The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-05
BaaOYs NEW NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY.
spis ndid ExnsSision NJ the Tenth street
Depository,

The and splendid gallery u Mr.. Brady opened
as Light for private view 70 the members Of the
ana some OF ihe leading connosseurs in art in this city
The labOs aud the reputation Of the proprietor
auilag TO The American public that It seems scarcely
necessary any extended reference TO them Bat
the present even, full Of interest, artistic point
oil view that feel ca led upon 10 bestow upon some
tnnF more than .sssins notice.
photography in this country has MAIDS eeap,, strides
xi,hia H. ven or mteen years and 1t must redounu
10 he cred, o. M BRADY both here in the Old wor1
thul he has been the to introduce those scientific Inn
prov, merits which have cont, buted 80 much to the ad
vsrcemeDt of the art His gallery fss long been the ro
sort Of the wealthy and fashionable Of tie metropolis
well Of those the cities OF the North and South
and II IL has been attractive hitherto, IL will DO still
more 80 In its new location. No expense
pains have been spared In lifting up the new
Art Gallery. Cost has not entered into the con
sderaou Of the proprietor he has sought only rcndc
bis rsites comfortable and to his establish
ment the it has long enjoyed OF being the
Photographic gallery In the United States.
The visit Of the Prince Of Wales near hand is
occupying general attention. and everybody having any
thing worthy Of being Is preparing 10 exhibit it
to the royal vier The departments OF art in this city
will not be overlooked; and when his Royal Hlghness
visits the gal cries Of New York be will assuredy nrs
Of all be conducted to Bradys establishment. Here no
viii see collection OF photographs unsur passed
In the world, regard the excellence Of their
execution, the perfection Of the portraits the
mastery style Of art displayed In their production Many
Of these OF great political interest Here may be
found historic collection OF great and venerable
dtao-many Of them men who have led the van the
Revolution, and whose memories are embamed in the
hearts of grateful people The eccesastcs OF Americs
ARE vel and ably represented In the compartm ent
devoted 10 the remembrance Of these great Here
We bud the portraits OF Of the greatest American
behofs ard scholars Of the Uned States, among whom
the bouored rams OF Hopkins Doane Delaney, McGoon
Antnon, HAWKS, Cummings and Tying to be seen
The visiter can at single glance observe all the
principal merchants bankers and milionares OF this
city He can STE the Grlnnels, Tayors, Aspin walls
VII taeys, AID hundred others Of the men who have
earned large and prifcey fortunes 10 this country and
the pictures have the double value OF being exact
licnesses true 10 life and tho time the hshest
specimens of Photographic ART. And with every de
partmsn, q public life In this country Our leading
ANY ers rned cal men, Orators statesmen and others
duly and faithfully represented and casual sitter
10 the city were u spend two three hours in
this gallery he would leave II with better Information
concerLirg mercantile and public than he could
coct aigr two three years residence the country
The dead brought back 10 life here 80 faith
fully and 90 perfectly that those who them In
thc he'h can 'ccsy fall to recognise the press o. their
shadows On the magic glass The department allotted
10 the great and distinguished dead particularly 70
commend itsclf 70 vsiters. From the rude foreia
Tiers q The country, 70 the who built up the su
Of the republic the foundations which they
lad, dpwn the Of the present day, when our
power spreading abroad with electric speed-every i'm
orant face viii be here found represented The learned
historians or America, her naval heroes and her
quering Warriors are reproduced by the silent yet eo
qutpt uselcss where there are
many specimens worthy OF admiration and praise It
may ssscy be said that living photographer has
gone beyond Mr. Brady In his successful pro vemcnts
in this wonderful art Certainly in this country Il has
far exceeded the expectations OF the world When Daguer
first brought the suns rays subsection and tanned
them 10 the Of the daSuerrcotype, he little supp
ths, these Of light would have been 70
work miracles The great branch art which that
d guishcd man labored hard and earnestly per-
fect Ia but - . shadow 10 the In comparison
with the extraordinary modern Developments OF the
photograph and every American will be proud to know
that this country far In advance OF either England
Frsnce-swo Of the great European centres Of at-i a
plcatop. This must to tho Prince OF Wales a.
has TO everybody else-for genuine photograph Of FAR
importance III oil painting, for than
Tho latter 10 ordinarily the copy OF another pic
fes, whc the former reflex Of the living and moving
object and thus liable alteration or mnrcpre
sentAtion. Besides, photograph when completed oil
the elegance and perfection Of advanced art and ooored
by skful hand, only be recognized such by
The effect the 70 the ordinary eye and
there considerable pecunary difference bet ween the
csst oil painting and the expense photograph
Hence colored photographs rapidly making serous
inrcaas on the profession Of the oil painter.
Brady collection muss be personally visited 10 be fully
appreciated As the nrst OF It's kind in the city Of New
Yoik, Of well known TO the people But the
nav gallery, which opened last evening, not only
far surrsssss his former one but every similar establish
ncnt the world. Brady the photographs king
Of Bsaawny He stands in the mds, OF the people,
bsrcefrh the o. Tenth street and Broadway WIN
be inm,azed the headquarters Of photograph; art
II scarcey necessary for 70 add that in the
tsi,t'lsbmsut The most perfect arrangements have
been made for taking portraits the most approved
principles The grand Broadway ~ Zoe
auyhing Of the kind that great ioroughfre and there
Is also private entrance for ladea Tenth street,
when spares them many inoonvcniences TO which they
would otherwise be subject Tho interior aocommoda-
tiors are perfoes.
The EXHIBITION last night . great success. The
gallery nasuaccnty decorated, and tne pictures
burg with great tssse. ney all labelled with the
raes o. the SUBJECTS and the vscrs experiences great
advantage from the arrangement
II ls impossible 10 notice 20 enumcrate all the
stirling features q the gallery The great o. Eope
Garbsi. Louis Napoleon, the King Of Sardinia "a
pantse yisters and . number Of other distinguished
Foreigners. egure largely 80 do the leading spirits Of the
Ncr York pross, and many of the beautiful
q ~ country ttaecthcr n, verde, Of the public last
c-tuur ns,e.ng TO the proprietor It salts
f.c.or, u b. friends.
me gallery vii not be opened FOR business until N,n
o. next o. saturday, however ladies' desiring 70
frsci u sin De received
Court Galendar-Thts Day.
FrrAEws Cot sr-twCru -prt Nos. 1889 ASH,
lesa i2gB sIp5 $500, 543r a0sT 800 AVS 45ig $50
fSs3 o. ssh, Iip5 23eo lTaT 554b 5set 5ts9 GAIL
sliT 2lss. $3.50 5ss3 6abT. 1923 $500 1896.
- b3Ts ssa4 1887 as2i $780, 52Is 2ola a01t 1883,
.2e bt37 Tos 1895 Ass ts72 55ss $3.50, $685. b42t,