The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-13

all the painters effectiveness OF color, but nothing
Of the more pathetic character he often aims ate
is common scene of surrey country lie, some.
and hera OF sheep, with shepherd lad taking thorn
from MS coliy's paw, and cnlld looKlng curl.
S Il 70 Se s al
works In the exhibition, the power OF manly.
honest artist-like representation OF simple rustic
care little or nothing for eli this Ia real life, but
delights IN the painters rejection OF It. Hook
ago alter some years prao1ics as painter % COS
tune pictures and has ever since wrought this VEN
q real rustic life; now among the fishers 81 North
the scilly Isles, among their primitive innabitans
and their visitors from the sea- again in the North.
among the Breton sardine fishers ana curers or,
last year, among the borders and canals OF Hollands
haymakers aud fairhaired girls and stout, salmon,
red.waisteoated trappers HIS work smacks Of the
neds ana the sea, and has the breath and pulse OF
sass ROUGE ri NOIR.
Not far from HIS fresh, wholesome bit OF Surrey
Hombourg," painted with marvellous patience and
detail heads and dresses by W. 2: Firth X. A., the
and Sands" and who has here
added another to his gallery gatherings OF the time
and done 70 ONE o. ns wes mS
the space OF this article 70 describe this picture in
detail but all who have been at HomDourg Will re-
cognlze the types from the weary tnspec.eur du ea
ana bland cr0upiers-nOt so bland, however, but
that one Is consulting his watch to see now near
their .spel" is to its endand the rouged old lady
near them, who never misses night at the tables
and lives at HomDourg to make sure OF ner excite
ment; and the imperturbape Russian. who loses
ana makes no sign; ana the coarse Westphalian
banker whose coarse, bejewelled fingers finger the
otiets de oanque Us II he loved them; and the blight
BRAzEN.rAcED SISTERS OF THE DEMr-MoNDE,
looking for pigeons or haunting the fine feathers
saey have pIacked them of ana reaaoea Engsn
chickens under their shelterlng wing, gazing indg-
nant or agnast: and the yirtuously indignant young
Anglican clergyman-the Evelyn OF the scene-looS-
Ing sad but unutterable reproDaton OF the horror
before him. but whom l should be sorry to leave
handsome, pale woman, IN gray six and black vel
vet who Is leaving her char, cleaned out; ana the
handsome brunette, IN double skirt ana tunic, VINO
Is so graclously accepting an advance from the
languld young swell, VINO Is 100 happy to put hts
purse at her disposal IN short here is In little the
whole world OF the green table
Votures tnor, i'm. voluptas,
Gaudia dscussus-
painted with unmistakabe force and fidelity, al
Though in parts little too china-like In the fqces
and with the initiative realism Of the dresses carried
SO far as to make any deiect IN the face painting
more apparent
The fault OF the picture Is the fault that belongsto
all sucn subJects-excess OF material and unnatural
COMPRISING into one scene incidents and emotions
that, II they cOu d be seen In such place OF ALL
would be scattered over many seasons. That there
Is to mucn visible expression IN these faces that
they are and feel, is vice inherent IN such SUBJ
Ject But Hogarth has survived sucn objections.
HIS ELECTION Series" and ms March TO Flnchley,"
with incident and EPISODE Quantity can be par
doned III virtue Of quality. Now, Mr. Firth Is no Ho
garth; but he Is about the best imitation we nave,
and he has, AT least the courage to measure himself
against realities and will leave valuable pictures Of
the life Of our times behind HIM.
