New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-29

Mr. Emil Seitz has published an engraving by
Richie after Mr.. Huntingtons picture Of The Re
publican Court in the Time of Washington which
was exhibited in this city some two or three years
ago and criticised at length in these columns. The
en- craving is one of the best that has been made in
this country and represents the picture with great
faithfuness it is not open TO the charge of being
better than the original but imparally records its
faults of drawing as we'll as its good points and rs
Mr. Huntington is not in any sense OF the word
eoorst he suffers no injustice by being translated
into plain black and white
We do not need to repeat here the unfayOrabe opn-
ion which expressed of the picture at the time OF
its exhibition. The subject was well chosen for
telling and popular print and if Mr. Huntington had
been equal TO the task which he undertook hardly
any picture that has been painted since the g. Battle
OF Bunker Ill.," or The Signing of the Declare
ton" would have created more enthusiasm among
genuine Americans Nor have We any doubt that
Mr. Huntington put his conscience into the work,
and did his best TO procure good result. he col
ected PORTRAITS and dresses and where he could not
get portraits, he procured sttlngs from the lmmeui
ate family OF descendants OF his SUBJECTS But All
this avaed him nothing, since be knew neither what
PERSONS to choose for his group how TO arrange
them when they were chosen. Important people are
thrust into the background, and insignificant people
are put in the most conspicuous places Whle IN ono
ludicrous instance no less distinguished man than
Fisher Ames is put with his face against the wan e1
amininQ q picture, 50 that nothing nut lne Top anu
hack OF his head is above the shoulders OF the
crowd OF course in looking at a picture OF tins
kind the spectator Immediately seek for the people
he has heard and read about and IT Is rather
dampenng to enthusiasm 20 find that his heroes and
heroineF are not Mr. HuntingtOns. As for the ar
ran cement of the whole picture, II coud not well be
more unmeaning than it's, nor more Illogical. You
| are obliged whether you viii or not, 70 look at
nothing. The central figure OF the canvas Is Mrs
! Bingham, who was simply q handsome woman $50
| tradition says, if Mr. Huntington does mott, and
nothing else so far as the public was concerned, and
while this lady is made strikngly conspicuous, Mrs
/ William Smith John Adamss daughter, who was
both beauty and accomplished letter-wrlter, Is
not only deprived OF her beauty BY the artist but is
mt where she can only he found by hunting for her
| Her distinguished mother, Mrs. John Adams. per
hans as remarkable woman as the time produced is
/ also with her famous husband and Mrs. Alexander
! hamilton hid safely away behind Mr., John Jays
imposslble red gown, accessory introduced merely
10 eTatfv Mr. Huntingtons love Tor ehect-no matter
how procured-and for color or what he calls color
In spite OF the prestige secured by the comInerclai
success of this picture by the name OF the artst ana
by Ritchies excellent engraving we announce that
t6e subject IS still open TO any one who VIII tTea u
os II deserves and make what can truly be called
historical picture. Such theme we'll treated WIN
a good arrangement and faithful portraits oI tne
really distinguished men and women OF the unt
will be sure to be pecuniarly popular picture, nnu
we wish we knew man upon whom we cOuIu can 20
paint IT, But we do not know OF such lnau' 'i'e
mOres the pity.