The New York herald., 1869-04-26
FINE AR rs.
FOrty.Fourth Annual Exhibition Of the
Academy Of Design.

FOrty.Fourth Annual Exhibition Of the
Academy of Design.
In the East ROOM No. ia, ''The blackstone Play
ers,n by william Morgan, peasingIy exhibits the
talent which this artist displays to far higher de.
gree and on superior subject In No. 1s5, "Emanci-
pationn The latter picture has deservedy attracted
much attention The attitude OF the female figure
Is admirable, aud If her face had been made more
beautiful and expressive the picture would have
lacked but little OF being Of the very best In
the collection. No. ia has silvery gray quality not
possessed by No. 1s5.
No. IFS. ''Sat Marshes near Norwalk, Conn., by
II. swain Clifford. Well treated.
No. 179. "Oats- by Alfred 0rdway. Tue shadows
OF the trees falling on the oats are very well rem
dered. and the whole scene is true TO nature.
No. ISL. PORTRAIT Of a Young Lady, by II. p.
Gray Vice President OF the National Academy.
Treated in cool grays, artisticaly managed.
No. 49,. Summer Afternoon" by W. T. Richards.
Highly finished, full OF heavy greens, like No. 227-
"The Sprng"-by the same artist whose rendering OF
foliage Is exquisite and who has this advantage over
tue preRapheaies, that he carries details as far as
possible without losing aerial perspective.
o,os so @ aro reaI ana 10y ss q W; Conant The
tempting Than the grapes.
No. 1s6. New England Hillsides,n y by Frederic d.
Williams. Effects strong, composition excellent.
middle and extreme distances well given and sky
good.
NO. ls.. "ManCnester Coast by Wlns0W Homer.
Strong, but botchy "a It must be by the system on
which II Is painted-a system which runs into super
ncal rendering.
No. 100 "a Study from Naturc- by Mrs. L. r.
Culver. pleasing combination, not without senti-
ment
No. l9i. .'rne Weakest Goes 70 the WALL, by ].
Foxcroft Cole. We have already had occasion to in.
dicate the merits of this work but we cannot praise
the color OF the sheep.
No. Isi. Pass Of the Genesee, near st. Helena,
\. "" by NJ L. Mies The hazy eject OF sunlight
between the bluff and The eye Is very fne IN this
agreeable picture which deserves being substituted
for more than one hanging on a lower line.
No. 1876. PORTRAITS" by Eastman Johnson. This
family group restricts the fancy OF the artist but
characterized 10y his well known manner.
No. 1871. "Portrait OF a Lady, by II. r. GRAY. A
well modelled head. This portrait offers more va
rety OF color than No. Isl, 10y same hands.
No. 202. "Ex-Governor Buckingham FIRE por-
trait: by d. Huntington, President Of the National
Academy.
No. 2oS. "The stolen Child- by Louis Lang Not.
withstanding certain defects detail this picture
as whole, effectively tells one OF Ceramics most
charming stories.
No. 2oi. .The Valley of the Croton,- by clinton
Ogilvle. exhibits BREADTH poetic sentiment and at
mosphere.
No. 2o5. "Druidical Tomb-Holland," by Rruse-
man van Elten. We have seen American landscapes
by this artist more pleasing than this very ioregn
No 2lo. "a sultry Afternoon" by ]. b. Bristol,
jusines It's title The upper part OF tue SKY Is rlch
No 2is. "a Dish OF Alpine strawberries" by c. L.
Brandt Queer, but wei painted.
No ga "Grave Dfgger,n by J. n. Caferty and l.,
NJ Wies The grave digger's head is Jolly.
No. 226. more Free Than Weicome,v by s. J.
curae In his measurements that II IL surprising he
should kick child's leg so far out a. to make the
child seven or eight feet II II were standing erect
No. 23o Morning. On the Lske." hy II. b. hartn.