The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-08
FINE ARTS IN PARIS.
Fine Arts mud Artistic Gossip in the French
Capital.


Fine Arts mud Artistic Gossip in the French
Capital.
PARIS June %, 1869.
On closing my last communication to your readers
on the exhibition at the Palas de rIndustrie an
nounced q final correspondence in which tae best
water coiors ensravngs and drawings should be
noticed These contributions are remarkably fine
this year. and among them large panel in the
drawing section has been dedicated to artists who
have Illustrated the fables OF honest LaiOntalne.
The witty writer lar from sUrmis,ng when he
wrote them that the dialogues of bipeds and quad
rupeds would, two centuries later be the delight OF
great painters and bis satire become pastme for
their pencils; but so 1t is. There is nothing Rosa
Bonheur much enjoys as sketching contempatve
rabbits sitting their tails eager impetuous hares
and long -eared patient asses, to which she adds
line or two taken from the inimitabe fableist. In
the same way Gustave Dore enjoys Perraull's fairy
tales and Don Qulxotte.
The following are the artists who have hOnored
Lafontaine this year:-Gerome has sent in the "Da-
nubian Peasant" drawing; Rosa Bonheur. 1.-THE
Two Balls and Frog" q water coloring; Meunier,
''Ihe Old Woman and Two Maids;'' To- "The ASS
Bearing Relics;'' Chaplin, 1.-THE Young Widow,Da
remarkable drawing; Brion, .1he Pumpkin and
Acornn q water color Daumier. 1.-THE Doctors," q
water color; Saal, "The Bear and his Two Compan-
ions, o water coloring. Large crowds were con.
stanty standing around these we'll known but ever
subjects; for the fables OF Lafontane in France
are taught to children soon US they can run
about and they are the philosophy Of the aged.
Chaplin and Daumer have sent in other works.
The latter s called the French Hogarh, and stands
| in the front rank OF o9uareltstes. His best this
year Is intended to. caricature class OF
people .who know all about paintings"
but who cannot in reality distinguish one
school from another He has called this "Ama-
| teurs in a Studio" II is most aughable. The
| other Is keener, "Judges at Court OF assizesu
1t is terribly ridiculous and truthful illustration
| Chaplin's is young girl with mandollne-a pro-
| duction that has all the ylgor OF oil painting
Anastasi shows the winter garden OF Princess Ma
thilde that rendezvous OF exotcs from the vegeta-
! bic and artistic world. There is a delicate atrnos
| phere in the picture, a waiting melody from the
| palms, dangerous fascination about the orange
| and myrtle boxes. NJ. Bellay has sent in repro
duction Of the Last Supper from T.. de Vinct IL Il
superb. Chouppe has contributed Views of the
Lore. r. Rousseau under the title summer has
painted lovely flowers. Harpignies, aview Of Paris,
taken from the Gallery OF Apollo, at the Louvre.
Among The pastels or cOlored chaks there Is an
admirable "femaie Asleep" by Cades, and in this
department IL is much regretted that Marecha de
Metz is not represented. HIS pastel forests and
hgurt,es unequalled At the exhibition OF 1876
he was called the king OF that special section. The
French excel also in charcoal drawings. IL is won.
derul what effects can be produced al so little cost.
Some Of the sites, woods rocks and MOONLIGHT
scenes are az vivid As paintn2s--one especially.
which represents the dssectng school, with students
listening to velpeau's demonstrations before q
corpse which Is TO be 'cut up,n as these tender ply
sicians term II. The numerous shades OF light and
! half tins are striking.
| Engravngs occupy no less distinguished place
especially ag'1d-f0ries. Toe most talented are APP
| pan, Feyon- Perrin, Flameng, Martinez and Hen
rquel who TINS year sends IA the DISCIPLES OF En-
mans, from the painting OF Paul Veronese. 1t may
| be remembered that 1t was he who engraved the ia
| nous Iiemieyee OF p. Dearoche, winch Goupii pur-
| chased for 60, OG0 francs.
