New-York tribune., 1870-04-15
MR.. BEAUMoyT's COLLECTION.

For week now the public have enjoyed an
opportunity Of viewing at the Art Galleries OF MessrA
Leeds Miner Nos ST and SO Broadway, collection
n. PAINTINGS belonging TO Mr.. J. P. Beaumont, the well
Known councsseur Of this city, Contrasting the pictures
with the multitude that have been exhibited during the
three or four months past and have presumed TO call
rovuar attention their demerts the opportunity OF
viewing these has been privilege Of 10 small magn
tade Not having recovered entirely from the shock
Given 10 oCr aesthetic seus.bties by the DdeOus con
zomeratJn OF absurdtes, inanites, and vulsarities
saled the Thompson Collection" which, IN January
vpsed from the mind every image Of beauty it is pos
abe that we may turn too inducent an eye
On these pleasant canyases; but they certainly are
unusually attractive our catao cue, Which does not
contain a complete LIST, numbers 5-9 pieces
o. art OF various descriptions, comprising the
entire treasures OF an Industrious eminent, ana
large minded collector. OF these about 400 are paintings
Tie rest are waerolors, drawings and Objects OF reT"
statuary bronzes, antique cups aud tea-sets OF silver
porcelain bowls ornaments Of ceyres china ana cholce
decorative work Of various desorIpton-s0me OF IT,
there l. no reason to doubt the property once Of titled
pcrsOnages There several pieces OF stained glass;
aid 70 have been obtained from an old chateau in the
Black Forest Indeed the assortment Of curious things
alone so large that would be interesting 10 expatate
apart from the pictures which are the chief feature
. tine display. portion are attributed TO the O4u
Masters" and whether mastery or not, are beyond
question old There Is Ruysdael Of 1910, More OF $780,
aL4IdtI OF 4b-as u NtAlutL oI4 VI %D'NS -A+-N
i5u Marcenus Of lea, a yalaspuez, WouveTnans,
He1skercl a Domcni ohino, TntOretto, an Alexander
Veroncse 1910; Paul Bril- Cuyp, 1880 and several OF
the eighteenth century modern pictures that seem o4d
rs. The really old pictures among these are OI no
great value, except as antiques.
Genuine they may be, some OF them-at least, more
.--styOrtAIy, the Dutch Qeces-and yet not precious
s works OF art. The undOubted Caraccs, FOR example,
ave but little claim admiration; how little then'
ave works Of the ~Carscci school, even thongh they
be attributed % tie master himself Titan and Rafaeie
-l many pupils and iInItatOrs-some OF them VIII INC
r,-y smallest suspicion Of their masters geLlns' Inc
Venus Rising from the Sea-" by of Them Is as IN
Ileluate a representation Of that mythical event as
..rld be produced The Head OF a Spanish Boy ~
asquez Is strong and iHerestiDgi but nearly al the
4i4u-s marked ancient are quite destitute OF chrm
r L. aud VIII fail to attract any but those who value
works Jf art III proportion 10 their dingness and mustl
ness and who fancy that whatever is old must be good
70 say that the old pictures in MI Beaunonts collection
worse than the old pictures in other large galleries
would De doing them injustice They are great dea
tier not only IN subject and treatment but also ii tone
s-d color and drawing. Mr. Beaumont is man Of re-
ed taste and could not gather together such mass or
deceaces as the onivorOus and undiscrininating MI
T.supson did. He is an independent Judge OF good
v.rs too and has insisted degree Of artistic
merit a. well as a certain measure Of sentimental
r.y in the pieces he bought II these old canvases
are .st always beautiful, they are never disgusting, and
one or two Of them convey clear Impression OF truly
excellent work.
R. ,- Eeauno-t's merit consists not in the number
c..act1-cs by old masters. 1t is his praise to have
.c looking for old masters and TO have turned his
ltteou TO the art q BIS time. For forty years
touuolsseur ard purchaser dealing Idc res at and
during period when modern foreign "o-A was niue
know. and les. sought for and when native talent was
recognized al all, Wien il was supposed that the
ego -ooi painting was past he had the courage to be
Jay. TIA, beauty stu existed IN the world that living
nea d eyes 10 see and hearts TO feel and pencils 10
.i,1t. ls dared 20 confess that the ne" spirit came
wash ae uew age, that the Pagan mythology and the
medieval a,cc,.c.sn had both had their day. and must
.t ce 10 something that was Characteristic ul Othef
ial- snd new sentiments; he perceived that Nature
'a comm % her gts and was beginning TO be gloll
I'D, and De was lot AFRAID TO acknowledge the genus or
Le latest born yOtares To lin belongs large share Of
o. c.4, having Introduced to the American pubc the
ait- o. tle Dusseldorf schoOl-a school, we think, OF
more .ren, than merit hut greatly admired mere
twenty years co. and really significant then from it, nat
tai.c.s Oi intuition aud clever ndeAty Of exec uoh
A-oucr VerJoechlogen, Zem, Wiliems, Robbie Van
t,acu.C ByauGt are anon the artists whom he taught
COG ppe appre late AID for this We have " thank
Iu He was regarded authority he Uds an auihof-
i he was Judge OF Extensive knowledge and cultivated
tae What h. selected others thought must be soou'
what e bought others sure must be valuable ana
'us duation vas transferred 10 new order oil ar
Ir11u.IOus.
I'd collection contains examples, and good ones "f
modern European art, chiefly Dutch, German ana
flemish. OF French art there Is not much Of l-ns-'h
there il little OF none. OF the German paintings
are hrstrate specimens Of their kind. carr huDn'r
"Frst GraudchIld" is not the best ever imported ihIo
this country but IL il among the best. We have seen
finer pieces by Robbie; but Yertr's "stree Views IN the
Hague and Amsterdam" KoekkOek's " View Near AK IA
GAapcIr," Van Horc's "InterfOr, with Lazy He.'eu
and Servant arranging Flowers" Won sehTs "5A''eh
lag by tho Seaside" Eg,eabooms " "toH"olr'eW@'
's~nkhuysen's "Eoses," NerbOeckhoYeI'S "'"''P '''