New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-11
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strikes you at asyou see the brawny head OF Mount
Washington sparkling the brilliant light Of the newly
risen god of the golden Tyre" who pouis his refresh
ing beams into the valleys Lighting upthe eress OF the
soaring hills and ngng the light vapory clouds Win
lambert hues The view of the White Mountains taken
by the artist in this noble picture, is one that ordinary
tourists have seldom seen and therefore 1t may mol APP
pear correct to many spectators. The point seeceu IL
on the slope of mountain midway between the valley
Of the Connecticut and the Androscoggin riyers lhere
are no figures nor habitaons introduced into the PIC
ture and the spectator, he looks upon the splendid
scene soon feels himself alone among the MOUNTAINS III
hang the fresh air of the morning. The season chosen
il early Autumn, Just the frost has begun 10 etpur
pie the foliage Of the forest but has left the hills IN
their bright livery of green. The picture IS on eNii
bition at the Crayon Gallery, corner OF broadway ana
Ninth street..
MIR. Leufze is one Of the most industrious oil our
artists lie appears never TO be absent IRON MS easel
He has but Just completed his Landing OF the Cava-
iers in Maryland" and already another picture OF
similar size occupies its place. The subject OF this new
composition is that appeals TO the feelings OF all
Americans though il is not illustrative of American
history 1t represents the meeting Of Lafayette with
his wife and two daughters in the Castle OF Olmnn,
after their escape from the prosecutions OF the French
Republicans The incident will be remembered by
every one familiar with the history of Lafayette IL one
of the most touching episodes in his remarkable career
The portraits Of Madame Lafayette and her daughters
are of course, purely imaginary, but the artist has
given TO the youthful counenance OF the hero very
striking resemblance TO the face with which we are all
10 familiar from the portraits painted Of him III his old
aye when he revisited ths country.
1t il very rarely that we hear any scandal about
ariists-n reference TO their productions We mean'
They have not the facilities for pgary, or for avail
ing themselves of the labors of assstants that are
enjoyed by authors They paint their own pictures
and model their own statues. Bat piece oi scandal
is current lust now about the late Count ID Orsiy,
Who it is said, employed both painter and sculptor
10 do the work for which be obtained hs reputation ms
an amateur 1t will be remembered however, that
Haydon in bis autobiography, tells how the handsome
Count came into his studio day, and, taking mp ms
pencil and pallet, showed him how 10 paint he foam
on a ho7ses mouth, which he had yainy attempted 10
accomplish to his satisfaction.
Mr. williamson The landscape painter, now occu-
pies the rooms in Montague place, Brooklyn, which
were formerly occupied by George lines before that
artist took up his reridence in outofthewhy village
in Massachusetts. lie has most interesting and valn-
able collection of studies of American scenery, which
have the charm Of freshness and fidelity 10 nature that
| we rarely find in finished paintings. He i now en-
poyed on a large canvas representing The Field Of
the Grounded Arms" "a ITaleck calls in biz poem,
or the Battle Ground Of Saratoga. The picture In in
/ isef an exceedingly fine landscape; but It has The
additional value Of being accurate representation oi
one of the classical localities Of our Revolutionary
history.
We Learn from TIE National Itclhg.. c,r that d..
Stones marble statue Of John llancocs, Witch was
executed in Washington for the Capitol, by order Of
Congress bas been completed. II is the sculPorr fret
statue, we believe, aud il highly spoken Of TIE mo-
men reprcs nled by the sriirt is tint when the bold
patriot bad affixed biz immortal 10 the Declare
ton Of Indcrenl,ace and uttered defiance Of the
power of England. II il much better 10 ornament our
Eaiona Capitol with heroic figures Of oar Revolution
airy parots lhan with emlcmstIcal cihges OF Indians
and the cardinal virtues.
Mr.. McEntee, who was among the earlier r,olical
contributors to Putuams Monthly, has become Well
known to pictureovcr- in Sew-l orb by his roetiol
landscarcs lie occupies one Of the rooas in the
Studio Building in Tenth street, and il at present
gagged upon u larger picture than be has exhibited TO
the public representing Indian Summer among the
Caskls.
The Graham Art School Of Brooklyn, founded by
/ the late Augustus Graham Of that city, Is now IA
successful operation at the institute IN Washington
street. where there large mum Der of pupil, who
avail themselves OF lie advantages. The school i open
on two evenings in The week Mondays and Thur-days,
and il under the charge Of very competent teachers tie
chief of whom are Messrs. Williamson and Facon'r.
Turner was the first Bsh artist who bad The
courage to make a steamboat the promncnt olect Of
picture; and now Mr w. i. Firth has done much
holder thing in choong for the subject O! painting
the starring of "a railway train. Yet what could he
finer than rain Of ears dashlng through mountain
gorge 10 give life and inttIcs TO a landscape!
Hamilton Wild hes returned from Italy and estab
lishcd himself in studio in Boston where he was late
" visited by the LOunger' Of H0rP"s Hokiy, who
was all agow with lie visions Of Italian oveliucts
which he saw there Hamilton Wild, like William
Page is a devoee of the Venetian school, which John
Ruskn has but just begun TO discover the beauty OF.
Mr.. freeman, who has been many yoars resilient
Of Rome, learn, las sent his collection of paintings
and studies to New-York To be sold.
buchanan Read IL winteTDg in the Eternal City,
Lu. the political troubles Of Rome have kept good
many American artists from there the present scason
Samuel Thompson, the rcu ptOr, Ii reported 10 be
engaged upon a statue of the late California NiinIOd
known liz Grizzly Adams.
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