New-York tribune., 1867-05-02

favorite. the former the French. The Subjects of
both 80 beau tiinl wtMtn and diaIsIl1f,. WIN q
sentiment to introduce them; q betrothal IN some
grave old hall1a girl kissing her dead mothers PIC
tme; mistress waiting at her asslgnatlon ana tie
wife, her rival, waiting in the midnight Tor her un
faithful spouse. Not any OF these pictures appeals TO
tho intellect, but they are marvels to the eye per
haps the most conscientious and refined in color
since Metzu. Standing among them in the dream
of luxury, n procession of stately forms
and sweeping broeades, with buggestion OF hign
descent IN every parsonage ana no gei nor 10Y tae
Stevens has more intensity. saw the latter yester
day walking before his own canyases with Mels-
eonicT, the celebrated miniature painter. stevens
has great English feet and body face suggestive OF
irregular habits and appetiios, yet with gravity
amounting almost to sadness; and Meitsohier,
reaching only to his arm-Dits was as
little 80 his own miniatures-a grotefque, rcs-iaeed
tiny footed man, singuary resembling Gen ihii.
Sheridan. Stevens IL not beyond 30 years Oh age;
MeissonieT il perhaps 40 49, The latter was accom-
panied by his son and daughter, each OF them big
enough ~ look oyer the top of his hat Wlnle tney
were speaking together a celebrated plctnie-deaier
np TO the French artist ard with hIs hat ~ hahd
begged the honor of asking his health GO not
know that ever saw money obsequous to genius
az this HehTaic face flttering before Meiss0nler.
The artist only touched his hat, deigned han look
and the snapped end OF aword,, and walked away
Ue is spendthrift; but one weeks work is years
nlstenance 10 him. Like the other great painters
Meissrr!er viii take no orders Ion plctufes. lie
chooses his own themes and times, and II he
allows You TO buy picture, ~ doihg You
favor. Wherever he went yesterday the stu
dents end parisians at large uncovered.
The English oil paintings are numerous and repre-
sentative of their school; glaring color dramatic
and realistic in the main, with few examples OF
modem PIE Raphaeiteism, like hlliiaiss SAINT
Agnes a hnub-nOsed woman nnlaclng herself bya
bue-hght., or the opposite class, strong example
is the Night Of the Murder OF Rizno. by Edward
Ward. Three artists that rise superior to the mere
materialty of their school are Erskne Nlcol, well
illustrated in sketch of Pedag0gue and Pupil; Sir
Edmund Landseer. in whose Tanning OF the Shrew
there is the tTuhuness and vgor that nc never ias
1, attI l'a
better than FrrTcs The English water-cOl0r schoOl
is uneqnaled and there are examples OF John GilDcrt
Lccch, Leighton and the Inc oil eminent fd btlisn
designers, with fair specimens OF modern mosacs;
Russia has two artists of rising fame III Rl2zom anu
Peroii the former Of the school Of Meissoner Nor
deubere IL the Swedish master, a Hans Andersen IN
them Spain. among lot of bad pictuTcs, has one
OF the Landing Of the Plymouth Pilgrims Inc Swlss
show one OF Jacottet's hno landscapes. UlIarHets
Pleasant Valley Scenes, aud Bodmers Animal
Sketches. Austria has very many pictures, common
place or exaggerated the largest Of which IS PANT
cI : Nightmare, by Rakossy. The Munich school Is
noted for q Mountain Landscape by Haeiner ana TWO
of Jnsts quaint Poultry Studies Prussia has many
petty specimens, but few by her masters; Achen-
hael,g Marine Views Brcndcls Animals and pictures
by NayeThem and Scheiisnges. give precedence 10 q
cuToleiy touching chef ddHue OF Louls knans called
Sdlfi!ibdRquc, where a monntebank IN barn ~ sX,
hbitng' his learned canary birds. Ihs ~ iuIi OF
hmor pathos and pTctt yncss. There are artists eX-
lhbiting hcle from Malta, the Cape OF Good hope
and all the British Colonies, Maurlins, canada, Bar
hadoes Peru BncnOs Ayres, Liou- kion, Brazil, NJ
gers China. Egypt, Turkey, and all the greater
nations that have omitted. Altogether there are
nearly COCO paintings and designs ana 4OO statnes
France including the annual exhibition Of French
artists adjunct To the Exhibition, has $40 pictures
dcsigns. engTaNiugs and statues.
