New-York tribune., 1866-12-07
FINE Arts
rs pRASG's DEFENSE.

.nhsr doing business Boston, Is very much disturbed
y the remarks which made few days ago upon some
rnons Of his workmanship sent 70 ne by him, WIN
ouoss tnai We would give the public critical opnioh
sftbern Our readers do not need TO be told lua' 'ne
tnty Of passing Judgment rs thaufless oHce' 'hey
ill easily guess AS much; they probably know without
eur saying it, ta;. although the amount ol uU,'l! @ @
,-ope VIII ssalow without making WY faces mas never
bsen definitely ascertaned but Is eeleved I" Z oe I'M
measurable not one n hundred but has hls stomach
turned hy the smallest dose OF consuIe Oh question: an
Praue IL DO exceI0n 20 this inyanabe rule, aud, indeed
NJ do nos know Why ho should be. Hels man OF busi-
te.s ana pe ore gisd g. believe, successful one.
Hs wares are sale, and be is commeudaOy eager TO
sell ncu' he n shrewd. prasuca energetic man, who,
,s have dolO sincere as he can afford "a be M
ms dese advance the caufe OF arr and who believes
that by making bis OWL fortune honestly he VII hep on
Che great cause 81 progress. lie H naturally much
nlaod at She prospect o she p1bDe coming 70 dsappoIe
As manufactures, and accordingly wntes hai colunh 10
prove know very e % our business as cnucsi ana
There doubt that u he bad our place, his own wares
a. least would b. wen spoken Of no matter what might
happen 70 those Of other people We published hs letter.
although thoueht would have been as Wel ioi h
n be had not written n. He is quite welcome 10 ms
Opinon the subject Acknowledgements ana qm'e
NeOOmo 20 believe tna, millcunal day ior Nl b 70 DC
u.hereJ Ina through tins invention. " do not greatly
sre to discuss the subject with him. We Can hardly believe
NJ prpc I'M corne when ho talks about arSocratic
FToiudlCes and charges with desire 10 eondemn ana
envs out of Invention that Is capobe of eheapY
EmEtenug 10 the honest pleasure oil large hunters of
people We musi behevc he knows great deal better
than to talk such stuff. We ere more charitable 10 him
thau he Is disposed be We trying our bes 10
FO
Hove he thinks he N working rs hard the same case as
ve NJ happens tho, d6or b. the means is best
smpOy secure the desired end. We are trying To
alevae people boy teaching them 10 seek for and admire
what Is true, believing that 20 be tbe only means OF
really CovoNng The mind and character Mr. lTang
ts.a h,i.'.'' aud be thinks that hat when he has snc
recded M completely deceiyiug them, they aye on
Dr. e,h road t true cultue aud refinement And ne is
yust as Wiu, mistaken when be talks about our dislike
o. chrome thOQraphv have praised his pubca-
mons in these columns, many times and II is not many
weeks sIce madc heerhOvens magnificent reproduc-
mons OF old German PICTURES the subject OF sPeelA
article beside Urt always ready 10 acknowledge
The services has done for US and - ever doing, in
publications Ike those ot The Ardnqei society ia
Owen joness magnificent Grammar Of Ornament
aud AiAmbra' and ~ the rare and preeionrS
lie Moycn Age ct Ia Renaissance. All
thsi said was, ha every art has its own independ
held oi work, aud that nothing Is gained BY try
tng to initiate process The legitimate re
suits Of another We quote from memory, but this
40 the gist OF what sd. Now MI. PTang Pndes hlm-
nnlf on having published limitations Of oil paintings that
vii deceive evon good Judges He uses paper that
made 10 look precisely like canvas snd copies the strokes
artists brush. We >ay, and are prepared TO mann
iAu ns childish waste Of time on his part, and
thai the worh is ou for children What pleasure
man take snch tOysf They in the same category
With "CIsniuc ~ n rs cael-panuuga cheap wood 10
yssembo dear one; with Wallpapers that look iSe wood
ssunrbc with non semnIel pieces that may be taken
iot costly stone They seo piece WIN ta,se aamohas
fA hsir false teeth, and with The nnumefable false ap-
pauces tJ which henely people Try to make themselves
fook pretty. and succeed IN making themselves mdeons
Every Grst knows this. Inpudiceo person knows
A aud We sha maintain the doctrine always, the insr
ssis Of true srt Wehsye SAID that tchromoithOgNphyis
not An ~ all and repeat IL. II Is mere mechanic
process and one wi n very useful, but very narrow
Isqtunsft held IT, business is simply 70 reproduce not
a. ,mate- meaning bv '.aatoAh :" deceDftoH.7 Itls
che proper business al or process 70 deeeve-anJ
Eioro than it - tie business Of q tongne To lie.
