New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-18

work Hence the public look spon him rather A.
nent he can tirai children as chnrmingy Is Fibre.
and with fneT p0ctioal meaning Witness The picture
q the tiny peasant Bsy stpg down steep s.oneseps
y reach The flowers held out T. h1 ~ her Little s''s!
charming IN color delicious 10 senlmeut-s pciare
which eDitonisrs young es gddy pursuit Of pleasure
the angelic xust Of bsbyhood IN ih Pany grAsp asr
hspJinsss
ttdders sense Of humor and powsrsf illustrative Art
ere admiralty shown In the graphic series VI eomposi
tOus VI the well bnocs fsblr or tie Odd Man. sen and
Donkey. and his piciurosareness OF thought add vrid
e0ncsItion Of Orientslsm In his beautiful paintings
taken nom the Arabian Eishts Entertainments.
Thess glow With tropical fevor, and sparkle Ike pre-
ciOus gems. In Sphinx v to the idea conveyed
though setnE ~ picture Of the myserioss desert IN
the faint serning twilight nAssd Arb pn!. "a. M
curing lips the mouth II the nscralebs stslne aud
asks ~ know she Great Score, Of life bat recev" n
answer except tie devouring silence, soitude, sno
death that e,eonpa,, him I've st.. q Scta ,hs s
Ser. through which uarney the lee Men OF ths EssI
With thei, gifts gsusd BY tho mirrealoRs star which
inrnines'!he far heavens .nd a:eDse; nvoIr
~ men, Another VI veddsrs thoughts IL Christ On TIC
Cross Of Midnight the prophets aud Pstiiarchs bavlns
lie &",r, ..crifee u KNOW wLI il pSrtoads " them
Themes like this chow an ncipeni desre 70 treat Inc
supefna and TO rcacb forth aiicr the suo'ms ihto1
everything he lndertaisshe nfnseA sex me- hlnng e
spec tator III esh eurrvntf 81 thought AID mag ina
ton Qucksn!ng his ympsthiss Into ini'nstr action
An interesting chapter in this volume Is devoted
- the early AmsricaH painters. Of whom Mr..
Jarvss presents brief. batdiscriminating estimate
West by intuition was much anartist Is Raphael,
but ,rsnspsntcd In early youth, first to Italy, and
later to England, the academies took possession OF
him, and he eventually became more distinguished
for know ledge and taso than FOR Inventive thought
and original power. Coplcy VA eminent abroad
on account of his skill in the mechanism Of paint
ing, but be had slight ssthetic feeling and there
is'nothing in AT 70 make him lo1 70 America
Tumbun resembles Coplcy In bis general style,
but no vas man Of Amer taste, warmer color, ana
wider ideas In him the American school Of his
torical painting and porraiturs has . respectable
psren,age. stusrts manner betnys English ipnu-
encs but Of the better character refined into de-
lgLtful style Of bis own. Tie added uncommon
grace and purity Do his dertenty Of brush, and in
his best portraits svokes the soul Of the sitter and
brings IL TO the surface Of his canvas. Mr.. Jarvsss
notice Of Washington Allston shows such az intel
ligent perception Of the character OF sba. greatly
beloved and hoEorsd artist. tia, We arc tempted "
copy 1t entire.
i wAsnISoroX ALIsToy.
i We cic-s notice early American pointers with
WasAnetsn AlstOB wboss tYaInins wss also Eurep-an.
4 The old matter Of Italy we're his teachers Although
he lived some time In England. s art eI.rcised DO IL
huence him Rs-issins the Inducements Of patron
TO hs native land and there devoted himss W his art
| In view If the uneonrenal atmosphere " Which ne
sxiIed timsslf 1is spartan Resolution His hone
Of prediction avss snrg the works Of Raphael
| Titan Corrrgyo and N ieh1 Angelo. whom hos'pirrd
" emulate and with vbose feeling he vas deeply In
bsed. The scfsserince VISA sou.'cr OF real vsnt.
age 10 tl scciin Of the country who're h. opcnec Liza
studio IL In I4sntcd ond kept alive sn ssthsAe s"nt
mept of shsh character. insyrss. Sousie.. more ey
a. sdnirltio ~ the seIih high toned yiItses q the
n,.p Than fa Iscos uilioa Of III. heas and sss
thai Of rcclu,e Boston -ss r<oud VI him. bu, gave
him 10 sAess u great work. few warm hisniA.
fever orders those we're his ~. But ,hs arti1ic sre
was too deep vithis Lin W be put out even By tas
sst Letic chil ~ ksS.EnGiand hss nss ~ the Ell
ouis.e iHurs.Abiliiy Of Alston mast LSyr f IL tails
n,r,o-pLrre can snly w eoii.cisrsd. lie. borsver
noe,y stood to bic post And ~ Wet proved tbs, az
ars, ou.d arise even OFT Of the anoPtioss eb"d OF
u, follow err Of FoX- Allston sbVr-d that he nosi
rie,d Puritan hsd eosd nd always reskt the srti-e
ul,y Under the orssnstaDoes ne wonder ht - Sseh
What Le Jailed In as :. the ,Ifen... VI ~. .'!s az
the quality ~ hs ambition hS rsrS neTio pha W
aisa n sfiscisxn.