The palm in sculpture rests with Italy, vincent
Vcla showing a DYING Napoleon Of great character
and hcanty, and Christopher Columbus introducing
America iun Indian woman 10 the Molin. Befha-
scOni Slows Jcpihas Daughter, and LAdhHaTt OF
prace aud ,uagcstiscness most admirable liagar
lW IaxaIini. and a IuciiCr by Corfu, are lnuCh
praised. and Pieuc Magni OF Milan. author OF the
famed Reading GIl, c&hibits with II many as excel
lent marbles
The Tinted States is represented by less than a
mdr,i AT puurtiOnso OF al sorts ahd lew oil tlese
are o. even average Wouhiness IN olf own sclOol
The risinmacemcut OF our depa attnlent the want OF
cNuc.l Re will and discrimination IN IT'S directory,
ar ~, apparent here, and there are really almost
hi. MANY american irtists ia paTis as show paint
inrs Many of these have brought over good PIE
tunes. which they have not obtained encouragement
nor liberty 10 exhibit In lieu Ot them there are
some really disgracetul works on view, such
as fonr paintings and twcnty-tonr india
INK sketches 10y one named Whistler These
are. without exception, the worst pieces in tho
whole worlds art collection. Church shows Niagara
and the Rainy season IA the Tropics; Ihe former Is
much looked atand admired, but nave heafd the
French criticism that 1t is beautiful merely, ana con-
yeys nothing of the terror and power oi the great
cataract Berstadt shows his dullesi greenest, least
elective Rocky Mountains. GignouNs better White
Mountains receives good comment, nut me Incst
and best Of ollr Landscapes are by Giford kensett
aud Eastman johnson. The former has an Autumn
Wilderness scene that the foreign artists nnanl
mously praise Weir shows his strong and ieryent
picture Of that practical American scene, the Tan.
non Foundery. and Lcutze has British subject OF
some merit Hubbard has sweet glimpse OF a
lake and landscape in the turning Autumn
and Beard shows his admirable Dance OF We
Bears. beside which | miss Henry Ihsphams
American Turf which is. j understand IN farls; u
newly-cQnpleted grouping Oi the Morgan, Vermont,
Black Hawk, Canadian and other breeds oi Amer
lean horses, painted nom careful nome studes,
Bislham returns 10 America without TINS picture IL
finding purchaser among our countrNmen mere.
The hest figure piece Is doubtless the Confederate
pI NiuslOW Homer. Duiley
animated drawing of the Cavalry Fight at freder.
cksburg There are portraits IN pastel by kowse oi
EmeIscn and Lowell, Lincoln 10y w vi. Uuut ana
a Gen Sherman by llealy of Chicago, with the
Republican Court of Huntington, the largest canvass
in our department. Altogether, ON admirable school
of landscape art is spafscy represented, ana the
American visitors here are wounded or lndlgnaht at
ts want of enterprise -,
In sculpture, we show Rogeiss statuettes, MISS
Uosmers Sleeping Faun, Launt lhompsons superb
Nopoleou L. and TWO expressive busts by the same
talented artist with Wards vigorous bronze of the
Indian Hunter The American and National Bank
Note Companies exhibit their splendid specimens OF
hill engraving: South American, Greek Italian ANA
United States showing that how We return the praG-
teal fine arts to Athens and Florence.
Ia this sketch OF the fine arts--which have re-
read with consciousness of how little II conveys OF
the wisdom. fancy. and splendOr OF the Great EXh,
bion's galleries. have ti1ed 10 make report anu
NOT n criticism compilation Of the best criticisms
and the result of all artistic opinion. But as novice
what most affected me was tle enormous 'eihatlIy
of arr Ten thousand minds working III solitude
have scarcely repeated single theme. Wars, dlpl0-
macies social revolutions go etenaly, hut art is
long and indOmItable-a thing OF perseverance Is OF
beauty forever
Unique and most magnificent are the contributions
of African civilization Together, they compose by
ton and the Vceroy of Egypt probably the richest
Individual in the world, has expended 100000 francs
i'm decorating his section and its park. In the great
main building he shows the materials of caravans,
copper stIrups aud silver bits with canopies for the
backs of dromedares, and watering pots such as the
mother of Moses carried to the well; odd paintings
IL th. ltDlHt 1.tsaQ aQaIhl
harem and musical instruments, with which
the women Of the Nile Keep measure to the