New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-15
pIrE-ARTs ITEMS.

m another generation II painted oval piece oi70ry
three and treequaers long by two and quarter
inches wide been broken in two The separation
J. LONGITUDINAL and fortunately just shoars by hairs
breadth the right sdo Of the head In ska hands the ivory
can mended and mounted or leather the injury need
never be perceived tie wise plan. in such s to
attempt no repairs Least of ALL should the owner OF pu
chaser allow it be touched with tie pencil II it O1s
20 .hcad precisely it IS The miniature Is signed
in nil with tie name the date and place when and
here It was painted T. A. Peticolss pxt 795 Philadel
phs The Signature the lower left hand corner Of the
background Just above the shoulder Dunlop in biz His
or OF the ARTS Of Design in America" vol H. p 3- has
Bcr notice Of an Edward f. Peticolas-speuing the haue
"a Two "-but be says nothing Of bis father Wao was
g. painter Of tho present miniature Mr. suly OF Paade
t the known and much respected artist, remembers
J. Pecoas and told Dunlop that he gave the son lessons
m painting for which the father paid him by giving lessons
Mrs Segy. 1t little remarkable that Dun
la ould not aliude the father miniature painter for
may Judge by this specimen Of his skill he was clever
enough 10 deserve mca,on But Danlop not very &c
te This miniature 10 the possession Of the grandson Of
H. rsnter TO whom it descended from his father and who
nsz Offers it for sale with formal guarantees Of its au'hen
ioy always beea looked upon valuable and
sold because the siege Of Petersburg the owner lost
hf and all his movable property. There be no
doubt Of Ia Authenticity and indeed appears to
u TO carry with IT, Il is interesting
r,ita hardly believe that this mouth rm yet
mobile sensitive AID sweet is the cold unsympaihetc
to co have loved and hated 1t is impossible to look into
ths isce Washington without reverence. Int. hold
~, miniature hands the heart for once stirred
Mr. Avery has al his rooms small picture By Mr.
ScEwen which deserves praise The subject is homespun
racasA being simply young boy has
t cradle in which his baby brother is asleep. In order not
g. osr Tine he fastened string the cradle and fitting
- chair against Tia wal. pulls the string back and
frtb and bures himself in his stOryboOk. This is
genuine Yankee exPolcnt Of bOOkoyng askshiTkns boys
doubt not that any person who sees this little pic
TUE smile in sympathy remembering how he used TO do
M 49, The whoc picture bit Of pure, unaffected nsture,
g. treatment and well painted At first glance It seems
natural thing 20 choose such subject and very easy
thug paint IT. out excepting Eastman Johnson, We do not
another artist who dares takes genuine American conn
IT, kitchen sitting and paint exactly asst Is without
aiding something that he thinks little refined leav
s o something thai he thinks ugly Eastman johnson has
one the painted sheetiTon stove once and made almost
teaucl So here, in picture in the large
1oom painted genuine American rocking chair al
wood no hail cloth stufng-an6 room to match Bat he
never did anything genuine than this little interior Of
ar McEwea. 20 but" SAYS this Is not high art
Wi God be thanked isnt; but II better preparation
than most Of the work young men are busy
vita High art worthy the will come by stning
TO- M Il will when humility and study and genuine
lore OF truth have paved the way for H. and not before
We hear of tho death of Mr. I. W. Fairholt an
f, whose name must be familiar TO readers OF the London
Journal Of the articles in whchon antiquities oil
,ro. Lnds-he has illustrated II is by his work IN the
be is beet known to tie American public bot
D.. also Illustrated many books and distinguished 1nem
her o the Antauaran Society One Of the laestperhap
tbe Ias book with which he had 10 Go was Nj Thomas
Nrights History Of Caricaure-a very readable work
with great many cuts by Mr. farhot from ole sculptures
,rvng sas and manuscripts His hand may also DO seen
ST. MI Haiwes splendid Shakespeare" Mr. tairholt did
u.. work IN the world aud has disseminated much nfor
,tion which but for him. would have remained looked up
fro, al bat students Of otbeway matters Such men a.
Charles Ragt and Thomas Wright have found him an able
Az m their efforts spread information among the people
Bu beyond this merely popular service We doubt MI Far
bot. work was valuable II would have been II his man
u. had not been 80 Individual BE think quite
acquired copy the object before him. exactly with
oil is psoua1te defects Of drawing to secure the
shade Of archasm required the peculiar mdVdua ea
preston Of form feature attitude which only the most care
f training Of eye ard band attain IL word MI Fair
I. vars seemed Ftrholty 10 be quite tiusi
Yo he was 80 msunered that at last could recognize
h. baud At onoe But ALL this deficiency affected only
p,s e atoms Of his 20 bis subject for other purposes
PCS very efficient aud must regret os his place vacant
&c lol-nature which is alwsys stronger with us
,n ougA 20 De- would in ine say nothing at all sboa'
nj, Larn g. Mead IL collection OF statues al the Studio
bndnz In Tentbt hat apart from the fact that this gen
,msa been eIagagsny praised high quarters we do
not tliuk gb 10 lot his design foI tie Lincoln Nonamsn
iua interesting influential people without any
tsosstrance part Mr. Lincoln Of course deserves
monument and may perhaps get although the prospect
- no, very bright Just now BIZ, when he does get one we
hope wall pillar high or low With Lie statue on TOY
OF last refuge Of medi0cry, we trust Will not Dc
Indicted hin a1d In truth II ID all that MI Meals
design amounts although he has made The cid Roman mon
strostg more uansaDing still possible by planting four
ISOLATED gronps and four isolated figures about the pillar As
natter Of cement which surely Oush to be considered
.hs Il. al wrons First have shallow fight OF seven
ssp. opposite points on the platform we
Grl solitary figure connected with the military service
Ihen recessed and bu,iTesed pedestal with mold
ed uth and cornce and each Of the four buttresses
0ep soldiers Then rses the column, with CoFlnthan
cap and toy OF H. in melancholy attitude az quite
p,tu,si 70 psrson who finds himself compelled to play ST.
Smeon on the pillar stands Mr. Lincoln himself Here we
have almost every rule Of applied to snch
.,r,., violated Instead Of rising from massive bsseit
may be q, decstey ornaented a. you please bit II should
I'M ssem 70 support rises above tive have the whole
,,,sksaei bv tue little doike figures that stand about quite
cd from ANYTHING in the eesgn Then the large
groups al the four angles Of the base although they are
ys-v monument hsve nothing do with this monument
more thaa with any other; and finally Nj Lincoln is
psrsd NJ 30 hh probably nothing would ever be seen
OF hn The design instssd Of beng original spirited and
fitting IA a. Old Rome and taseess II il commonplace
and starvsd would OF following The late OF an such
.m, .cheues be more starved still in the executions end
i. ~ ua.uitable monument Mr. Lincoln as eoald be de-
yi.,d NJ Lincoln fitted for warrior than any
. of ike hrswd and Of character would
h,,a bean and IL military leader or miliaiy
ar,tezist that he made his fame. His place If innniey
biys III, vas great, not Of the be would have
.sp a. great 10 any crisis for unlike the person WHO 'sF
the, 20 place be did not misuDdeiand either the po
rs or himself ana when people spoke or justice he gladly
pbsrsI their will Thus. he helped War was 30 alien 10
him tbe cruelty clumsnes o. hurt him so weighed 50
upon bis heart thst the mostneonenous thing IN the
word To- E him marble in the very shock OF conflict among
nc bsyonets and trsmpng horte and believing can