, 1860-10-04

Fur t!= rrd tAst IT: ntserm IT a.ain
AsaEce1 v til lit !ted in itc river.
American artists Abroad.
lTne following letter 10 Mr. Eolk, ,he sculp. |
tor, JUS. received from Florence, ID By 4 citizen
Of li:ino:s-Gn artist who weut abroad two |
years ego, to study his nrl Of Landscape Paint. |
inS-and is o young gent!enea Of energy and
fce tsIcE:s, and intends Locating in Chicago
Mr.. Waugh, referred to il ths letter. is also
cis;zcn Of Illinois, and you1g ran oi decided
sbility as paictcr o(lEnd* cape.-EDs. r. &. T..
F1oaxcz, aug. ii. 1850.
Mr. DEAR yArLK:-attcr = long silence, /
Sci you artists gre etin= t.c1n :his :lress ot
l:aLa's cities, where | hare been s.j turning
zinc. my departure from Paris. eudeavo:irk to
avail myself Of the manifold advantages to be
gained BIZ the earnest searcher after artistic
knowledge. 1t is u1neccBsury for me to speak
Of tito 1lchcrss Of tue treasures contained in
the GALLERIES Of the Utzzi or Pitt Palaces, or Of
the lorelirs=s Of She landscapes which surrouod
Fl1rcnce, for you are familiar with them 1ll.--
Fran rcrly spring hare buen bus,ly engaged
uoon sketches obteIuesl within sight the dome
Of the ca htd-at, a held from which much hus
been selected oy artists trcal our own aud o;h-
er countries; hut its beauties are still the same,
-eyer fresh ard inexhaustlb!e. Perhaps i:
we Id be mast i.trres:lug 10 you to lcEtu soIne.
:hln:. OF lltc Plumbers at the fraternity" al
presen: rcs;aisg kerc-
often visit of rowcrs's studio; and between
the ,,ar- !.euu,1fui wo1 ks there exhibited, and
| the III .b!li.y ct thc artist, II says 20 away
Pleased. L. il now in,i,n full It joy meut Of the
| appreciation of his genics by The world in gen
| eral, although his reputation hta somewhAt sus-
| fertL through sntue ct his ia:r works. 1t is
not my pIuE1lce to speak oi 7he merits n de-
| merits d the W~bstrrs 50 severely criticised ny
| 81 IL Z - fLnf r. ~ 1!kp fi4nie1H
their id.Il, nr!ist must neeos produce form
| approaching tha supernatural! b. fors It eau b.
| accepted as !, ssmb NJ tie originsl. There
Was !. time vi rv~ers s:ooa pre.emsaent
| among our American Sculp:ors, but elnce the
| works Of Crawford, E.uoolpb, Rogers, acd
| many others lR7G Y1ne ,orth ln.D the world, be
| lus urer torced 10 lnoE we'll to mis- 1aurets. lie
l,ss made host d copies Vi the "l'1oscapiue"
and .'Fish+r hoy" for partieE both at home
aud aLscat. Among bas 1nore recrat woEkshis
A1ur.ica aai Cui.uri,ia dc>esre the most et,eo-
ton. | believe it is generally acknowledged
tllat he hus no superior ii portrait butts-soule
OF his lutls. are m arrels in fnkh and truthful
ress.
/ The elder Ile7t las not yet returned from
America, whittier he went ts be present at the
inauguration Of his Eta:us Of Clay at New Or
leans. Robert Hart is now engaged upon
| nust q: Tueoa 1re Parker. who, you are aware,
died tere il May !as,. lie was fortunate in OBJ
taioing u c.st Of his face after death. .in-
| cerelE hope that tie numerous admirers OF Par
Re: will give the artist u liberal commission,
for be is certainly deserving. lie has recently
flushed euccessful buss ot bliss Chapman, Of
| Hostpn, Il lrdy af 1auch talent who ii at present
here preparing herself for the stage. Oiher
works in progress prnmise much tow ards es-
taDI'rbiag his reputation.
Cali re,urrs to America sonn with his statue
Of Jet]erscp, the commission far which was
| given him by the University Of Virginia. The
! drapipg waE modelled after the clothes Inst
woln LT Jeffereon, as,d in this particular the
statue VII. bs quite different from an others OF
the distinguished man. $l0,0JU goes into the
pockets Of III. A1ttsI for this work. Surely
American scutptors ought not to complain:
GAlt has recently invented very simple and
1 elticacious little instrument for tatiug the ex'
" net modelling Of bust, y hich he With liberal
lty proposes to give 10 those who wish to use it
a few words about The brothers Of tht
brush.
