Nebraska advertiser., 1868-11-19

UALE Vi WLAEA LuLlUAE0 HEAuAlLkn q
graceful waterfall-frOm the southern
boundry Of the lake and 8 firing OF
gigantic branches 6r-trees skirt the
Northern shore. It is q careful study
after nature and every touch is Bierd-
stadtish.
The "Barfooted Boy" is a true ar
lists rendering of Writers familiar
lines:-
aBlessinns on thee little man,
Barefoot boy with cheeks OF tan;
With turned-up pGntaloons
And thy merry Whistled Tunes;
With thy red lip. redder still
Kissed by stra Wberries in the hill:
With the shunshine on thy face
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace;
From my heart ] az thee joy
was once a barefoot boy
Prince thou art-the grown up man
Only IS republican.
Let the million dollared ride;
Barefoot rudging at his side,
Thou hast more than he can buy
In the reach Of ear and eye
Outward sunshine, inwardiOy.--
BleSsingon thee, barefoot bOy!"
IL represents a comedy rustic lad,
clad in coarse homespun dress, with
his trousers turned up, his hands in
his pockets and the brightest OF
"knOwing" vet innocent smiles on his
face and in his eyes. His face is half
shaded By his broad-brimed hat his
feet are firmly planted on a grey rock
| he looks so hopeful, so self-reliant, so
entirely at his ease, that he seems the
perfect incarnation of Young America.
The accessories Of this picture are a
distant landscape with a tree in the
T! middle and foreground. They are
well handled, but they serve only to
support the figure, which Is one Oh he
best pieces that Mr.. johnson has ever
reduced.
The "Fringed Gentian" after New
man, is n of those fearfully and
wonderfully elaborate and truthful
representations of vegetable life in
which the pre-Raphaelite school OF
arts of New York and elsewhere,
seem to delight. 1t is in water cOlOrs.
it 10 ks as If il had been drawn with
the a d Of a micrOscOpe-the most Lii
liputian details are so exactly repro
duced. 1t is one of the most difficult
subjects to chrome, and we shall take
an interest in examining the result.
Among the fruit pieces in press,
iuding from the original, we prefer
the Cherries and the "Strawber-
/ RES" Of Miss Cranberry, which are
certainly admirably rendered, with a
luscious fidelity to nature. Mr.. Full
ler's pieces are highly finished and
harmonious in color, but it strikes US
/ that the subjects are less likely to be
universally popular.
The Friends" by Giraud-we for
got to name in our LISTS the picture
of a little girl, who is petting a New
fOundland dog. Giraud has an aXcel-
lent faculty for the conception and ex-
ecutiOn of this class of subjects, and
this is one of his happiest efforts. 1t
will charm the children everywhere.
In an entirely different style, but of
the same character, are the companion
pictures by 10. Brown, OfNew York.
| This young artist excels in genre pic
lures he renders children with a rare
ability, especially when there is a sin
gle figure at rest, but in an attitudeex
pressive of mental action. These sub
iects-the MAY Queen" and the
Little ROguen-are just suited TO his
peculiar genius. The MAY Queenn
is a little girl in the woods, brilliantly
attired, self-adorned with wild flowers,
bathed i'm sunlight, her eyes beaming
with delight at the thought of surpri-
sing her friends by her new and gay
decorations. The Little Rogue" is
the picture of a boy, four or five years
old, who is trying to hide himselffr0m
somebody cOmimg-which somebody
he is evidently intending to starUle.
He is STOPPING under a bush,
which he gently bends over him. This
1 gives the artist an opportunity for a
Il G-s11sn-N rfn1o Of nnNnwfVr . Il =. -
tumn, and the declining sun shoots its
rays through the misty atmosphere,
frightening the gay hues of the sumac
leaves and warming up the surrOun-
dings of the figure, which are rather
cold and low in tone. The two pic
lures contrast finally the clear, bright
summer glow of spring-in the NAV
Queen"-being harmOniously off 9
against the dreamy, misty autumnal
vapors in the Little Rogue" Mr..
Brown regards these pictures as his
masterpieces.
Easter Morning." by Mrs. Hart,
Is q massive marble cross, hung round
about with fuchsias, pansies, yellow
roses and other exquisitely tinted
flowers. It is a combination entirely
novel, peculiar. and lovely. We have
seldom seen an effect so original pro-
duced by a combination o fsuch simple
and familiar elements. There is an
~afiuence of quiet beauty i'm the wreath
that is essentially harmonious with
Easter and its sacred memories. 1t is
altogether charming. If there is a
single flaw in it we have failed to de-
tect it. AS far as the chrome has
gone it bids fair to rival the original !;
but we reserve our judgment upon it
until it is completed, we know only
that if it is at all comparable to the
exquisite painting, it will OOn be One
of the most common ornaments of our
boudOirs, vestTies, Sunday schools and
libraries.
The last painting on our list was
handed in as we were taking notes of
the new publications. 1t is a small
reproduction of 1.-The Crown of New
England''-a painting which, both in
England and America has secured for
Mr.. George L. Brown some of the
highest encomiums from artists and
art critics, which American prOdue-
tiOns have V e obtained. Glowing,
POLITICALLY truthful, full of brilliancy
and light and beauty, it represents the
White Mountains when they are seen
to the best advantage-when, as the
portrait painters say, they are in their
I'highest mOments"-transfgured I'M
der the early morning Of a late Octo-
Der day. The original on a large scale
is on exhibition at the Art Gallery of
Childs d CO., where it has been visited
and admired by thousands of our
Wealthiest and best educated citizens.
If this beautiful creation, this lyric on
canvas, can be reprodueedin facsimile,
it will mark an epoch in the art; for
the vapOrs and mists that encircle the
mountain sides, the subtitle gradatiOns
of light and shade, and the marvellous
blendings of colOrs and tints render it
exceedingly difficult either to initiate
or duplicate.
It Is gratifying to know that the
popular demand for pictures is almost
in the exact ratio of their artistic *
cellence. Every touch Of nature,
whether in canvas or chrome, is in
stantly recognized and applauded.
The best things sell best no reputa-
ton avails against the fact as it is.
"Ruggle's gems have not paid ex-
penses whereas TaIt's groups 60 off
with amazing rapidity. OF Britcner's
pictures, on the other hand, The
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