The New York herald., 1872-10-28
ART MATTERS.

Macdonald has completed his model in clay Of
the statue OF General Nathaniel Lyon, who was
killed at the battle OF Wilson's Creek while leading
his men in charge on the rebel lines during the
late unpleasantness The General was highly
thought OF in the army, although a somewhat
strict discipnarian, and some of his comrades be-
lieved he was destined to make distinguished
figure a soldier All their calculations were,
however, set at naught by some obscure rneman
among the boys in gray, of whom history pre-
serves no record. General Lyon was New Eng
lander by birth but at the outbreak OF
the rebellion was living In Missouri. In
order to mark their sense of his
value as citizen and man some
of his friends resolved to raise public monument
to his memory. The commission was entrusted to
Macdonald, and the result Is the work under no.
tice. The statue is an equestrian one and the mo-
ment chosen by the artist that in which the Gen.
cral is supposed to be addressing his troops pre-
vous to the final charge in which he lost his life.
ThiscOnception, we fear, is open to the charge OF
being poetical felton, as generals, as usual thing,
don't make stump speeches while under fire. how
ever grandiloquent they sometimes prove them
selves when out OF range. Apart from this the
composition OF the work is spirited but in the light
in which it is at present placed it would be lmpossi
BILE to speak with any certainty OF its execution in
detail.
THE SCOTT MEMORIAL.
This work is wrapped up In melancholy wind
ing sheet, as in view of the broken state of the
weather on Saturday the committee decided on post
poning the Inauguration. We were therefore re-
luctantly compelled to c0nfne our criticism to so
much OF the base of Aberdeen granite as we could
discover, but as the result would be scarcely inter-
esting we shall hold over our reflections thereupon.
BROOKLYN EXPOSITION.
Our aesthetic neighbors over the water are In
ton and Industrial Fair" which is now in progress
at the Rink, in Clermont avenue. In connection
with the industrial exhibition fine art gallery has
been organized, containing some one hundred and
fifty pictures by well known artists. Most 0i the
works have peen placed upon exhibition by private
collectors. Mr.. Chapman, vel. known patron Of
art In Brooklyn, Is a large contributor both oi
native and foreign works. The Art Committee are
Theodore L. Grannis, William G. Hudson and John
James Hart mas just completed commission for
three small landscape subjects, which exhibit
nearly all the pecuarities OF his style. They form
kind or p,Scs OF his art and are full OF interest
on this account. quite independent OF their other
merits. In one which he calls ION the Bouquet
we have the Hart treatment OF mountains
trees with streams flowing through woods. There
% remark is almost equally true OF river and cattle
subject on the HOusatonic. scene on Israels
River gives an example Of his treatment OF cat
tie in landscape, which he intends to make his
speciality in the future.
J. II. Beard has just completed little group OF
Rps the picture W waking up, and has managed to
convey good deal OF character into very unin-
terestng subject.
W. II. Beard is at Cincinnati. Some OF his unkind
friends assert that he has an intention Of going
into the pork trade, as the bears'have given out.
M. A. Cabanel has painted the portraits of sew
eral American bellies, and Is still engaged upon a
large picture OF Mrs. J. w. Pinchot and her two
children. They are portrayed in the Italian cos
tune OF the fifteenth century.
Mr.: Escosura, the celebrated Spanish artist and
pupil OF Gerome, is finishing for Mr.. s. p Avery OF
New YORK, work or more impOrtan than usual
with him. The subject represents the studio OF the