, 1874-09-11

gon whom all who aro on this canvan
wero aaacmhed st one tin,o unlor Washing
clndfng all tho celebrated namoa Of tho period,
Inns clothed thon In appropriate costumes, and
han gyon thoin not tdcaf but thor own foatnreH,
copied from tho lifc.ptotures by Copoly, Stuart,
Malbono, md othor artiHta who painted ttlcir
portraits. 1t ia thorotors a faithful sonvonir
OF tho atatesmnnhhit1 military yalor, mud judi
oial and theologicsi ability ns vel! "a OF Tho
wornauly beauty, grace, and accomplishments OF
tereatiug from historical point Of Wow. It
poAacBBes otllor and higher attributed. It lB
tho work Of n'artfss who Inns always taken
commanding positton In tho highest province OF
nd aeeutaoy,, vol toned down. oasy and graco-
fully grouped, every figure d study iu action
ized IN color: Ii tho loft Of tllo
supported BY tho hanndsomo % NoltIo 0ustls md md
Mrs. ltoboIt Morris, 10 Welcome llor gueBtH.
Immediately at thoir right are threo Of Tho groat-
est nanos In American history. John Jay. john
digniaod gronp,--end belliud them Mrs. John
Adams and Mrs. Alexander uamtlt ton. Wasb-
ington stands near tbs contra Of the picture, q
nttlq in tho background, ln close proximity to
Sse RSse 4 ) msp snd a asa rH 9ss Fo oraan @ aFs r.
graceful md beautiful ladlos Mrs. Join Jay,
sophia Grow, Mira Bingham. aud Airs. Theodore
8ed8wiok. II tho artist hau idea1lzed at, all in
tatnly exousablo II ho has lot thoir loyelinesa
run away With him and land him In pootical
1 mood. Among tho other figures which crowd
tho canvas aro =. aen: AnoI, Con: Liz. Lin
ailbtert atnart; Robert Livingston, Con. areene,
and Robert Morris, It liz gnllory of manly hbil-
ity and womanly beauty. without tho boast Of
ancestry Or tho ornanontatton Of rank and or
dour, and csrrioa With 1t nuel, suggestive oppor.
tunity In t4pao degenerate days, for comparison.
Who will paint tllc Republican Court Of Don.
Grants second torn. aud placo 1t by tho sdo Of
| THAI
No. 175,
'"Tu8 HOME OF WASHINGTON AFTER TIE WAR"
| by Mignot and Rosaiter. This is another pic
turo which poBacuHcH IN historical intereat, and
has boon farniliarizod to Americans by engrav-
| below "Tho Republican Court" Tho eoenn rop-
roaents WaahnRton's homo at Mount Vernon.
] A broad lawn stretches from tho piazza down
70 tho Potomac, 4 negro nurse, children,
| decorated pleaBuro-boat 10 sailiug on the Ills
| sant river. Mrs. Washington aud HRS. Curtis
| arc Hoatod In tho cool Shade OF tho voranta.
ongagod in domestic duties, aud Weahington
Gen. Lafayette. Tho figures aro very dlguidod
and plain, md there ia about tho, whole an at-
mosphoto Of plain. unprotondl,g. and COM
fortablo homo lfo which vas characteristic Of
| NAONAt fG&Aul allAI lluA !MN NpH1s
| tho sword and returned to tbs plowshato. Tho
SCOPE on tho lawn adda pleasant, cosy clrect
10 tho general roposo. Whilo it Is by no means
= great work of art, tho picture has q decided
sorycd in somo historical collection with " The
! Republican Court" aa momcntocs Of Our carly
! history.
