The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-02
A series of four landscapes, by j. F.

| Co0msley, In oil, are worth mentioning, anC
one Of them-two figures looking out or
the sea ut low tide, with the sands neal
them laid bare by the receding waters-is
worth more than mention: it is worth
praise. Tt shows that there is something
in this artist, and that it will not be very
long before he shall paint landscape to
which all these four shalt be as nothing.
There Is young man, 1t seems bank
| clerk In Richmond, who has never received
lesson, and yet has put picture in the
little rotunda which makes people ask who
painted it. Indeed, he has put two-one ol
them picture Of Garibaldi, which lacks
expression, strength, shading, and almost
everything that would make picture and
the other Il landscape, which shows that In
this young artist there are the elements OF 8
paintcr--and not only Of painter, for that
is small matter, but a successful painter
Such an artist as this should be educated
Bis education is only needed in the art o.
execution-he has the conception himself
&: There were exhibited by j. v. Sunburg
formerly of Richmond, two beautiful copies
in boss relief Of Thorwalsden's "Night' y
and " Morning."
| A copy enlarged from chrome of Swiss
scene, by Mrs. Sutton, of Richmond, is adj
mirable. While copying the scene faith
fully, the artist has given richer colorine
to the copy, and shown that she cannol
only reproduce Il picture, but reproduce it
| to advantage.
There were hung on the wall three heads
painted by "A European artist, and con.
tributed to the exhibition by DR.. N. e.
Shepperd. One of them is head of '' Meg
| MerriIleS," which is not likely to satisfy
any of Us who take Charlotte Cushman's
face for our model. as indeed pretty much
all this community must do, seeing that we
have seen no other great actress in that
character. The face lacks what we all ex.
pcct to find in Meg Merrillies's and leaves
lis with discontcnted feeling, which makes
us hurry on to the next picture.
The next picture, or rather the next pic.
lures, are q series Of thrown-up" photo.
graphs ny Anderson, some in pastel and
some in oil. The time has been when pho.
tography would hardly have found place
in the "fine arts; but no one who saw tho
exhibition yesterday doubts its right there
now. The pictures of General Lee (for some
time on exhibition at the Dispatch otticc)
Mrs. Anderson, Major W. 7. Sutherlin, Mir
Anderson, and others, were admirable.
| Among the curiosities were a rustic pic
ture frame made by Mrs. B. NJ. Burkholder
of Buchanan, Va, into which were inter
woven the square and compass and various
other devices, and a picture frame made Of
wooden blocks by John Hutcher, of kich
mond. In the exhibition there were also
splendid picture frames by 3. T. Frank ant
l.. Z. Frank, specimens Of lithography by
| Z. l.. Ludwig, specimens Of writing by MIR
Nichols, etc.
| THE SHOW OF HORSES.
However some departments Of our Fail
may have deteriorated, the display o.
horses, though not flrst-class, may be pro
nounced fully equal to that Of any eXhibi.
ton yet given. The display of thorough
i bred stock was good. Among them we
note:
Jonesboro'," a pure Lexington, very
! beautiful.
"Lizzie Lee," entered by Chas. Chalkley
OF Chesterfield, which completely distanced
all the crack nags at the Petersburg Far.
Two very fine Engineer" colts, "Eutz'
Ter" and Nicholas" of Rockingham.
The stud of S. ". Fickln is very fine,
embracing "Black Hawk" 30 years old,
! tie only pure "Norgan" i'll the Stale,
exhibited at the State Fair in 1855.
Colonel" thoroughbred Percheron
stallio,,-a really magnificent animal; Il
mare and two colts OF same breed.
"Granitc" and " Florist" two lovely
thoroughhrcds.
g uamblctonian," No. ., Major Walker,
Cheste. field.
John Imboden enters "John Randolph"
! years old ); took two premiums at Peters
burg Fair,
Julian Pratt, of Alhemarle, enters "Flora
! Ma1lir," quick Graught brood mare; took
premiums at Augusta Fair; best time, 2i5S.
! Also, two very fine colts, Frank" and
l." Rebel A very fine collection.
| Jos. +. Mason enters Wakefield,' Il
pure sir Archie; took first premium at
Petersburg Fair us best slddle-hOrse, best
blood and best quick draught nearest liv-
ing relation TO Sir Archie.
! "Fannie Watson" mare, 30 years old,
, now i'll ioai; also exhibits colts Of this mare
ioalcd nj tho age OF u and Is 4 descend
ant at but II short remove from John Blunt.
, Edgar Garth enters Sorrel saddle mare
, very stylish.
! VI. il. pettus, of Mccklenburg, Planet
mare "Shoo Fly.''
J. j. l'arkins, of Augusta, enters "lIum-
bug" "Roda Alba" and g Tarmane "
all very fine animals.
! Mr. Harvey, of Bedford. stallion "Shi-
| loh," took first premium at Lynchburg
Fair,) mare Lilly OLIVER" three-year old
! fily; two Of the most graceful animals on
+ the ground.
| There was considerable complaint of the
failure of the Executive Committee to pro-
vide proper accommodation tor horses, and
we trust that the matter may be rectl6ed,
or many may be deferred from attending
future Fairs. There is a disposition on the
part Of many gentlemen to labor to improve
, encouragement should be given to this laud-
able object. Every preparation should be
! made 70 accommodate horses and stock
before the opening Of the Fair.
The display OF mules and jacks YaS
small, but those exhibited were fine.
CATTLE, SHEEP, AND POULTRY.
The cattle on the ground made very
good show. There was IN unusually large
number OF imported and thoroughbred cat
tie. We note the following among others ::
I" Duke OF Fairview," an imported short
horn, five years old, the property of John
P. Herndon, Fredericksburg. Colonel D.
AmOns's thoroughbred t'StoneWall jack
SON." Two fine COWS, the property of A.
Lowell, of Rockbriage. C.E. Coffin, Prince
Georges county, Md, q herd of fourteen fine
cattle. S. W. Ficklin, Charlottesville, five
fine thoroushbreds. S, 5. Bradford, Gull
pepper, herd Of fine mixed breed dairy
cattle. DR.. George B. billiard, Spotsyl-
yania, herd Of ten Devon, and tWo-year
old short-horn Durham bull, the property
These, with A. II. Leftwich's two imported
elsie of jersey Alderney's," and their
cali, ali beautiful specimens, and two fat
Durham bullocks of j. 7. Cowan's, OF
Montgomery county. were all we could
note in our hurried and imperfect inspec-
tion of them,
in sheep the display is large and excel
lent, many pens being Of the choicest breed.
S. L. Bradford, of Culpeper, has lot OF
Spanish merino; DR.. Wood, OF A!bemarle,
lot of southdoWn and Cottswold, and j..
+. Herndon, of spotsylyania, southdown