New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-05

Carpenters Paintings
.ppxsIpKSr LINCots's EMANCIPATION PROCIA


"ypRsIpKyr LINCObNs EMANCIPATION PR0CIA-
NATION BEFORE THE CABINET.
Mr.. Carpenters picture lie, we have no hesitation
h saying, very valuable record oil one Of the no''
Important events in the W1
II is valuable because IL Is an attempt TO state II"
\ truthful. unembellished fashion the actual CIT
samstances that attended the first reading Oh ei'o
Emancipation Proclamation TO the Cabinet in0
nez aTv hHs, q they sat or STOOD, IN Nei' "'''s
"A they lived" this is the room In ~hch 'hey iN.'
With its furniture and decorations we aie pioue"
a near to the real scene the artlsts sAii' was
ah,e IN second his s;ncere wish and endeayor 10 ten
the simple unadorned truth
There is positively, no posture-lnakinc, no anu
trd;n;g;ng in the whole group. With, perhaps the
.,centions NJ Secretary Smith and Secretary bair
The figures are naturally and easily arranged anu
Che unitv of the action wonderfully well preserved
n 10 nv all odds, next TO TrnmbuPs picture OF the
mDac,arstion of Independence"-a picture worth
Al the rest in the Rotunda put together-the best
YORK of this class that has been painted in America
and we congratulate the artist having so success
Aully dealt with very difficult subject.
The center of interest is about equally divided
between Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward. The Presi'
dent has Just finished reading the Proclamation and
having laid it on the table turns to Mr.. Seward,
who With Characteristic gesture Of the night hand
offers his suggestion that the publication of the paper
be deferred until after victory shall have been
ysnehsafed to the National arms. An intelligent
cotemporary--7He Journal Of Commerce-whose
daily bread seems to be ridicue Of the Administra-
ton and of everything and everybody connected
With it-in housing round for something 20 hang a
sneer upon, describes this gesture of Mr.. Seward
ss beating "somebody s"--our pous, prudish neigh
bor's delicate religious sensibiity would not leu
him say "the devips'-tattoo on the table. This
mistake was, probably, willful; any one who looks
can see that the position of the hand is one often
used BY persons deliberately laying down some
course of action for which the reasons are clearly
stated. The forcfnger is stretched ont the thumb
turned back, the three other fingers doubled under
the palm. Mr.. Stanton, says the same authority
nurses his leg with his left hand. The reverend
writer's brain was muddled with bis late efforts 10
turn the Maine election into Republican defeat
Mr. Stanton does not nurse his leg at all. Both his
feet are planted firmly on the 8oor, his attitude is
natural, simple and the reverse of lollng. Next
nm STANDS MT. Cnase, efcct, Win HIS al MD i'iN'N
Mr. Lincoln is most Enthusiastically drawn.
The likeness is unmistakable, and the artist has
with great honesty avoided the least attempt to
8Atter his very plain but kindly, shrewd and hon.
est face, or to give any air of grace majesty to the
somewhat ungainly but certainly unaffected manners
Of the man.
The painting Of this picture shows agreat advance
on Mr.. Carpenters previous work. The furniture
is very well painted particularly the chairs which,
IN spite of the printed circular, we cannot believe
are as old as Jackson time. II Mr.. Carpenter had
had ten years more study, he would have modelled
his figures better and got better color in his flesh
but, wo can afford to wait for these things, which
We are sure will DO attained in future work By one
who has shown himself in this important Dictnrn 60
s;rect in h;s aim ana 90 earnest in the pursuit Of
fxuth.