The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-15
The Fine Arts" Niagara by Moon
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some Ten years ago the writer OF .hs nau ue
pleasure OF gratifying long ana chefsheo oe-
sire TO behold one OF the greatest eurlosi'ies OF
nNufe-Niagara fhiis-known anu eonoeueu ~
sueh throughout the length ana oreauth Oh tne
cNhhzed world The impressions 'heh niaae
upon our mind OF the immense ea'arao' nave
never oeen obiiterated IN the ihter'ei OF zen
iohs' e'entiui years. iui OIL turmohs anu 'he eN'
eitements oil passing events ost are as vivid to-
Jay In the mlhu's eye as 'he hour on which
ou' a""heu anu cnr"p'ureu eyes BaZeu upon H.
ihe Impressions 'heh erea'eu sun remain iresh
IN ahe pleasures Oh memory anu ever wlll
"hhe me cihBs 10 'ne sphere OF ola mo'her
earth' sim we near with suppressed Dreath the
ueaehing roat-ih the voice oil rumoiihg mum
uer rs were-oi the immense Noiume OF water
ishns INTO the awful ehasm peheathi sun near
'ne io""'nB, MISSING souhus oi the m'sh.y oous
VI man, Wa'ers poilihs anu rush'hB win over
""e'hius power anu 'eiocns over 'ne ureaueu
verge Oh 'he Drink aowh 10 the tehiui ABYSS pe-
low, where 'here WAS war Oh sounus anu waters
ooiihg ana Missing, rushing on uowh the ehasm as
iN as the eye couiu see IN 'he Instance sun
20 we see the TWO CURING Winning, eoiumhs OF
hlhy mist ascenuihs 10 heaven INC ciouus
oil burning ineehsei ana theh, oe'"een' .he oeau'
ufui rainbow uaneihg IN 'he rays OIL 'he sun
| Nighttime "areh OF tou PROMISE spanning the
| Two Misty columns rearing ,her heaus heaven
ward uh'i' 'hey KISS eAeh o'he'' anu are iost Ill
| etnereAi 'aeuns ,,.,
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,hi' WorA VI u" n'he' 'e'n a'''s', VI y" ~
american seehe.s master rerresen.a'ioh OIL
not ohiy 'he B,'"u ou' 'he suo,,'he aye, "orei
a'"U" o,e"uns VI maui WIN srt anu genius
iooN nv w. oo.esu o'u' anu s''e"' an"
| enNer 'uf''"' W "a'e' .ou's'"s uo"h 'he
| glowing canvas Is II not the very personiica,
| ton oil nature see, the moons rays dancing
inc "witches' dance" on the magic waters And
look 10 'he r'sn'' anu II Is 'ost IN Hohpre uark'
| ness Tor miles along the shorc. TO the LETT we
| nave III we shaue OIL the moon, view OF GOAT
lsiandi ana on inc rock IN 'front.' oil H. rcrrapin
| io"er' quit oy august be'moht, esq., IN the
Sluee opposite tne cataract anu Just AZ the feet
Oh wnere ,he at'isl Is represented u" hA'ins oecn
| SUMMING Is singular anu correct formation oil
| mans anu Jog heau' JUST ABOVE the water,
| wonderfully correct contour oil both' which, we
| question, mas oeeh discovered uut py lew VINO
| have had the pleasure OF beholiihs this wonder
| iul wSrk oil nature anu lts artistic represents
| tlon' one OF the greatest icits accomplished by
the artist Is the ten-mile view from the precpice
OF the rails b'cs 10 the horizon represented IN
| the space OF ohiy Sif 'h'"fS on 'he canvas but
asyou view the murky darkness oil the cloud"
| overhead, and then suddenly change the gaze to
that OF the tull-risen moon, In the transition
you have An adequate conception OF the powers
OF 1.-THE artist-irom darkness to iight-a rich hue
fthe blending of the golden with the silvcry
sheen; and the radiance extending to the rolling
clouds surrounding 1t, and casting sheen Q
the light oil the heavenly body on their brows
And the scene Is so vividly natural that 1t lead
one to believe, me9tally' the hrSt passing broatl
OF air will carry the Grial 'OyaSers from out
sight OF our admirihg eyes
Among the other collections in this gallery o
art we may specify "a "Niew on the Delswar
River" in Hancock county, New York; "Sunse
in the Saco River near Conway, N. H., byJ. II
Dolph, and several other scenes by the sam