This invention has iis clear, legitimate Junction.
Just wood engra'ng ha', snd lt IS MI' Prang,
sd not ve vn0 shows Torance in declaring that Il has
moi Nshave always battled sgsus deceptive limitations
and we shall ,o1unue 10 o0 20. and when We arr
ssnNoHed 50 contrary opinion ~ VIII Ue by
who hts no Pecnnisry interest an main
landlord Of vhel much against our E sot painter 70
grain the frorf door 70 icok ike black walnut On the
landlord departure We baudy endcavorod 20 wbeede The
painter making few knots, detects, grams and
bourshes az possible and keep the whole Of as uu
hrun snd even color "a be could; IN short,
make II suggest bdck walnut. any wood little
De fnsw how The mnn Of the brush beard us through
Sith -oncea'ed disdsin and vneu We had finished ~
slAimed What SIR won't you loi elers genius have
ssope Dir PTungs reonder hss not the brevity Of The
bo1se taniers but il comes 10 the same thing House
Euntiug sud ehrou ognphy both useful in their
6sy and respectable long fhey keep within their nat
nra bounds but they ny e. overpass their limits
snd TO inude who're they Do 10; belong they must be
nishardly vorth while for say anything in reply
Mr Paugs a, our limited acquaintance with me
pTooess Of ehromo- biography We believe we sunleDty
Sndoutaud the nature o. % and uadeistoOd ~ before,
two yeat ago. Mr. P-aug oblgng ~ 10 take us
thrOugh s and explain tle whole matter 20
Ne step by step But ihsIe IS s'oe 40 ms lNe'oh tnaI
consider. thelneIeat Of A1sts, not of sri,
Nnd pct scTy tha Mr. PTnngs letter give us text
- speak on In writing ~ the pictures which he sent us
she other DAY. sad ha although The audience nc Is
working critical and Tins will hardly bear
6putne. yet nevertheless % has ITS nights and one Of
aeso s TO know the OF the whose works give
ahem pleasure. We, filesl, found fault with hun for
uuitting Mr. IcIts name from his las picture Duck
hug aHd icr pgtrne on b., instead tie name OF one
"HaUng end also for pnnung, under another picture,
s'The B8by be words aiie1 French watereoloT when
m reality scopy iron NeknOwn picture by BOugue-
Basn dhtlgushod modern French painrer These were
two charges and far Prsng knowing s he did, that
understad rather than exaggerated the facts had had
sitle more worldly wlsdofp be would have maintained
f0dioous silence with regard 20 them. He is so foolish,
k1uever Gtefnp. defense and We 6laI accordingly
Ststo the whole truth regard to tbis meter.
h true, Mr PTang sAys. that Mr.. Iaits name IS
printtd upon me Duckngs; but, II is untrue that We
somndted hlnnder saving that it 10 not there. ANY
Y-1rsou by stepping into Mr. knseoers and asking for
copy 81 this chr0,aO thOgrHph, viii find MI Warnings
name-ha the employed 20 make these Autographs
clearly printed in dark color 81 The ughthand side, but
L. vl be- serv much puzzled 10 hnd Mr. Tats naUe and
Nery likely viii not succeed IN finding u ~ al On a
aopy which hays since examined a. GOups Mr.. Iaits
could only be found by taking the picture into
strong hight hnd turning The paper % es 70 get 100 l
rened Of the reflection 10 Was no hunder Therefore,
ps did Mr.. Ireng hear Oft from ne for the
GFt tine M. Tsts friends had called his attention 70
ths matter hing Ike 70 inure him, and he himself
Dad demonstrated Wth NJ PfgDe the subject and had
Asea promised that the matter should be SCI right IN sub
Beauent n seems, therefore, that bunder
sCmmited In good company. Now, deny MI. Prangs
rhf 10 put the name OF his workman the picture Of
any artist and be viii find that Mr. TAFT objects 20 il /
quite strongly 90, ana Wll not permit it would
ssyer have permitted IT, n he bad been consulted. Nor
would suy artist whose reputation has any money |
value. 70 the public 81 large, this picture, when |
srainsd aud hung on The wall, is not painted by |
one Harfing . transfer 20 which the real painter !
Aas right 70 object. 70 avoid prosecution il may be
sonysnent for the publisher 20 prove that the ssts
name 10 really the picture though printed in such
~sy a. % escape notice. bu 70 all ntents and pupoSes
ahs is suppressed.
Having Disposed Of this MISTER, have Only 70 say
Sith regard 70 the cnTon01thogupb from BOugnereau
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