New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-18

maintains and wns tricklng down the declyy into the
lake. as It wound It's way along. 30 clear Is this ini'
preston that all former Impressions OF the scene acquired
by reading are Overaid and obiterated by It, It's per-
manent continued observation fails to remove 1t; differ
ept minds take IT, at different hours of tho day and bring
IL AWAY with them. Now tho impression made by q
stream Of light 80 wide and brilliant may be precisely
what Is here given il 1t IT, the effect OF an exceptional
character aud fails to tell the ordinary truth about
Damascus which must be far more beWitcng than tns
singular eccentrcity of description And H. as ~e arc
wickedly tempted suspect the impression not rue
the artist has not succeeded in what 10 undertook anu
his latest work is not his greatest work
BIRTHPLACE OF WHITTIER.
The long-expected chrome of the birthplace
OF the poet, John @. Whittier has at length been pup
shed by Prang & Co. The original painting by Thomas
Hill we have and consequently We cannot pro-
nounce on the accuracy of the reproduction.
Never yet having chrome that rendered
full Justice TO complicated or delicate work
OF art, we disposed to give hr NH
credit for more softness well for greater hneness
than this picture exhibits Neither probably eqnais IN
truth or beauty the poets exqusely painted WOOD
picture in tho Winter idyl Snow Bound" but supposns
the original 10 be good the copy, boil present
genuine scene sweet as nature and hOmelY
as man can make It; q spot that IS sanctined
and should DO endeared to all good Americans Oy
association with very noble order OF genius ana Win
life as simple serene pure peaceful aud humane as IL Is
possible for life to be- The admirers Of the poet
will have their admiration deepened by true picture OF
the home where his earliest years passed, and the
great, good spirit was nurtured.
ARTIST FUND SOCIETY,
The annual exhibition of the Artist Fund
Society was opened OH Saturday evening at the gallery OF
Messfs Barker Theall No. s45 Broadway and will con-
tinue open to the public. freely until Tuesday evening"
the 2st when thoy will be sold at auction The condi-
tIons under which picturesque offered at these exhibitions
insure high standard Of excellence The rules OF the
Society require that every work contributed shall possess
certain fixed value Thus pieces that arc absolutely
worthless are excluded and the artists receive all that
the paintings bring above the Sum agreed on as the limit
for benehccnce they stimulated TO offer their best
productions The collection this year Is even more cred
table than usual. 1t is not arge-bu seyenty'three
pictures all being dspayednor Is 1t distinguished by
many contributions from the eases OF most noted
men perhaps this latter circumstance explains the even
level OF interest and merit that marks the c0lectOh
The pictures are above the average Of their authors
achievement. Ii Kensett, Whlttredge CLIFFORD, Sydaml,
LambdIn. Sonntag Huntington, and Cr'nch have done
BETTER Lang ROsster, CrOpsey, Coyer, Eaton Castelar,
and Carter have done Thomas Hicks appears 10
uncommon advantage In The Garden Gate" and De
Haas does himself fair justice his Running Down the
Coast" very bright litto piece Of water Heunessey
paints "Desoation IN tho form OF ruinous cottage'
surrounded by glowing landscape and OF staryeng
horse grazing on the greenest OF pastures Eastman
johnson describes girl lifting with surprisingly small
effort boy OF her sze up to the aperture Of lamp
post letter box The snowy street admirabe but tue
work is not as whole. worthy Of the worunan's fame
The gem OF the collection picture by George Bough-
ton called Failing Leaves" truly touching and beau
tifu poem Of melancholy in tue onward and the III
ward life. poor lonely aud sad rs she Is poor
bears her bundle OF aggots under tho barren trees whose
naked ouehs are defined against the cold heavens. and
whose wIthercd leaves crunch beneath her tired feet
The raung Il one ~ the smallest In the gallery, but no
half dozen express much sympathy with nature
and experience Solitude peryade It In every
part the solitude au Of the declining yearand OF
declining 10y The picture is painted for the heart but
t is painted as well Tor the keen aud critical eye Moth
ing is neglected, aud nothing Is oycrdone. BOughton
mover allows sentiment TO sloyenness though he
sometimes does make dutuess substitute Tor scnti-
meDt But In this instance the spirit aud the form cor
re,poud The artist gives his lesson and then holds his
peaee Many oi these pictures will bring Joy 20 their
posrssors but the owner OF this bit OF canvas will DO
onved
The perfection to which engraving on wood
has been carried IN this country exhibited portrait
of the Rev. Dr. schcnck Of Brooklyn just published by
suttoh Bovine Co. 1t is engraved from photograph,
and worked from ecctrotypo on q sixroller medium
trip cylinder The fact that 1t throughou an American
production the implements and materials being of native
invention and manufacture, would alone make the work
interesting 1t less mertorious than IS But when
wo add that the plate has all the rmness aud braucy
OF steel engraving It must be pronounced highly credit
able % our art as well rs to our industry.