, 1874-09-10

Capo May, end othor Bcasido resorts. As
1nnlHooto tito picture ts worth1eaa but nH tho
acene Ia taken at tho fashionable hour for riding,
und tho beach iB crowded. rsh pleaAuro-s eckcrr,
tile gcono js III animated QUO. though hardly
No. "a, "Twight." by Kuwaasoy, fills, Of
Paris. Liko moat Of the Ffoncl, landscapes. THIS
picture depends mostly for It's interest Upon tho
boon put tn with conh,,mtnato pkill. Tile ves-
sols, wbarvos. and qnaint old l1ousoa. and tho
oqua'iy qualnt old pooplo crowdiDR the .quays,
mako up ono OF thoBo characteristic old world
sconea which tho Dusseldorf painters lovo to
No. 15o, "a Docomber Evonlngt" by g. Il.
McCord, Of Now York. This artist Ia compare
tiyoIy i now tian.c loro, ~ blu works havo been
seldom Hcon In otlr exhibitions. Although not
woll rorayB study, especially for its aontlmont.
Atnoug ills pictures on the wallis arc tho above,
aud No. 231, 'sBerkshiro nelic; No, 40, Sabbatl,
Morning." : worry pleasing portrait; No. 27l.
"spiiyton Duyvil Creok;' and 4 wintor scoro.
pal,ntsd @ to give tho ot1octs Of freight on SNOW
Nos. III, 49, ITO. 1so, "spripg, su,nmor, Au-
tnmn. and Winter" by ". II. Wilcox, Of Psila-
dclplia: Htl'alf cabinet Ficturos which hro worry
pOeacal in Bontimont ard pleasant pictures OF
Nature in her varying maoda.
No. 22o, "Lendscapo,' by Julia r. Beore, OF
New York. This lady's fruit and flower pieces
have been scen here quho often. but ne believe
t1is Ia ihe first Landscape eho has exhibited In
OF water and trees, with IN excoIlont distance,
but It ia handled With ext1cme dolicsoy and poot-
No. &c., - Tho italian Marble ouarries," by
q. poingdcstro, OF Rotne. In noArIy evory re-
Hpect tlis Is the graudcst aud most artiatio land
ecapc in tho collection, not only as regards the
supprb t,ainting Of tic towering mountains with
their ontcropping ridge Of marble, piled upon
each other, and tho magnificent sky which over
hangs them, but also for tho wonderful action
OF tho nguroB. Tho cenire Of tho painting Ia
occupied With ox-tenn1s hanling away tho marble,
mud tue distance with gangsof workmon qunrryluR.
1n tho foreground SIX oxen arc tugging away vt
u hugo bloch mounted upon rutlo but strong
catt, with driver for each lair. Tho drawing
and action Of the animals, as woll as Of tho d.i-
Vors, are full OF life and power. On to tho right
another team, stands waiting for Its load. The
painting Of tho mountains and rocks, voined
with tho huge strata Of marble, ia as faithful
aud forcible ns II mado for q geological study.
No. ~, "Dcsoiation," byA. ". Thompson, OF
Nov York. Tho story OF dcsolatlon could not
havo been told more cloquontly t1aan tho painter
has told 1t III this potue, and is for this reasou
that tho work IL piincipally interesting. The
in tho winter Ut 1871. Only its shattofod wnllB
md broken atul,eH aro left With 10 sign OF life
about them. lho trees Htand leatless in tho
murky winter atmosphere. Tho ground
ts ss''''s pawsy ssh half f!'v vs1sa a'a 'TsG x}
tho snow, his gun BY bis side The ssnrk and atG
body Of soldier tol1s tho pitlful story. 1t IL
little figure in all this dcsolatIo7a, but 1t Is re-
ploso with BuggeBtions, and eloquent in mem-
orias. Tho rutnod walis Of tho Ialace standing
grimly agunst the bleak wintor sky aro .ory i'm
p1essive but this dead body ia tho koy to the
whole picture. The plaoing OF this figure 10 tho
snow was happy thought of tho artist akin to
genius.
No. los, ~ Bay of Naplcs," by George L..
Brown, Of Doaton. This subject has always
beon q favorite one With this artist. several of
his Italian yiewa having boon exhibited hero.
bue none OF them BlrpaHsing this ona In beauty.
Tesuvias hnaokos in tho distancc. The lazzn-
roni are loungiug about tho wator street. The
blue waters OF tho bay are dotted with white
winged boats. Tho foreground is filled with
rlchly-folagcd trees. and ruins half covered with
luxuriant vines, while Tho whole sceno is bathcd
ln tlo royal ltallnn purple tinta, and chnractor-
tied by . soft, etfcminato, and dreamy aspect.
No. 08, Going Through tho Woods" by ]. B.
Kiombeek and Vorboockhoyon-a very effective
combination Of tho characteristics Of these two
csquc and arc lit lip with broad streams OF light
piercing through The tsecs Which are admirably
handled. Tho drove Of sheep travelling along
tito road WAS painted in by Verhoeckl,ovan. and
display all that knowledge Of tlis animal aud ita
characteristics for which he is famous.
No. 81, Landscape" by Koeek-Koeck. Of
Antwerp, slnall specimen OF this famous mas
tor>B sktll aud only al ordinary composition OF
treo, rock, aud stream, and yet full OF poetica]
sentiment showing tho uses to which . masse,
of bis art may put tho most common foatures OF
landscape.
No. 60, :" Midsummer" by 4. D. shattuck. Of
Now York. tho largest aud finoHt picture thia
artist hus over shown horo. Tho features Of tie
Landscape aro . group OF graceful trees ovor-
hangng q shallow saroam il which tho cattle arc
drinking; OH tho opposite ehoro boy fishing
from tae tallon trunk Of treo; meadows CLEAN: :
fields stretching away to quiet hamlet; md
ileoey summer clouds floating overhead. Nearly
all of Shattuck's landscapes nre summer
sketches, and tH. like the othors ia full Of quiet
ing from tho fact that tho largo canvaa has
given him opportunities OF expressing il moro in
detail. ,.u,
No. 2l5, 'sThc Wetterhorp. BY g. Kurwassey,
pore, Of rariB,-a familiar bit Of Alpine scenery,
with tho snow-pcakod mountain in tho distance,
which Tho paris and Dusseldorf artists have
oftcp painted. Whi1s it has not the strength
usually found N these representations. It is a
heightened Houowhat by tho introduction Of q