"a. Eenore, R. AL IS all Edgar Poes heroine; but
Burgers "Scott' wandered strangely wide Of his ORR
glnal when he made the spectre rider splash across
q sea that nowhere flowed III Barger's German; and
Mr.. Elenore, who. to Judge by the catalogue POUNDS
whole crowd oil mikes and pixies and other super
naturas, nude and draped, who hang about the
and otherwise make themselves disagreeable. or
oil this there is hardly trace In Burger; but 1t
makes good material Tor clever painter, who has
fancy TO paint nude forms under moonlight; and
TINS seems to have inspired Mr.. Elenores compost
Millars' portrait OF George Grote the historian Of
Greece In his robes as Vice Chancehor OF the Uni
yersity OF London, Is one OF those portraits which
panlers portraits are. He must paint what is be.
fore him, and SO far as ideazatlon implies disguise
or nattery Miliars Is incapable Of It. He does not
lnpart 80 thoughtful an TO his sitters perhaps,
as the more thoughtful and less viyacious Watts;
but ne gives his stters the benefit OF inierpreta
7. II. Caderon, X. A., chief OF the st. Johns Wood
School. above mentioned. who, a few years since,
Grace"-a child Grand Duchess Of Hainault or Bur
gnndy. with her tram OF potent grave and reverend
"oN HER WAY TO TIE THRONE
given US Serene German Royal HlghneSs Grand
duchess OF Gerolsten, In all but ner leylties, in
powder and patches and upper robe and trainl or
rose, over wnie satin, on her way TO the Throne
Room, with bevy OF court beauties at her HEELS
AS the long-coated lackeys draw asnnder the heavy
curtains that give access to the Throne Room the
pretty waiting maids settle the final folds Of train
the opportunity OF administering ia t touch OF the
curling t0ngs 10 tress that has strayel little too
much du natiaei-a very fair satire ON courts and
their fashions, which has the advantage OF being
what satire Ia not always-pleasant TO contemplate.
But, alter all, how poorly such stln ana built-up
elegance shows by the side Ofreal grace-such grace
as charms anu touches at once In these
'LITTLE BLACKBERRY CATERERS"
Ringers and stain their rosy llps among inc bram
bes tnat angle the furze and bracken Of the Steep
wooded hill up which they make their way. q:
Mason A. X. A., has Won hts honors by an art OF
true and tender idylic suggestlveness rather than
SNOWY, technical achievement or effectiveness. 1t
Is to the honor OF the Academy and OF English taste
that his genuinely poetlcal quality was 80 soon and
80 fully recognized Ills pictures seem TO shrink
from observation rather than TO court It, But once
mud them out, and their charm grows and deepen5.
Unlucklv, hts health ia uncertain, 80 that large
picture which he had hoped to finish for the exhibit
ton must stand over, and ne sends only this little
upright composition ana another-a little mllkmad
knotIinu up nor rair hair with both hands as she
WATTS, portraits OF Millals ana Leighton, which
should come In here, have already noticed.
ANNE BoLRYN's AnRIyAL At THE TOWER.
which he Is well read, even TO minuteness, has
painted the touching incidents which accom- panied
poor Anne Boeyns arrival at the Tower, men,
asking tue lieutenant (KingstonJ II she was to be
committed to q cell, and being answered 'No, but
TO the apartment which your Grace occupied
on the day OF your coronaIion''-suedued
by the memories so harshly and strangely
recalled she bursts Into tears and nngs herself on
the steps with o passionate "Jesus, nave mercy
upon eW The Kings haIberdiers, IN magnificent
uniforms OF scarlet and gold, very like that stall
worn by the beefeaters at The Tower on royal public
ceremonals, ne the steps; on the right nand cor.
ner are grouped knot Of Spaniards friends OF The
spanish Ambassador who see In Annes hurnia-
ton a reriDutlon for the suHerings OF Katherine.
The dwarf and big dog, common appeniages OF
every great Spanish household, are not wanting.
MILLARS MOSES"
with Lcightons "Alcests,''l Is the achievement OF
The year IN art OF the large and serious Kind, as
his "Cnill October' Is in the way OF landscape IL
fs evening. Israel has been fighting nil day with
Amalea; and as the hands OF Noses were neid
up Israel prevailed. ana as they fell so
fell Amalek But Moses hands were heavy,
and Aaron and Hur stayed them up; the one on
the one side and the other on the other side; and
his hands were steady TINT going down OF the sun.
There the incident told by the painter not less
directly and potenuy IN his coors than In those
strong words. 1t Is peculiarly OF Millars already
mentioned that he must paint what II before him;