New-York daily tribune., 1863-04-17

night, ard the unanimous verdict has been that the
lp,srert exhibition is altogether ths fnss that ibt
Academy has ever n'aGe. |, is the finest in ihC
lol,,y ofthe wcrlsexl i;;e ss well asiheir v4fieD
itod uunber. Dl, tie lsck Of 4 e. alysuo will pre-
lycut ol. doing mora r .is py.ice ian merely nd!.
icsfirf the cere-.i u.;gfa of the exhibition, snd
.esi ~ attention - sOms oi tue more pr1H..nec:
ipcurcs.
Oe Of tire G;st things tat will attract the alton
ton Il We old lati.re1 of this be.u,i. 'llefy 3
ae c5anrs ia tie gallery it-ef, whereby rea, iu-
,rroycneg; bss been made ia lie apIear-Ee,, n'd
.cop.idsrlJiy u,.e SUFFICE lls bosu az ,isi '3f
hanging pictQfes. By tia addition OF pr jso'i u-
Iron too wall some ,aree OF fear feet in wd.ll, tie
lluug Ioon has been dyiiedinto three compartments
ieouts, oiding w;th he shy ligLi', TIC eject oi
$ h,ca Is every way tn alyau. gs. Every sysilsbIe
foot Of surpce las leen vel covered witl pleu'es'
aud tie thsnkess task a. Vie hsnring Cnlmittee 'Es
| In general been well lfilled. Wo miyi. sugsrei
roao Improvement, bus Il IS not our province to 10
90, and we must take Il iJr gr.ned that the Com'
udtt were tie most corpetanl judges Of where tue
pictures ough, 10 be burg Eyery artist, rs nin'-
ter oi coupe, thinks himself en'ited TO place On
tie luc, snd as everybody canno. havo tina. advsn.
tsge lhere necessarily follows good deal of dsls'
istaetioa ard gfumb.iag, in which the p1tl!e l.Ae
but little interest. A good po,uEe vii! b. seen. 10.
i, DO mug whore it may. Some oi the nost merito-
rious works Ia Tie Exhibition bupg ,Ea. t5ey
ieQnre good deal OF careful study 10 be properly
aD1iec 4ied, and t. re nark wi apply 10 nearly MI
tie CrayOns ard Sketches in t5e marrow antc.room
occupied by Nrs. Crocker, tho nsironly check
.sker, who resumes her place tisy8ar, end seryes
as tue connecting link betweeu tic present genera
tion Of exhibitors Gnd tbs traditional goreS OF tie
Academy.
One Of tho mos. gratifying thirgs abou. the pres
ent Exhibition is the evidence OF more original
and independent feeling in our artist. taan We have
Ieforc Witnessed E4ch man erpears TO have been
working rom bis own motive, ana T. have lad ices
II gard ior the traditions 0f school, Tie exam les
of master, or the Ireudices Of tbe public tIsn il
usually he case IN the exhibitions Ct cotemPoTsry
ari Tie very spigt OF ,ho tines has impaired bold.
uess and vigor TO our elder, - well rs our
Younger artists aud the result is seen in variety Of
lio.pii which $50 cannot nov S.teml, 10 particular.
zs The old moEnsrisuS lave died our, and q
fresher ard more vigorous feeling is everywhere
agparen, in every csfs Of pictures.
Tie wal iurnishos subjects for good many T,cccs
IN tie sculpture as well in figure fice-s sni aad.
scapes. ar McE1tcts "VIs ala" is n boldly con
ceiyed and finely executed eymboicgl laucsc,ge,
true ia fact, yeI full ofLgl imagiaaiioa indicating
tho elect which rebellion he's produced IN the Oh
Dominion. Dr. GiG5rd's Baltimore is equslly :
impressive aud poct!cll. ,lr L.ug rses - Ia bsr
altitude tLau be has before reached IA q e0mi 0si-
ton Which needs no key 10 oyp!.in a., mesa.ni "
TO unlock the hearts Of many who will gaze nr1n
lie. 4 widowed a3;her 'iis by the s, Of her ies:y
babe who 70 playing With the iron ,cabbafd oi ?
csyslfy swOld. We can read the v boo history Of
he sword in the face ftbe r,other, ard We brow
where Der tt01ghts are as ths gazos upon the By
wbose fa.ber viii never more return - ealtea t,r
by bis presence. lie fell at AntetaG or 10 some oi
the bloody fghIs Oh The Peninsula, where toe 1--we,
Of, tLousancs moro were offered up an unly4ii-
my saeuGe 10 the ndecison OF sn inc)mpeiont eou-
mauder. NJ. Nehiig, ono OF our u.ost pronisrg
young artists, has attempted, and with great su,oe,s
70 aepie! the actual horrors Of u haud.tobaud en-
counter ia tho field, and Mr.. Collysr has given the
portrait Of an actual Conrabaud fleeing from u
Rebel mas,er 70 tie Uaioa lpes. There are pleuty
OF evidences here that Ersists feed fsom The
lhraldom Of popular sentiment, which three yeau
syo wond have prohibited Eien from exposing 10
public view al Illustration Of Tia hiaeous evil Of
Slavery.
lIr. Iaiarge, who has htrototors exhibited q few
nower pieces which indicated MI extraordinary talent,
has tv Iictures in the Exhibition whah nAniiosl
genu. that promises grandiy for future works. One
Of them Il fuil.length Are OF 81. John, sur
rounded by q spleutor Of color which dls tho mind
with vague sensations by IT, senEncus myfteries.
Auoiber is d simple vase Of flowers, vague in their
form, bat full Of loye!iusss and Feriumes In the
smaller room there are great number Of genre pic.
tures and miniature landscapes, many Of them OF
great beauty; ana Among the portraits in tia large
gallery are many that al attrsc; attention fon the
celebrity Of the lubects re well IS tho msnt Of the
paintings.
The portraits OF Longfellow, and ofDr Brownson,
by Hcay, arc not the least remarkable among them.
Mr. Frederick, whose Hemlc!" la,t wear. at.
traeted 80 much attention, exhibit, two Shaks-
reran subiecte which than justify tie promise
OF bis int work. One Of them 10 q scene frorl
Romeo end Juliet, In water color, aud the other Ia q
larger work in oil FROM Macbe.h.
All Of our leading artists, nnd many Of ths younger
ones, with whose works the public arc not familiar,
are well represented on ths walls, and oVery de-
par;ment Of Art givea most encouraging aud pro-
missing evidence Of tie vigorous growth Of n true
artistic spirit among Us.
/ ta.o.sxsrEss.ss a.-s,n-s.ss
4 Le,tsr from, Sol. Van Wyeh.