Ths n the tendency OF al noble effort Dut In ssii
il aolrsts must likewise be sid In Assons tLsy
were iycquality Of execution. imperfect modelling ~
tines not infge had sstc Ia details and forci,js
issIisn u fsstsros md psss ~ s.1ne u IA greatest
ii.ules. amvun ing almost 70 sekNAsh-ss sha uxh.
b@ss Beside tbis. like mo-t sioris's by temperament
h. slpernsnted - aesPs thai La pSoved in,rrDa:
20 lie permanent trsLsI sDcy and bruiarcy " met
o, III. Pictures Their sutsst qualities are no" gone
fovtye But though falling ,hort a ,ta, psi,sc' oot.
.unnsin 81 tea and EXECUTION Which hsA.s nc great
us.ter lie never fsih ~ hut one
I, IA soucvhat strange that Ahston. who gave NJ
wealth aud aistinction -trosA 70 love OF eouat ssn
have IL h SIT completely foreign tn 'ceing AID
motives. There IL not n unee VI Am%esn inhusnce ~
either. His subjests iDeuding his laAdsePs verv a.
mat exclusively takn nun Europe AID inc bbrsefs
Of he past oI else l-eed nuder the Overshadovng
nl geucTny mixed Of tho great masters Re had
oorlod GHd studied Yet be Lad tine nativ. Iows Of
cor position and much original conception Perhaps.
10 had lived always IN Italy where Mo vAIisd arsr"Se
and Qualities % eXoeilsoe toad Ia tie cod ~ pcuralro
one another in The students mind Alson would h.ve
The .ouer emancipa.ed himself from sxtraneo0s inan
suoe, and formed independent style Of high CLARA
Ter such a. biz works evidently an ~. Bet ths cary
studies and rgus bisnco VI those great men weio To-
ueh for Lis IN ans isolation hUm ~ int<VeuTso and
example, Of al inspiri'ng saiurs 80
~ ape Also0 h.a ISIS sympathy thar with
the human figure. 1hr range of lis inn neveT;ho,-s,
va. soninl Vide. and hfy. Il Was. Lorsror. chiefly
directed toward hptorcs. Illustrative. and roiigious
composition Of tsa licilrstasi ~se,; ie Gems 70
with the grace VI Eapnsel and SIC eoIor VI III
Periec. sus uoe.a have Implied Tie perfect Artist
such q. teNrolld was 10 see That lie suggests these
.s.,e,s h Of ilself noble distinction. We have ~.
fer Cd Ia the strong sssm II sons ~ his henan >Ir
H. o,lers there beWtehipg idrsllsn, Leh bcioAcLo
tseu .se u The teautifsl For examples ~ us lJI.
p.eI iook 1t the hasi and principal hgures % Bel
sa.sars Fcl.a tbs greatest 1st CONFESSED ana ptst
siaeut painting yot .ttsDptd sy Al AA@ican Gis'.
Though w greatly m.supprchsnded by she puuc OWING
- s untpl.Led condition AID incoDpetsd changes 81
which says several In tts guise Ct human nlon
Then turn that lovely woman with H. Eurbsn.
., sing ~ 90 nosly at Daniel Her sweet pune won
Ssrmsnt " ySon u grsce. tsa'. ence soss. h"'"'s
the lMaainaloo The prophet 10 good. bat Is r.p-
,iton of lapbacs bt. Fsnl pleaohirs IT hu"iS TIC
snisl,e acc-sores u this picture are painted with
,y,,.t ,sec,s,o sDd skull. Its scon N ises-e vsr'cd
and expressive The coIa Is ROB. ruodred. aad sol
60 H. porspoctiyo well planned; while every part
,a ris,,s injured Acugnt and power. Conphted M
ipde.sse IN details. would have ssss nss''sfieoe
n,ulJ.g Ga impoi Int oia IN American sIt
.u-,',,,. dc urn a. wnnt Ia ulrm TO %. In