New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-30

~ Dreseldorf whenever DC takes tbe vhlm 10 40 ~
Tho attempts 10 portray tie female characters %
tho Roman plays ere rot equal to Inc nv "'S -
dies DO not become their parts 30 ""''' oo'' '.oN'
'twould be harder TO End ut Cleopatra or 're'"",
than q Casar or an Antony. Passing 10 the o'nei
plavs We find the peculiar German humor sho"'ns
itsel,;r ,ha characters Of the Midsummer Nights
D,.sm--"Wall.o "Mconshine," and the Lion,
o~, ,,,,v conceived. No one bat German
ooo,d have devised the Lions costume! The roais
that i-sueJ from that forest OF curied-paPe' nH"o
u,us, have appalled, the stoutest .adyS hea'' 'N''
hoard them! We trust that they we're oiteh inter-
nted 10 assure the fair DusseIloreTs tat no WIS 10
lion. bat only Snug the joiner! We have not
heard any Of the particulars oil this eeiepia'io" Nv
Dusseldorf, but, from this specimen OF the spin'
with which obs portion Of the enterialnment Was
carried out, VIC doubt if tho memory OF Sweet VIII
81 St,atsord was anywhere more inteliigently OF
D,.asantIy hono,eL on hi. birthday than IN THIS
same little, insignificant German town. Not II
Paris, nor London, nor New-York, nor even IN
Boston, certainly.
4 photograph from new picture by Gefome-
l. Alm6e'-cannot fail 20 interest all VINO are IL
miliar with the works of this remarkable poin'er-
in his own field perhaps the most re'narSabe ~
living Frenchmon. His "Gladia'ois IN 'he hoii'ah
Amphitncater," "Phryne before her Judges Aing
Candau!cs," "Iho Dael After tho Masquerade,
and bis Numerous scenes from Eastern Lie, ha''
elevated him TO o very high place among those
artists who arein our day carrying the art OF PANT
ing. in France 70 point infinitely IN advance oil
aaytAine that over came from her studios before,
i. -. oi,t pf
least NJ the head of all modern achievement, anu'
With the exception OF four or five rames IN Eng
land. aad two or three in Belgium, with no eoin'
oof,tors in sight. Mr. Knoed!or has photographs
Of all G6romo pictures, aud sery complete COZ
lection from those Of nearly every distinguished
living Frcnchman.
We have received from Gustav Jagerrnaycr &
Co., in Vienna, a photograph of an original draw
inc made by ALERT Diner al the age OF thirteen II
is portrait of himself and is drawn with the silver
point upon parchment. The drawing shows great
promise, and is, TO doubt, en- excellent likeness,
as Is evident from q comparison with his portrait
at different aud more advanced periods oil his me-
He wears an odd-sheped cap or bonnet, ana u i"o7e
Jacket with wide sleeves. Tie hair is wern long,
and portions OF il are drawn with good dea U!
spirit and skill. The child Was puzzled when ne
came 70 the eyes, and he has given himself 90 NOR
dnaely long iorelnger, but the drawing, az whole,
shows the future master Enthusiastically IL me
upper rght-hand corner is written, " DE- hebicha"
elm spiegcll mach mir scbs souterfet i'm 1851 lar
DO zen noch Elm KNIT war. ALBRIGHT Dtror.' Lat
orally; This have with mirror copied from NY
seif 10 1881 when was q child. Albreeht Dnrer.
The publishers have made q mistake in the text
Darer was born In Ill., not in li7o, and was, there
fore, Only thirteen years old at the time. Thorecan
DO no mistake as 20 the date; he gives II himself,
with great minateness, in lis very particular ac-
count of his family. This photograph is from the
original drawing in the Albert gallery, very good,
old copy BY an unknown hand, is IN the collection
Of drawings ny Diirer N tho pril;-room Of the
British Museum.