The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-07
VOL. XXVli.---NO. 81.

and the "Strawberrlos, oil MISS GfahDefry,
which are certainly admirably rendered, with
a luscious fidelity to nature. Mr. Fuller 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.-w forgot to
name it in our list lis the picture of a little
girl, who is petting Newfoundland dog
Giraud has am excellent faculty for the con
ception and execution Of this class of sub
iects, 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 j. G. Brown of New York. This young
artists excels i'll genre pictures he renders
children with "a rare ability, especially when
there is single figure at rest, but IN AN att-
tude expressive of mental action. These
subects-the "May Queen" and the Little
Rogue''-are just suited to his peculiar
genius The ''May Queen is a little girl IN
| the woods, brilliantly attred, self .adorned
| with wild flowers, bathed i'll sunlight, her
eyes beaming with delight at the thought Of
surprising her friends by her new and gay
decorations. The Little Rogue is Che
| picture of boy, four or five years old, who
is trying to hide himself from somebody
coming which somebody he is evidently in
/
sumac bush, which he gently bends over
him, This gives the artists an opportunity
for brilliant piece Of coiorng. 1t is
autumn, and the declining sun shoots its
rays through the misty atmosphere, brighten
ing the gay hues Of the sumac leaves and
| warming up the surroundings Of the figure,
which are rather cold and low in tone. The
two pictures contrast finely the clear. bright
summer glow of spring-in 'the May Queen
being tremendously Offset against the
dreamy. misty. autumnal vapors in "the
Little Rsgue.'' Mr.. Brown regards these
pictures as his masterpieces.
"Easter Morning." by Mrs. Hart, is n
massive marble cross, hung round about
| with fuchsias, pansies, yellow roses and
other exauisitely tinted flowers. 1t is a
combination entirely novel, peculiar and
lovely. We have seldom seen an effect so
original produced by a combination Of such
simple and familiar elements. There is an
afiluencc of quiet beauty in the wreath that is
essentially harmonious with Easter and its
sacred memories. II altogether charming.
If there is a sinrlc flaw in it we have failed
to detect it. As far as the chromo has gone
it bids fair TO rival the original b,d we pre-
fer to reserve our Judgment uron il until it
is completed; We know only that Il il is al
all comparable to the exquisite painting it
will soon be one ofthc most common orua,
mcnts of our houdoirs, vcstries, Sundag
schools and libraries.
he last painting on our list wa handed
ia as We we're taking notes Of the new pub,
lieations II is II small reproduction of''rho
Crown ofNew England"--a painting which,
both in England and America, has secured
for Mr. George l.. Brown some Of The high
est cncumiumS from artists and art critics
which American productions have ever oil.
tanned. Glowing, POLITICALLY trorhtu. full of
brlliancy aud light and beauty, it represents
the White Mountains when they are seen to
the hest advantace-whcn, as the portrait
PAINTERS saw, they are IN their ''highcst mn.
mcn,sn -,ransfgurcd under tho carly morn.
ing sunh,,rst Of late Octohcr day. The
original on IL large scale is on exhibition 1T