= Gould has recently finished carefully
= wrouxb: Turkish scene, which We think vii
: please the most tastidous PRO. 1kaphReile. II,
= is nos d: tae hs1hs ot Sueca for the benefit Q
: | his Health. Fedder's studio con aims muc!
that is interesting, both in the department 0
! landscape and figures. At the late exhibition
O.: lbe bell, Arli he WAS among the lew fGrsu
nate who were able to d'spo ot their works Il
good prices. he has extraordinary talent fo
!, caIor aud c3nauosItion, sud predict for him
euccessiul fu1ure~ uotchkss is now in Swiz
e1laud, but returns 10 Florence in September
Dufu. the summer be bus nude many faithful
Waugh is nlaking rapid advancement
He Sns rccentiv forwarded 70 Cincinnati m
R1ck Island several Swiss and Italian lant
NJ sc.p.s waicl, will no: fail TO attrac: atteu
zion. I must In. fail to mention Green,
Young Eagti-:l artist, who goes to America j
the ensuing sps,n;; to remain permanently. u
is scholar Of Co.ure, md his works rosses
much Of ti,s power ot the French schooi. II
~ ~ huR Il lurge canvas upon the easel entit!t
N "Fostuns Distributing Her Gifss,' Ehlc
promises to be production Of no ordir2'
merit. yedder, Waugh, Green and yor
humble correspondent hive recently sp&l
few weeks IL. Folterra, a curious ol
r towa Of the Middle Ages, where We fcnn
: numerous objects 70: tie peccil beth IA It
Is Landscape Of the neishborhuod and the pictu
IL +saue costume 0: the people, 1t il ths site
nd the ancient Etruscan city OF the SAME name, TT
~ taeuv relics .; its former Importance remalu,
}. walls, gases, tonbs, &c.
:, I iave iunt returned from q party vistt
- Rome and Naples, journey which my tr1en.
,1a considered uticr drd By considerable rick in d
ue, present turbulent t'ues, bnt an American pas
4 nor. seems to be respected wneteverit it Is take
tt, IL nor;c met with very kind reception
;, The ar lists thut nss Ut pEeaent in the cit
m Found 1soscrs busily engaged upon the RENAL
= ing figures for the Washington moounes
n Ills studio is filed with many works in p
-, rress which show the power ot the artist-
goss to Munich shortly 10 tuperintend the ca
lar Of this doors Of tic capitol. which wo
FB viii. ] venture TO say, produce sensation nh
il reaches its 'xtinasion, for it is Of the hght
III. rank, linchGrt is modelling figure full Of bes
tT and o1aca entitled the '' " oman Of Samam1
ago. His portruit busts OF sor:e OF our d'sp
.u'. | couatrymea are among the best produced
,.r. anv scnlptor-
nin.. The studio Of the lamented Crawford still
oun' mains OPEN for the completion Of many. Of
t,oy unfinished works. Mcz!er, Fale, and N
en Hos,ner ere on visit to America. Stor
"" emma. where they are to be joined BY
i.roTniucs and Walter Savage Lapdos, fs
. F.orerce. had the pleasure Of looking o,
n. / = COLLECTION cf paintings nt Freeman 8 stuo
.xs. ! made W Of tbs sketches and finished works
!. II | American and other pntnters Fdslclng a. hoi
;ai,S stIS which be ia about sending to Ne" aofk
ieaez sele: there sre n,auy Of Freemans own p'ctu
p.rta xuong tl1-1. AL lovers Of the beautiful !
y s4s he rratied In visiting tho studio OF Wllia
~ n In The combination Of landscape and figure
i csn consider him unsurpassed. 1t Rives me p
~ sure to know that sou,e Of thu citizens OF
caeo. who were in Rome last winter, haTe gi
him liberal commissions lie is now sketch
amidst the lovely scenery 0! the Ialand
. ,.s, 95f Capri but weary ron with snch an ano
nsie At Nspiss I found the citi=.ns daily expect
%. % 20. o. the hero Ct the day, Garbaldi he ha!ing
q CON- isbed bis operations in Sicily and crossed
LAVA, Tn CalAbris They know his WAY will BE- II
I&n g.. -. haAn h~rst,Fora
u city was comparatively quiet, and it VA &C.
~ lily supposed that tho young Bourbon VI
~ aee upoa the approach Of the Lioerstor, Z,
cannot depend upon tbs fidelity Of his sro
q. 6e Dn.t. snd nnr,rana of Garibkldi
fs1S .e. 1....f ~. rrhlir1v rrjrd in tha str
WE and sold in every shop Without oPpo.'l
'1A Even placards calling upon the people to
etc, are posted at the corners Of the streets
crowds are allowed to read them. The 1T