The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-28
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SThe Bridge and Castle OF St Angelo" NO iB4 is
periapslMr Mcrah's best picture: It is very fne in
tone md color, and shows fewer eccentrcities OF
manner than most OF bis other contributions eth
Ruins OF the Palace OF the Cesars" NO s1e is also
entitled 70 commendstioD "The Children of the
Mountain" no. tOe, as piece OF execution IL aini-
rabae, but the general effect OF the picture is marred
by the complication Of the lights and shadows which
are thrown together in such manner as to lose all
value. The separate details Of this work
are finely painted, but upon what theory of COM
position they are combined, we are unable
to comprehend. 'rhe Isle OF sepeDts" from Long
fellows "Hiawatha." No. 100, is q reproduction in
color OF one OF Mr. Moran's most effective mono
chromos but strange 10 say he has contrved in the
finished picture TO lose nearly all the qualities that
gave his 6rst study value; and If we except "a
Mountain Stream" No. 1870, which would be bene-
fitted by division into two separate pictures,
this is the least satisfactory effort of the artist in the
exhibition. In addition to his paintings Mr.. Moran
has contributed halfa-dozen Autographs and char
coal drawings, in which his best artistic qualities
shown 20 signal advantage. In his management OF
black and white this artist has probably superior
in the country and these drawings have artistic
value which is unfortunately absent from some of
his more elaborate attempts in color.
Mr.. James Hamilton has placed on exhibition
seven marine pictures, which do not vary materially
from the two or three effects which we are accus-
IOHleu 10 see MIN produce. "Brlgdntlne SnOaS
After Gale" No. u.s. which we noticed some time
ago when it was on exhibition at Eares galleries. is
spirited work, which contains many of HamiltOns
excellences. ''Moonlight, Atlantic City" No. 26;
"Cloudy Morning" No. 163; "Squally Evening,
Atlantic City" No. 20l ''MoOn Rising, Summer
Evening" No. 205, all in his usual grey style,
and while there good effects in all of them they
too much resemble what we have often seen before
from the same prolific brush to have the same
interest they would If the artist studied nature
more closely, painted less sketchiy, and did not
draw quite so much on his imagination. Mr.. Hamil-
ton gives us nothing in his yellow style, but he has
two good examples Of his red style-'Sunset at Sea
After Gale" No. $780, and subject from Longfel-
lows translation OF Bishop Tegner's "Drapa," or
lament for Balder, the old Morse Apollo sun-god,
which is treated with truly poetica feeling Both Of
these pictures have been exhibition fire.
quently that the public ought to be well ac-
quainted with their merits. The title of the
last named, which is emblaZoned on the frame in
red and gold, is evidently misapprehenson OF the
artists, and it is calculated to create confusion in
the minds OF the spectators who may not happen to
be read in Morse mythology. For this, however, MIR.
Longfelow is in great part to blame as he should
have given such a title to his translation would
not lead his readers 10 confOund the author of the
poem with its subject. The picture is in Mr.. Haml-
tons best manner, although clear understanding of
the subject would probably have caused a moditca-
ton Of some of the details which not exactly in
accordance with the real meaning Of the legend
illustrated.