona," by Professor
Kohler
MR.. t. P. RossITER's GALLERY
The admirers Of this artists works have 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
Of the productions which have contributed
absh his reputation. Here will be found his great pic
Of "The Captivity Of the Jews "Georgone and Com
panions going to the LIDO" "The Wise and Foolish vr
gins, and Of other works which have from time
to time constituted prominent features Of 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 makes regret that the sketch itself
not amphed to its intended proportions In conception
s hoh 2, ar m
gagged "Thc Visit Of Lafayette TO Washington Mount
Vernon promises to be Of the most successful that
this artist has undertaken Whilst 1t preserves all the
ndivduatcs Of likeness transmitted by Stuart and
other contemporary paners presents the chief figure
Of the group In speaking and animated attitude, the
preesons of the originals from which II is taken being
wonderfully transused into the veer mood in which he
depicted The other personagcs of the also
authentic studies, the portraits of Lafayette and Mrs
Washington being equally spirited and natural adaptations
to the cxigcncics Of the subject Of their well known ea
and characteristics The landscape portion the
picture, the work Of Mgnot whom Mr. Rossiter has
ciaed with him in this task, gives Mount Vernon
is AT out as III washington Not
satisfied with his personal observations the spot Mr.
Mgnot has been guided by the recollection of those
aincrs of the old household whose memories preserved
the features of the place existed at the period of La
ayees visit The result OF the combined abors of the two
artists will be TO give picture which, for fidelity
interest and characteristic effects has probably been
surpassed by any historical work similarly undertaken
With liberaly which does him credit Mr. Rosser
nounceS his intention to throw open his collection gratu
ously to the public The days that he has fixed upon for
this purpose tho Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays
OF each week. and tickets Of admission be procured
~ N mil chuuc Ha,l
and Williams h Stevens.
MADAME ANNA BISHOP ~ BRooKIyN.-Ths charming vo
cas gives her first concert at Brooklyn Tuesday next
| She will be supported by signor Morno, Madame Won
Berkel and Herr Wcdemeyer.