The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-07
From the Boston Post. |
From the Boston Post
Progress OF American LithOgra-
pfly.

ness and improving his beautiful art. He
has begun his long contemplated Gallery
of American Painters in which he pro-
poses to produce Mt least one characteristic
picture by each Of our eminent artists. He
has already published several landscapes by
Bricher, several groups Of chickens and the
like by TAFT, several flower and fruit pieces
by Mrs Lily NJ. Spencer and Miss V Gran.
berry of New York, II couple Of genre pic
lures by Niles OF Boston, a series OF hug
gles's gems in oil colors besides great
variety Of illuminated texts and cards by
Miss Jennie Lee OF New Jersey, and ear.
ICONS and Autographs by Mr. Homer and
others.
He has now in active preparation GA
Now England Winter Landscape" by
the late Mr. Morycilcr OF Maiden; IA
figure piece, "l'he Barelootcd Boy" by
Eastman johnson; Easter Mornings" by
by Mrs Theresa Hart, wife of James Hart,
The landscape painter; two brilliant pictures
ul children in the woods, THE May Queen
and the Little Rogue by Mr. j. G.
Brown; "The Shipwreck of Steertorth' hy
Moran "Thc Friends" by Giraud The
White Mountains in October by Mr.. Geo.
l.. Brown; The Bay Of New York. by
mite" by Biersadl; two fruit pieces, by s.
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distinguished New York printers. TAFT is
hard at work on his iavorite subjects. We
are not at liberty to name the paintings by
foreign artists that are 10 be chromoed us
rapidly as possible because, in the absence
OF an international copyright law, iinoart
publishers are liable to the slime annoyanccS
which are now experienced by the publish
ers so pi iolV:si popns. ,-..,,.
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VIC ' irJ Io''; NV VIZ, .I S Pu"lN'n
pies VI n"nh'S'''"a fio'N G''I'i hia"c
speciaiIy oI winter :cenc:, anu was aunt .m
Tea 10 pe e.e pc"' P''i'1eer III A'1er'ca' Inns
IS one Oh .ne pes' t ~ il's s'n"'i pieces II
represents an oio i"'i'i nouhe ny 'ne lo"o.
slue' win It's 'lcNl'"oie Il anu cuthouSes
granuha III thc y"Iu ensa9eu III ieeul'g
poui'y group VI eN"'e'S' on d FROZEN
M ,La snnrt in tho distance tho v;iloua
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church WIN us ny" Sp!!e, anu SllihlSe OF
the village. which Is hidden By the trees on
;,s outskirts A GRAND aid .ln uua.r uhosa
~ ~ H.: ll a. J. ~ i
Wlde-spre;tuihS pfancheS me allil-house IS
built, is rendered with wonderful hdellty and
.n;r;t and the an,la.tree AN rho othar
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sue VI VIC loao, sccilS W ii"'c peeh puoto
uraphed from cre1Y family homestead III
SIoa,o oL,eotrs quay tro,, H.. ura.t ;r,,
4i''"'' M ~ Wy S'' mn
tnOr0ugNiares. Inc picture Is IL pheasant
one for 1t has Il warm, cheerful giOW-Such
ne oyar,, ona dalphts H., an ..fna uporninu,',
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sleigh. bells are ringing merrily on every
road
The "Falls Of the 70 Semitic" is char
acteristic bit OF California scenery in Bier.
stadt's wei. known STYLE. 1t represents
bright sunset on lonely lake. whose soil
tude is disturbed only by !. pair of water.
fowl that hover over and rest on the rocks
nt the shore. Abrupt. steep and ruared
cliffs-oyer part of which tumbIes head
long n graceful! watrrrall-irom the southern
bonndarv of the lake; and fringe of eigan
tic. branchless iir.lrees skirt the northern
sbo,e. 1t is a careful study after nature and
avery touch is Bierst1dhsb.
The "Barelooted Bow is n true artists
rendering of Whittier familiar lincs:.-
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nareCot s bow w with WITH 1 Iv"E ' .f in
With thy t,irne,i,np lmntaoons
And Thy merr, wilisti"d tunes;
H,.r t ~ ' ,tr,w r on n' IN. hi
With The sunshine on ny face
through ny torn h ', jlnnty grace:
wa. once Iy ,I =, ,,,rotnot low ,".Y '''
Prince thou orI--the grown up man
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