Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-07


typed in their general appearance, yet
this is pleasing picture. The distant
and lofty mountains are brought some
what near and broken up into details as
they approach the foreground, where
their barrennes is relieved by some wild
vegetation, a cottage, plat of water, and
signs of lower country and warmer
climate close by. All the details are at
tended to with much care, and with
pleasing effect.
There is also in this store remarka-
BILE painting in "black and white" of the
size of four by two feet, valued at eighteen
hundred dollars, by Brandt of "Catskill-
on-Hudson." The title of this painting
is 'Thy Will be Done" A female figure
is represented as returning from grave
yard close by, in resigned mood and
manner with her right hand on her
bosom and her left at her side, among the
folds of black robe thrown over her
head, shoulders and white dress, which
appears in front. Her features are regu-
lar and faultless; her countenance cheer
fully resigned, and her gaze and thoughts
appear to be towards the earth and not
the sky, as in the woefully Madonna-like
style so common. This painting OF this
figure is wonder to resident artists.
There is large painting, twenty feet
long by eight wide, "The Battle OF Get
tysburg," to be seen at the picture-gal'
lery of the store of A. A. Childs & Co.,
fremont street. 1t was painted by Capt.
James Walker, under the supervision of
Col Batohelder; the latter of whom spent
eighty-four days in making an accurate
drawing of the whole field of battle of
twenty-five square Imiles. He also spent
months of time in the hospitals, and other
places, in gathering facts of the move
ments of every regiment, battery, even
companies of men, so he has placed them
with accuracy in this battle scene of the
third day,-the particular time of day be-
ing the last attack and repulse of the
rebels under Longstreet. The point Of
view is in the centre of the field, just on
the rear edge of own army, to which
point Gen. Mead has just rode up, and
with glass in hand is calmly viewing
the battle before him. The distance from
extreme right to left was six thousand
yards including the two celebrated points
Round Top and Cemetery Hill. There is
multitude of figures in this
painting, and they can only be
taken-in in aggregates. AS the eye
approaches the foreground the regiments
and batteries become more and more dis
tinct, until we come to the circle of vision
in which features can be distinguished,
where a score or two of human figures
and objects attract the attention. Signs
of the general wreck can be seen scattered
here and there, even at this remote place
horses disabled batteries ; some wounded
men, with little or no attention. The
rebel Gen. Armstead, just brought from
the front mortally wounded, seems to be
giving his watch and mementoes to one of
Hancock's staff, whose features and every
object surrounding are clearly distinct.
There is no exhibition of general affairs
near Gen. Meade, adding beauty and
pomp to the scene, the facts being strictly
adhered to. A few officers only are near
riding to and from the scenes of &C.
tivity. With all the apparent confusion
there is an order to be seen, and a re.
served force implied in the deliberate
movements of all the actors, as seen neal
by.
One cannot resist the impression from
this accurate painting of the great battle
that it was impossible for any of its indi'
viduals to escape from its machine-like
power and fy-that it was safer to &c
into the battle and fight than to attempt
to desert. The details of this painting
are all clear and distinct. It's accuracy is
constantly put to the test by visitors who
were actors in the battle. The coloring is
good The distant mountains in the west
lie low and broken; the intermediate
country of vallies, hills and plains are
pleasingly given. In the battle oul
forces faced the west when Lee retreated
it was through two passes of the noun
tain to the west and southwest. b.