New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-12
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY or DESIGN
XXvTH EXHIBITION.
THE PRIVATE VIEW.


The precise object Of "the private view" given by
the National Academy Of Design, the night before the
opening of the exhibition to the public, We have never
been able to ascertain for to viewing anything but
a very large crowd Of well-dressed gentlemen and
adies who supposed to represent the very creme
de IA creme Of metropolitan society, is quite an i'm
possibility on such occasions. The Royal Academy OF
London always gives private view and private
supper at the came time, to which the special
magnets Of the nation are invited. The President
of the Academy presdes at the table, on these occa-
sions, and he is honored BY the support Of Prince
Albert the Premier the Chancellor of the Excbequer,
distinguished diplomatic representatives, and eminent
authors and orators. There is actual view OF the
paintings and speeches made clarifying art and
the artists and the public have the privilege Of reading
a report Of the proceedings N the next mornings
journals. Something of the kind used to take place
here. There was supper, and speeches, but no la
dies. OF bate years. however, the style Of the private
view has been changed the punch bowl and chicken
salad have been abolished and the Oy sters and cham
payne are now no more within the walls Of the n. A.
Speeches are no longer made, and the paintings
ON view are no longer viewed. Muic and ladies have
taken the place Of edbles and poablee and the Acad
emicisns era their rooms to saocaton Everybody ia
invited, and nobody stays away. There was crush
last night and previous occasion was there ever
more brilliant crowd packed into these inconyenent
apartments, the fourth floor of the building on the
corner of Tenth street and FoHth avenue.
BY virtue of going early before the crowd poured in
we enjoyed opportunity Of hurried glimpse Of the
works on exhibition. There are not so many pictures
there last year, but we believe that the CHAR
ecter Of the exhibition is ola higher average. The
Committee must have exercised discipline of
exclusion than has been done heretofore for there are
no really Objectionable pictures the walls and the
number of really good paintings ia larger than we re-
member on any otheroccason. Ismoa gratifying ODE
able to offer this sincere testimony the arts in this city,
Many ofthe old masters 70 whose mannerms the eye
of our public had become YEARLY familiar, we miss
altogether but in their paces we are most happy to
welcome young masters with fresheT looks moro
vigorous ways, and giving bright promises OF better
things hereafter There catalogues ready last
night, and we had to rely upon the internal evidence
which the pictures themselves offered of their origin
where they were not signed by the artists names. II
Healy and Gray, and Drrand, and Mount, and Hicks
and Church. and Kensett were there, they were not
staringly Represented on the walls.
Huntington comes out stronger than usual, sho wing
his versatility in remarkable He has half.
length portrait of lady, Mrs. Candy his picture OF
the Doubtful Bill," which has been engraved in
The London Illustrated News, and Court scene,
called after the Storm"
Among the older artists Elliott makes good his repa-
tation in sound characteristic heads among them being
very striking portrait of Mr. Brady, the photograph
ist. Mr.. Staigg has head of lady and Mr. Stearns
has two portraits There four pictures by j. T.
Pede, which have recently been received from En-
gland, where they were painted Madison has
sent from his rural retreat composition from the
Scarlet Letter, representing the pilory seene MIR.
May has large competition Of two Italian peasant
lovers enjoying themselves al tresoo.
Ii Is most encouraging sign that the figure pieces
do not bear great dsproportion 20 the landscapes
ard portraits as usual and there Is almost an entre
absence OF their orange and vermiion landscapes
which used once to be 20 prominent in our exhioes'
indeed there is but one of the kind in the rooms lhere
are more sea pieces and coast scenes.
Among the new names is that OF Bradford, Oh new
Bedford who exhibits @ coast scene, IL when tneo
are a ship under full sail, sea steamer anu
schooner. Mr. Dix has two or ihree naFlne views,
and William Hait Shaituck, DE Haas, Sayaam, ANU
w A. Cav also have coast scenes. There Is also
marine piece by George l.. Brown, representing ahsn
inc boat in the Bay OF Naples. l.. Moran, an srtiss
with whose pictures we are not familiar, exn DTS
sea-coast, and there are Some others, not marked,
whose producers we could not learn the names OIL
A Western Artist. named Newell, we believe from
81, Louis, exhibits. come figaro pieces in the manner Of
the modern French school, representing quiet but ser
rs dome,te scenes Delzzard las some Characteristic
little landscapee LAwis Lsry's Last Supper Of Mary
Queen of Scots is altogether the beet pesurs he has
exhibited Mr.. Gigsoux, too, has abandoned his rosy,
tssw scenes ana blazing Au.umnal woods, ana
given US sa idynic picture of an early
Spipg morning. Hubbard, James He,, Clifford,