The New York herald., 1866-04-20

NATIONAL ACADEMY on DESIGN.
TIE forty crsi annual exhibition Of the National Acad
sny u Design n opsa st the building corner Of
Fourth avenue and r~snsy-,hiri street The walls Of
shs nss galleries and the corridor which comprise tho
srhibroa portion of the building. arc crowded with
~orks Of ss nunbsuas In ell ave hundred and forty
t~o nths merit of the pictures represented was at al
eqaivsisns N the number would indeed be exhibit
toa sf which New Yosk might he proud But, unfortu
sssy shs not 80; for, though there are many works
possessing sresi sssst and few ,de ncins genius tho
resi msjony of them have little, n anything, TO
recommend them, While, are constrained TO say
many should have been admitted 10 the Academy
"a all One s panied after striking upon good picture
Anf dsrvns bot pleasure and profit from 10 have to
travel shrough whole full Of nsipid,y before his
eye sixhE upcn another We suppose the committee
fssi bound 10 cover the walls and pcrchance they ind
The work ~ reisc irs pictures . somewhat delicate az
fsr bus cannot help thnking that ., east forty
psr cent ~ the works nov the Academy exclud.
I'd ne exhbition would be much credlAbe one.
We 40 nos mean 10 say bs' n not 10 great extent,
cr-dIshis n n s because there good many really
ans pcsarss thsrs hat the collection wecded with
an unsf.@rns hand % would be better We have 10
suarsi with shs discrimination Of The committee In
hsngss ths pirssrss MANY % tho ss-t inferior being
paosi ths nas whiie works of real uri hung
nearly eat of sight NE gallery viii permit We do nos
~h so b. invisoss bat what business has the pitare
msrkec leo Cloud rSwers the inc, Ne not 10 at
tfst stisniien - ns aemesitss red beach soping
ssa; wss~s. ~nhsai ssth~s ne 90 srsnsparrnsy, and
tower ~ eiaada sid and Trsaiie the
an srtis -ho can paint b-s,sr thnss. Mr. v Bsn-onL
Nurh indrersncs 81 rubr idgDen aud trnins With
. ss, % I.s ssss ssa ~ ss s S .., s
from sshss at.s Which erowd.a sssy Ne 'aird
MI..EaH .aa.n = A. HfIfa
ana rhe siu1is BY si~arns souss ai 10 rnon aprro.
prasely Fiae~d "a i.ss imposing T.saons rhs COZ sp
- reprss~n,sa here y Hr~conrnsbls 18th al pssca
ised Botisns ~ The great t~ft wa Shakspefs
sas s' he ssss, csud ls 1ss. - ben ! prr sass-
na-ed felo~, Nih - moie seu than
suiebef hoy srvaxned for Tat dnsinz rls
iso rveety ths srss s,uia sa~ Ihs hansn asaTv and
hp~ much snbs ~ eould esPrna uraa sven spaos ~
insiance ~ = rrc,ensoas sicture eat ~ pisce what
ever mert Iosseses In o. deias ~ altist ally
conserved fhs sssel. fass.a sad hsnes daasTssa.
even were perieci 10 eoer ard src1ptng the -
To-, afa~lus % ,ss.leAs axafsils afs,. -
a. WORK Of art We o. noi 40 ths~s uAinEa unhirdy
hat oonceiss thai afssts .ho haze ears q tta
ara by ur<sins ,l.sir sal,lsc,s wisA osfsiusa~s W
turn now 10 The pl~ssAntss rat q sar ssss ant 81
being rhs Goa fsanArs ~ Jai.s = wssr NJ
finest composition IN tng e1iaretleA b<efie'tn NJ
.un, s,,s sSaS.y "a a.nsl,ss =. .sss. s -a.'
ton The light euiitst fsuua NE rsait-a neta tha
spesy ~orsmen ss ponr,ns = me- the uauia n.nrn.-
aud machinery are siuira.iy prs-ss.eee AMI the.FA
bold snd mouf srsesye picsarv q y pnintes $3.50 ne
Several hoar.i study snd hsiI ~ ssTa. r-asas ur.s
covered. cigneara nns snf.sape ~ nani hisnn 40
have e.'%s .s %, % ed ..s' n.s' sss, s,s .'Sss g
small picture. With seFy niss rglsrAs ~ a.
fear urcs Of ,ho Landscape wen aesnsa .ng
sns water sss,. iAsSs"r~s q y ssss - .ss 80. ssz
few Of them lui,s r~.p-., ,.h'. .spi-"f '.-la -
rablc locsfy The middle astanss .bsrs sas snr-n~
OF country. and "a vsn hansled is-~ bfsA~e " iu
so.,, s.% .s.s %,s, ss q s Es =. ". = 49,.
niesfor ,ns'.nce shs s'sns re~s sssst'sss ses ed
the portraits and ss,ss-eiw shs'ch~.. o. ssssAss
time
sALs Az rms sovrsvrLIs aartrwv.
sale Of pictures. ssciu.vsiy ~ smessss ssts'.
took place lest nwhi Al ~ samsrvius Esisry. sss
Brcsdway oass large namser ~ eas ~sflns ss'iE.
wsrs represented ,hs sausas-as's es.-i fhs ale
bslns made ~ the artists o~a Frsss~i msai ss
perhaps regarded ss tlsf a f.n.s.l lsi A. ssI y
iher ssndos. snd they eer,snis ssnashi eenssss-iy
less than s,sdio pross Ahs.fh ne rs'ss.. see a
ss ~, M rs..r .srs'ssas % sssrs s ~ -
doabisd The sr's.ss AZ. pssr-ras - sss, - 'hsI
fan and winter csmp~ gn-osns 10 rops sna sans oths
mountains the forest aud The sbss snd ther lah
mitted their sccumuisfsd a. The tsn1ef 81
the anctionsers hammer last esenns fhs satsnaianfs
the sale qu te isrfr, Nnf rsfnfrt-ef tefY -
sp~c,abls aud inselssn, cla.- many a .hsn -, !.
d.e. bul only In tea Instances sah ne btidanf 10y
spirited. Haxlcion's iafs. picture, "AHsni Crested
some composition u ~- really petaIs sf sd
deal Of merit. and vas Fsc~ivsf wiih siIaense ~ten
put up II waa started al 3 t1io aud rcd fF ssn ~ W
ruokerman. A charming Landscape y NhHiesssg ~ 80
brixkly contendei for and hruasht 80 A Harfen
sccne, by Ehningor, aod for o. on 70 w Anisonl
cheap bargain Tho nanssr ~ Ileiaf.s di.r '--a "a
was ninety ar and they realized na.riy sil aso wth
out the francs whnh ALL psotaliy aussaai - . 80
more
Tn Criterion of ftne fssts she
uses the EXTRACT Of the NIGHT BtsoonfNa tltLis .
remark that crnsuish-s al dlutts - " lait