, 1870-12-11
ART,

Roberts Bios. have received from 10
Eeuka his deaigne of = Falstah and his Com
pariuns, y which will, however, not be i-susd
tiii next reason. The book Will include
twenty plates, iutroJu.ing thirty figures.
"A picture Of tho bstlls Of GettysaurE, by
Fahi4, is receiving its anishinG touches. It
Occupies canvas 81 feet wide by 16 wide, and
repi eaeut- the eliminating point OF the third
day'e battle. The Penn.ylvania heroes are
not neglec! cd. The a1tiss receives 525, 900 for
bin work.
Tho French painter, Bousueresn. now
rervltg uLaer Troc!,u for the defence Of
Paris, has sent TO New York, for sale, his
''O1cstes Pursued hy the Fn1ios." OF this
great ictnra the artist writes: Although
Grasifi'd d to have tue pi .ture 50 TO New York,
whetc nave found 40 many proofs Of syr1pa-
II il rlilos. pl,icsl conception, which have
treated with TIE utmost care, that Of the
criminal to1mented by remorse; it being Geat
to me AZ one OF my best and Crayest works,
on vi ich rely for admission TO the Impe,il
Academy {LIns:ltus de France, ut the doors
have the goodness to inform nc what bo-
GENES OF it, who purchases it, shall be graf
itieG, for it il OF c Of my children fox which I
have always had some Weakness"
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says:
a Our readers will remember thst come time
CT rmans we're ginning such decisive victories
over the French armies u despatch announced
that Hing William was irsaue. Our we'll
known !, lst. Mr. Matt O'Drien. At once saw
An oneuipg for stroke and executed au e1-
cesdingly clever and witty caracature which be
picture vas on exhibition hero for some
time. tnd Attracted much attention. After
wards some enthusiastic Teutou became its
owner and sent it over to friend. in Ger
many, sho placed it on exhibition At the ex-
position in Cassei, aud let il bo kno su that it
Naa the ~srk OF Southerner- 4 letter re-
ceiyed from IN Augusta Germap-if the torn
III pernissible---the other day. stAtes that the
ca1icatute created regular fi4rore in Berlin.
and that it Was finally purchased and pre-
scented TO King William. The ri & was greatly
delighted with the picture, and seur 1t 10 his
royal prisoner It Wilhe1mehohe for the 1Atter,
to iLApect ;
"A distinguished artist writes from Rome:
- to}eve that the eaue residents have come
IN for tfe win*cg ~ lasr year, with the e1cep-
ituel home. Mr, Healy is Sc ting hard at
work. and will lead on in biz portraits with
II family Of As. Story. The American Clup
eti1t continues a. its uld quarters Tho sc1ip-
ttfH are bury with their models and deslgns,
md Of course Story; Is,nensst, Rodgers. Ives,
Mrs St~bbina, and tho lords and ladies of the
including etick, a,e not idle. Simmons is put
ting b,s statue Of Roger Williams into marble,
~ vtll as modelling / ne design from sub
1ect IN fsradi>e Lost- He has finished bust
OF Story, bis LrotleE sculptor"
The New York Tribune Of December 2
Gays: "Ono Of the finest modern paintings
eveT brought to America il row on exhi1i ion
Al one of the uptown print shops. Z4maoois'
- EIucstion OF Prince" in the three great
qualities Ct art, nobility Of purpose, c'earnees
Of convention, and excellence of execution, is
hardly surpassed By any recent work. It
Nt1fArteI Irff ~ Ht iF@ fho GIL ~
this Eear, but Oh the breaking out
OF The war all aesthetic subjoc,s sank
into the background, and ne ore to the catas-
troI he Of Franco the pit asure Of eee'ng, and
We boI le'aininE, this precious nroduc ion.
II "ouIo he stla.n upon American tsste il
This &c, lleut CANVAS we're ever permitted to
recross the Atlantic" The Tribune derczlbes
the Llcture ia DETAIL and ea.s there haa
satcIS MeD 60 quiet or 20 effective sa:ire
leve:led acainst the system Of monarchy.
be1 6 eass: II D. Washington. the artist,
vicse death occurred on Friday last, at
l. ii, gtoD, Virgil ia. WAS well known in this
city basii.c pracsi- ed his profession in studios
in the University Building. Washington
Square. and 1t No IS Coson Square, for sew
tive Ct Wessmoseland County, Virginia. and
Grand.nephew Of General Georga WASH
ipgton. On adopting the profession OF
painter. be became the pupil AID intimate
fF1eEu Of tie ltte Emanuel Leutze, Was the
companion At Dusseldorf. and studied there
nnder hi. direction for several years, One OF
his best wnfks, painted ~hen ahroa !, WAS en-
titled - The Intercepted Marriage" THIS
picture il Eow in the collection OF ". v.
corcoFan. OF Washington. Another impoE ant
picture. "A British Spy Brought ,in Before
General Marion" is in the collection
Of the late ". Macdonald. Of Baltimore.
ned ar the National Academy
Of Design during the past fes
years were g The Attin Philosopher" and
- The Last Touch" in 1866 ~ The ChrIsten-
tion Of ,be ,nte.i Of Sr,ee ctnr ot H.
city, with 1ts gorgeous stained gl.s-, part ot
the altar AID chsncel, ard other decorations,
and - Tho Chief Cook" in 1860. Ha al=a
pa1rted a number Of PORTRAITS. one Of tho best
Of which was likeness OF the |a.e Robert E.
Lee at the tIc1e OF his death be occupied
the position Of Professor of Dra~ing and
Painting at the Virginia Military Institute,
1eYincfnn