Martinez has sent nothing in this year, but he has
| engraved nearly all the works OF r. Delaroche--
Charles l., Cromwell, Richelieu &C. the line Dor.
traits Of Rayignan and the portrait OF the Pope
small engraving for which 10000 francs was paid.
THIS mention Of 10000 francs reminds me thai the
lady artist, Mile. Jacquemart whose portrait VI the
| Minister OF Public instruction | noticed ia OF
| my preceding letters, and called the hest at the
| salon, has now, In consequence Of the success Of
her WORK, an order FOR twelve portraits each 10 be
paid 10000 francs. II may not be use
less to mention en- passant, and artisticaily
| that she Is both young and pretty; 50
long sttings IN silent contemplation of one object
| may not be foreign Inducement 70 gentlemen who
| wish TO be portrayed. II Is hoped Mile. Jacquemart
Will not require they should stare all the tine at A
particular nan ia her studio wal. as photograph.
| era do.
But, 30 return TO the PaIas, there Is decided de-
man0 for atisitc painting on hardware, china and
pottery Plates and dishes Of large sizes and great
value are exhibited some Of them are SO perfect
| that II IS impossible to distinguish the ROuen pot
ter1es or our days from those % the seventeenth
preferred, such as were found on the potteries oi
the Moors who carried this art TO spain. 1t la inter
| estng TO know that the first official document
authorizing the introduction OF tuis artistic
Industry exclusively to Rouen was dated
November Is, 1915. and signed Louis. on
a large yellow seal, vito the words, "by the King
the Queeu mother rege11te beyg present." BY
virtue OF this paper one OF the queen mothers gu
perior servants, usher OF the chamber. privt
legged solely 10 manufacture 'all Sorts OF white hard
ware, covered with enamel or all colors for pubic
| ueCDf0tOD.b
! Porel, SieT Oh Grand Val, IN Normandy. The WORD
stetT meant squire, from which ~ derived the Mon
sienr Of our DAYS. This pottery privilege was
doomed 20 be terrible trouble 10 Its recipient the
squire OF Grand VA. The document, which Is long
granted MIN the monopoly Tor thirty years, and the
Parliament reduced It 20 twenty, when the Squire
got another royal paper extending IL 10 ats. Al
THIS cost MIN loss or time and loss OF money so that
year later, In 1916, we fnd HIM giving over q
another squire ny the name OF Poterat a lease u
use MS baking stoves ana apparatus for Mint
years, during which foierat - TO pay bim certain
sum yearly and twelve Rouen disnes, at the choice
! OF the squire OF the Grand Val Thea poor Potera
got into trouble for dishes perfectly initiated wer
soon FOUND IN the ROuen market, and ~ dlsCOy
cred some one else was maDtssctnnng this sDsffT6u
article somewhere; ana Whcn the gritty one wa.
| discovered To be mani named Boudm more ias
snits began. IL "a clear Rouen hardware mad har,
debut until the times Of Suy, who protected IT, ant
an autograph memoir Is still eXtant dated 1858 Il
! which he DEGREES The foloyng:-"P and grst
| Nv the hardware goods oil the city Of R0ucn, an,
! make the artists work as nard as possible. CIV
them designs for the Kings service: also grant tn
! same encouragement 10 RoueB tapestry and gil
/ leather; protect aud increase the dealers IN hlac
| morocco AZ this period a certain perfection
y mad been already attained, but primitive ROue
| crOckery was coarse, the only color used IN 1854
4 boDQ blue. the object on the nrst dishes made rs
, ! centaurcss. From Holland came the Transparent
ennmei now sought 2tter, and which X the sccre
! of one manufacturer only In Paris, by the name
, Deck After vlcssitudel OF every sort painte
. hardware attained a nerited ana world. wide rcpt
} ! isuVg Ly@r laeVopspe gts'eay bas nov . gop.