The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-27

couple OF dogs and q cat having little unplea-
santness over saucer of milk, which the feline
evidently considers as her personal property,
Is capital thing In Its way, and m uch the best
work that we have yet seen by Mr.. Moran
"The King of the Commons" representing a
bulldog, who evidently considers himself lord
OF the other CANNES who are doing obeisanco
TO him, has much merit, but 1t is not equal to
the very excellent picture we have Just named
Mr.. E. Moran contributes several works. the
most important of which Is one of the large
marine pictures wnica were the occasion of
seme unpleasant controversy during the
Academy of Fine Arts exhibition last spring.
MIR. I. Moran has a number OF Landscape
compositions "rhe Remorse of Gain" is an
imposing picture which Is not improved. how.
ever, by the badly drawn figures The "Bri1ge
OF st. Angelo, Rome" Is a fine work, and "a
Scene on the WissahicBon," canadian
Scenery" and the "SacfiHce OF Isaac" exhibit
the rich a utumnal tints which this art:s loves
to paint.
MIR. Isaac L.Wnliams contributes several fine
landscapes and AN admirable copy OF Claude's
Landing OF Cleopatra" Mr.. w. T. Richards
is also represented by three or four
works in his best style, which, with a number
Of Others, we will nolice more In detail at some
future day. MIR. q. d. Petit has vigorous
study of an old mans hesd, and Mr.. s.
Waugh exhibits beautiful. expressive female
head. which he titles "Jessica." Mr. Mime
Ramsey, now In Europe. is represented by a
stiIl-ife composition, which IL not iu his best
manner,boweveI; and Mr. j j. Eyre has several
paintings OF Fruit and Dead Game. Mr.. Il B.
BeLse com position, In black and white
illustrating the passage from Revelations, "and
the sea Shall give up It's dead" Is IN \ line Of
art which we do not mink he can successfully
follow. Mr.. BenSell has u fine and graceful
fancy, whicn is especially shown IL some of mis-
pen.and-iuk drawings. but In II subject ike
powers, he is scarcely liseIy to
make his mark. More To our taste Is his " Glue
Beard, and MS crayon study Of "rpg Grave Of
Alala" This last was originally drawn fJr tue
Sketch Club, and IT Is not as el +oorately in-
ished as If IL were tuten1ed for exhibition. bat
the mOonlit CROSS In the centre and the dark
forest trees Of the middle distance are exceed
We have only noticed this exhibition In a
general way, as IT Is impossible 10 do justice to
IT ip the space at our command, and after sin.
more i'm portanJ pictures at greater length on O
future occasion.
Mr. BeaumOnt's Collection of Paintings.
There is now on exhibition, in the eastern
gallery OF the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, q hue collection OF paintings
selected by Mr. j. p. Beaumont, of New York. a
gentleman who mas had large experience in
lhis branch of business. English, French. Ger.
man. and American artists are represented, and
the works are mostly of q high order of merit,
and are worthy of the attention OF artists ana
students as well IS connoisseurs and picture.
buyers. The following are a few that especially
attracted our attention In max Ing tour of the
galleries: Twilight in Araoia," by Theodore
Frere, of Paris The Bottle, case of difh
Guilty." by Eastman Johnson, of New York.
"Maiket Day." by Jan Piatteel. of Brussels
"The Market in Grand Cairo, Egypt" by W.
GEM, of Berlir; "Grouse Shooting" by c. F.
DECKER OF Dusseldorf; "COnstautinople at
Twilight" by A. Roster. OF Paris; "rne Coast OF
Scheveningen," by Andrew Ache1bach, OF
Dusss ldori; 'On the Fsnce,' by the late w. s
Mount, of New York; Carnival Time" by @.
Becker, o. Berlin.
We will make q more extended notice of these
paintings before they are removed, and in the
meantime we comment them to the attention
OF our srt-lovipg citizens. The entire collec.
tion will be sold by Mr.. b. Scott, Jr., on the
evenings Of Tues ay ana Wednesday December
lst end Cd, until which time they will remain
on free exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts.
The "Quack DOctOr"
The publishers of tne RiUerStde Magazine for
Young Pe0pte have had prepared a chromo-
lithograpb, entitled "rhe Quack Doctor," which
they will send fire. to all subscribers to their
new volume. This chrome. which we think is
likely to become very popular, has been care
fully executed from painting by Mr.. FL. L.
Stevens, an artist who has a high reputation
for this class of subjects.
The picture represents the visit of drake,
accompanied by a frog carrying a medl.
cine chest, 10 a sick Brahma rooster, whose wife
and children are In an extreme state Of anxiety
about the condition of the invalid. The par
ticlpants IN the scene were all painted from
life, and, sad to relate, the doctor proved hil>ef
valued Brahma cock, went the way of all
chicken flesh few days after Mr.. Stevens