, 1870-07-10
ART,

The Counties. Of Flanders, eister-in-law of
the hing OF Belgium, i. now employed in jllus-
trating t. ue Aaiatscs "voysse Autour de ma
st. Petersburg has an historical portrait
gail r. which includes eight hundred portraits.
Ct which sG sre Of Casharinc II. and % OF Peter
-.-ecSe1eigka who are both 1,onorel with the
eT,tl,et nf Great" One Of the most remark
able il said to be that OF tho Scotch soldier Of
fc::nrc, lsrce, Knight OF st. Andrew and
Hussian Count; and ali with tile exception Of
si*'een or seventeen belong to the eighteenth
cc:t'uyy. The gs1tery is now. for the fret time,
thrown orcn to the stuly and appreciation Of
Erssiar art!et. and wTitara.
An ircilent l. related OF Washington AL
ston. which al young artists would do we'll to
bee1. Willie IN London. in biz younger dars
he skctched md finished subject or great
cent!ons. from all immoral tendencies. might,
br the e1i1.ninded, be perverted to eyi! asso-
Citations. Strange to say, this idea did not
occur to him until be wAs sitting alone in his
stndio the evening after he had sent the pic-
ture to its purchaser: and no sooner did The
tEoueht strike him; than ho wrote a note to
the owner. statinG his scrurles. and begging
its return. His desire WAS reluctantly Grant.
ed. and he sent hack the money be hid re-
eeiset. and burnt tho picture and vet at this
tine Mf. A1lstou was very root in the grest
city Ct London. and really needed the moncr.
1. lAtnieI Aon1net ~ 1Hst refused An
"order" from the King Of Bavaria, who want
ed him to touch mp moon and esar in blue
chamber, whcre WAEner'e patron is in the
haiti Of gong very often 1t midnight. It an
EeArr that this eccentric catgut-ecraring SOW
erc'En often gets up at night, attircz himself
N silver amor, slings the horn OF tho Ritter
Ioheng1in ac7uss his shoulders, md gncs into
hts gardens to feed the swans in pond In the
vicinity Of the blue pavilion aforesaid ali this
IN imitation Of the hero Of hi. Cnpei E,eis.er's
orera. The colors Of the pavilion needed re-
ne"lng. and as Courbot has refused in very
99asoqzseoua CISCO termf, tue great historical ar.is:
ivcn has been summoned md has aceeptea
the " fob"-just 1T for IN ordinary hou.e-
painter and Glazier.
--Dore has Just completed a new picture.
F." Christian Martyrs in the reign Of 'Diocle-
ttan: in which, saye the London DaIy St4es,
amEtitheatse like the Coliseum OF Rome. after
day OF horrors spent for the qualification Of
IN 1uhutnan Emperor and the pco2fe iu the
slaughter OF men and women by wild teasts.
al fhe hunan demons are gone from the cir
ene. throne, and the grand tier Of the noble
sge Lions tha. ploal over the hesrs OF victims
covering the ground, eomc OF whom appear to
be still suffering. and one rai.ce lis hoad to
loek upon the CROSS 1t his ride But above
shts AWFUL sccne the heavens si,ine with stars,
and IN s1chsugel descends with glorious
- ~ e*4SEAo " OGA@ tA LIE b1IIltt QA
tie martyrs to the EcA1ms Of etosnal peace.
The Sa1nton Collection Of Coins aud
Medals xas sold in London recently By
Messts sotheby, Wilkinson L Hodge, at e1-
!, ,11osuinstE pr1ces. The following are among
the more important .recimens A., WITH I
Leiueted bead Of rallas, $50, (3unbury): |
AsEeentun. With two eagles holding la1r.
Sso: tHofmah); Catanca, With laure,ts hen1
Of ACoHc. S2s, {Bunhury); Eru, the Eyci- ]
n1an Venus seated 10 the LIFT, Els {Ho1mkn); |
se6esta, Lead to the right. t5s (Addingtoni, !
sy1acrsan Medallion, GAO Nake Pncel: !
another specimen, E47 (Addington): fnllfaced |
head Of Atethuza between Two 6shes, fsS |
Eeua1dent) Sonitona, with head Of Rome, !
125 (Adaingtou); Se1vilis. with head oi |
liberty Els les tAddinet1u); Brutus, with |
Temrey, fsa Ifeua1deotJ Vitellius 1 f'asre
brass, CAS- 1os t!Addinston>. Had1an, brass
medallion, fso isame); smother Of different
type, Isl (saue}; Antonaius Plus, hrass ms
dalion, Elc5 tsamc)s another Of tllreteus
tyre, Ebl {same); Cummodus, & fiae bronz.
medallion. f155 {sane>: Traa1uillina, SO
Cum; So!oninus, bronze meaa1liaa, f5l
Count Tyafiey1cz); Julian, 4s3a {Fetarrlaut1.
constans the First, large silver medallion. ga
Hoffman,; pet1onius, Els lse {Feuar1}ent,.
Gets, an unpublished lssg sc medallion il bSoazr
!n very good E1esezvation, E505 tAadinston1
1ti5 ie reported to be the highest prisa ~.
medal has ever brought at an SUCTION, T,s.i
&, ,1i9 los 81. Aait