, 1870-03-20

sgalnss the ordinary t1ausncee thx& czuse 9th
ef photographs to fsde. OF chsage:, fern1ps
nothing bnf tins c4n really prove thsn 70 be
permanent; but 1neanwhileA Is stated y n,sihTo-
y that the sun cannot dim thexn> and thst twD
copies Of pietuEe, will EonAtn alike in tone
though one ta kept in dark -drsver md tbs
other exposed every day to ths suu's raya.
This, however, one can believe the nore c1sliy
when it is known that the picture ID deposit
Of imEeriahable ekth oolo1a; OF In lin red, II
o. eiena (say], il tho drawing is bro IN; limp:
b1sck, or. IN other words, pure "carbon," II
tho drawing ia black. Anybody can t1Y tho
crucial experiment for himself; : uniform
stripe Of Indian red in wAter color, 1aid solidls
upon piece Of pApet, snhy be cut in two, md
the haf bnng np u The ssn vii nos be found
put away in Tho dark. But ttsis aame peculiar
ity which giyes to these pictures the perna-
nencc Of cold, pnro eartls-oo1os, gives them
also their variety Of tints; for, As will bo sean,
drawing in red eha1L can be copied Just a
easily asone in bhek srs5on, tl,e only differ
enee beisg in the difficulty thes7 IS IL repro
dncing tho exact shade Of red used, while bl.ck
Is either stronger q Neaka1, mRe or Less
grayifh, and not different in qnalIty.
There ale, says Murray, 1000 dressings IN
the tt" Aibe.tins collection st ytenn. eol1ee-
lard dlook continues and, Hhen murray hand
book and another authority differ in. malters Of
fact Of this kind, We generally find .Ghe red
manual right, OF nearest tight) by stating that
there ase 12s drawings by Raphael So by An
Gel2, 1872 By Durer, etc., and goes on 70 de-
~ study for his last painting, the celebrated
'.TraEalEu1atieo, +" in which study the dgu1es
are Fcsed and G1oured s in the. pic
turc, lu! al Hudk, Whether this was
dSne AZ tour ds force, to show what Le
con!d do. or whether be- was accustomed to
f,@7S1l In, his tHakr @afH
he tried it for once, 10 assure the rghtoess Of
the pose Of each figure, is not now cur inquiry
There Is the drawing, and al Europe goes to
see it, as should BE-, 70. it il one Of Tia most
curious things that tho at student has to
study Another 81 ths s, nsph.els @ Is ia ~ t'1s @ r.
figures, which ths noman sent to Albert Durer,
ofNuynbc1E, to show lis hAnd;" q friendly
gift to faz-away painter and enSEave1, whose
noble en,graSings had reached and d.
osht*a oSn veIs Tx oss Of Il tho Of osa R1Gs r.
sercsting pieces is the portrait OF himself at
The age Of II; this is tho one which We ze-
Gently mentioned u forming the frontispiece
to MI. ". 3. Scott's delightful book on Durer,
AnTing tesn etched BY that artist from the
us: Even IN this country, with our ta1 ON in
telgcnce, the hree We haye mentioned can
10 bought by any one for less than ten dollars.
In the drawing sent by Raphael to Durcr every
touch Of tho red c1ayon--9 rather smooth one,
Kept sharp aud handled carefully, on paper
moro Hee from grim than is commonly used
for such a dlawing-can be understood and
felt Ihe artist way Of work i. as visible to
us as it vas to Durer, or would 10, Il VIC had
the came eyes to sea it. To certain e1-
tent the lines arc rubbed and blurred, aud the
chnlk spread about on the surface Of the paper
indistinctucss, Il it does SO at al, wo are not
prepared to say, and on1E close comparison
would enalle tue to say; but, probably, the
dincrnea between orig gin1 and copy is almost
inapprecistle. The copy OF the "T1ausfig11ra-
tor" drawing is not quito perfect, inasmuch
the Few which arc faulty in any such respect,
We expect to heax that another negative has
boen taken. The Durer drawing IL perfectly
copied.
Tho Lis. or catalogue Of tho reproductions Of
drawings in this ono collection contains ,09s
numbers OF drawings or sheats, soms OF tue
sheets being leaves of sketch-books, containing
several subjects each. 7 hese represent one
| hundred and thirteen painters, engrayers, and
| scu]ptoEs. kinety-seven OF tho numbers ars
! under Dusc1'a name, seventy under Raplael's.
| enty-threo under Raub1andt's. It is natura
| to suppose TINT they arc tho most showy a1G
| striking subjects that have been selected
| This il pa1heulA1ly tho case IN tho Louvre
collection. The Nusee des DessinB st ths
Louvre is one Of tho first in Europe, and espc
cla1ly notable foE the high character OF tht
works that it contains. Visitors will remen
tain the most interesting drawings, margines
with Tint bluisl1-g1ay paper, the color OF Whicl
Mr.. Brown Las copied fo1 tho mounts Of hi
.utotypcs-. The catalogue Of copies in thi
csse contains only 92S numbers. Dut in look
ing over tho portfolios containing these, on,
IL struck by the large number OF Ife-sizo AMI
ether striking heals, and complete groups O
vigorous interest, all highly Gniahed drawings
fit to adorn any walls, however stately. These
though not necessarily the most valuable t,
srtists md to studauts OF art, will prubabl,
la1c tho most GerusI educational effect