| s'wsn1HaroN IRVING AND 1,rs 1n1EHDs,"
| By e. schuessolo, Of Philadcphia. 1t this pict-
uro is not familiar to tho American pooplo 1t Is
/ +,,%& &fSr $at1It ~ "a rf IN
! Opcra-Eouse, who, for the eaAo Of increasing
| the patronage Of tho great rafflo disseminated
Washington Irving and Lis Friends far and wide:
| Il may DO within bounds to Bay that ". I. and
his F. hang In every alternate farmhouse In ILL.,
nois, With q magnificent representation in tue
cities. Itistho only consolation that thousands Of
people hayo for not drawing tho Opera-uouse,
| and sad remindor also OF the eaao with which
uro itaolf is by no means M artistic work. It
In colder thau charity. Still tt has certain lite
rsry Ta9uo, bccauae 1t preserves oroditablo pos
traits Of onr prominent literary mon Of 1rying's
noar1y all Of thcm nro atiu living aud fa
nous. Tor this reason It should DO pre-
sorycd In some library, aud not bs
doomed to travel over tho country liks
wandering Jew. Il Is picture which can bt
bought worry reasonably, and, as It has nntioi'a
reputation, II ought to bo secured aud huu1
ampnE the book-ahe1yes, where Il would TO
characteristic and interoHting picture, a,-qualitios
which 1t can noyes haye In miscellaneous col
| lection.
No. 1G8, ..~
by Gabriel Max, OF Munich. THIS picture is lii.
vampire Of tho collection whoso dark, gloom.
shape clouds tho bright aud beautifpl thing
stalking into tho Carnival, aud anntng the dane
org, funornl crosaluE tho path Of tho n1arriag
procegsioa,--ana IL is al! tho moro sombre an
fepulsiyo from the fact OF the marvellous powo
with which death and tho diHacotor about to con,
mcneo, hls ghastly work arc portrayed. Th Il
scono is ono drawn from an actual oyont. iii
body. Of young and beautiful girl wa
found in QUO Of tho 9avnrian lakot
and. az no one could establish ita identity
1t was taken to tho hospital for diBBoetion. Th
with books, Instruments, skulls, and othc
accessories Of tho eurgooll'a profession. I'll
flowing auburn hair aud atill beautiful an
peaceful fontures Of tho fnco aro in atrang
In fact, tho whole body Ia morbidiy beautiful
md the face has 30 impressed itBeif upon th
surgeon, who Is about to Withdraw tho covering
Of tho body, That ho suddenly halt9 his proparra
tions, aud sits with his bead resting upon h
hand wrapped in thought. Notwithstanding It
Ano drawing and remarkable truth aud atrangt
Of color, It Is not pleasant picture to look upo,
It ia snbjeot no ono but morbid artist won'
iuspiros q brood of fancios Of tho ve,
blackest rlnmpgo:: While we ylold erod
TO tho ability OF tho artist, he shou
} not hare thrust hia gloomy aud cadayeroua co,
I ception iuto tho world Of art, which ehould !
, only tho world of ropoao and beauty.
No. Do,
"THR n10HT PATH"
! by Il. Morlo, Of Paris. It is cheerful. to tnr
from the Auatomiet to this bright aud hoautift
work OF aunny Trench artist, It is equal
j choorful to find Trench artist graphically tol
ing sound aud wholesome truth On canvas
: Morlo'a pictures. although very choice. arc u
often seen in tllia country, and this ono MAX
' It's appearance for tho first time in Chicago. II
' sceno IL laid at tho ontranco, to bauqaotis
/ chamber, rich with mosalcs, nua marble column
, adorned with modalliona OF Cupid and Vonll
= emblamatio OF tho story tho picture tolls.
\ one aida Of tho entrance ID d beautiful WOMB
? reoumhont IN the arIns of hor halt-dlmnken COZ
: pauion, who is beckoning t. tho Artst u =
!, | foreground. On tho other sido, golden-hair'
= and voluptuouBly- formed woman gracefully pos
sgainst q column, tompts tho artist with gn
of wine aud her mont fascinating aniilea. r.
Q artist himself, magnificent figure with his ba'
a to tho group. IL putting temptation behind hir