New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-02
BALTIMORE CHARITY ART EXHIBITION

ARRANGEMENT OF THE BA1I-THE SCHOOLS AND
MATTERS REPREsENgED-oID FAMILY PORTRAITS
COLLECTION OF ARTICLES OF vERTU.
,,.ov AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUSE1
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2s.-As already announced
An THE TRIBUNE the grand Charity Art Exhibition, for
the general reei OF the poor OF the city, was opened
Ian 10 az the magnificent new armory Of the bth
Regiment Maryland National Guard in the presence OF
large and fashionable assembage. representing the
refinement and culture OF Baltimore.
The main HAN. 100 by l40 feet, was most tastefuly
decorated with festoons of evergreens and proiusioh
of flowers. From the galleries, which we're draped
with tapestries and rich hangiDgs. suspended
hundred gded cages, containing canary birds. At the
end Of the hall, directly opposite the main doorway
stood beautiful floral bower embellished with mirrors
chandeliers OF crystal and silver. busts IN marble OF
Flora Pomona, Ceres, etc. halfhdden by hanging vines
aud clustering flowers. Within this bower were score
ladies' arranging and selling bouquets This was one
Of the most attractive features OF the exhibition
Immediately in the center OF the hail on das sup
porting pedestal is placed superb cast OF the Venus
de Mo-one of the finest statues in the world, and the
greatest ornament of the Louvre gallery the most
striking object the salon On either side OF this in line
G distances Of 20 feet stand casts from two other famous
ANTIQUES the Apollo Bevidere OF the Vatican, and the
peIuosthenes Of the Tribune at Florence the Venus
typfying the perfection OF female beauty and the two
Others Illustrating the full development OF beauty and
geuius Along the walls. and scattered through
ont the hall pedestas covered with maroon velvet
with horders Of ebony and gold, bearing statues and
buss Ia marble, by Crawford, Powers, Randolph Rog-
er Bartholomew, Meade and other American and lead
ny foreign sculptors. There is also series of classical
lsts If the Roman Emperors, and the painters poets
composers Of the world. Worthy OF especial men
ton among the stauary are Venus after Canova and
admirable copy OF the antique Clytle There Is also
magnificent collection of bronzes Of them Of great
antiquity, and including some curious specimens Of
Japauese workmanship.
TDe paintings about $50 in number are hung In two
Nao both sides Of four long screens, covered with
maroon cloth. They classified as follows: The
schools 81 Italy, Germany France Spain, the Neither
nds. and England. There is also large and interest
ing department of American art and a gallery OF his
tor.cl old family portraits. The latter contains;4o
paintings including works by Rembrandt, Sir Peter
LILY, sr Joshua Reynolds, Sir William Beeehey Sir
Thomas Lawrence and others. Among native artists,
wilson and Rembrandt Peale, Trumbull Stuart Sharp
loss ,arvis, Vanderyn, NalboDe, Sanders, Harding,
human Nesgle, Elliott. Healv. Van Reutb aEd Ames.
woTtiily ustlng the history Of American portraure
But this collection unlike collections of family Dor
does not derive its chief value fromsthe artists
themselves Tor Of the subjects, IN this instance
while Of local are also of historical interest. Among
them worthless Of the old colonial days in the Prov
ince Maryland and their beautiful ladies' IN ruff and
powder heroes of the Revolution including Gen. Small
wood commander OF the "od MARYLAND Line" Gen. John
Eager Howard the hero OF the COwpene and afterward
Governor II the state and others the merchant princes
Of Baltimore early the present century, eminent
members OF bench and bar ia It's palmest days,
with here and there a number OF those beauties for
winch Baltimore las so long been celebrated
The collection Of works 10y American artists is full and
interesting. This includes the additional names OF
sIi Benjamin West, Leslie. DuTand, Weir, Chapman
Huntington, Berstadt. WOOdyile, Mount Rannev,
Ions White Il Clear, Gray, Vedder, BrOughtOn, Hub
hard. clifford, Moran. De Haas, kensett, Richards.
Baker. shattuck, McEntee, James aud william Hart,
Bradford, sOnntag, Heade Brevo0rt, Weber A F. and
!. L. Tait, Whistler. Way, Goodkins ROBBINS. Key,
Bolton Jones' Newell, A. W. Thompson, Quartley,
HOyeuden, Redwood, Vock and Others.
The French school is represented by Horace VerDet,
Nauloo, GerIcaut, GrOdet. eros, Gerard, Madame L.
Bruu lugrts, Decamps, Muller, MessOnDier Couture,
Hlct. Frere, JalaneTt, Zsm, BOnbeur EScosura, Du-
buie, and many OtheTs. And with the rest. All the
modern schools of painting represented by their
masters. The collection Is by far the finest and most
complete which has ever been exhibited Baltimore.
II would he almost impossible 10 euumerae the various
objects OF interest brought together here Antique
furniture stands containing DIOnzes, satuettes,
anne ware, etc. easels, bearing paintings which require
certain nights 10 be 10 advantage;
OIL panels medalllOns carved in coal, superb old line
eDsTaviDgs studies and sketches with pen and pencil
etc IL the cases ana cabinets collections Of ANTIQUE
ana modern sevres and Nielsen porcelain Venetian
clHss-W0rk, Limoges enamels Orient lacquer-rehefs,
miniatures. canoes, intaglii, vases, medals small
LTonzes 'sOme on small scale that the
cannot realize their truth and dccacy) Lucca della
hotla modlngs and staueties, Palsy quaint In
cetGL ana exquisite in color MaOca ware carvings Ia
IVORY COuIIfanS of The time OF Louis XIV painted by
Vatican. tapestry work silver and gold ornaments
taboattly carved etc, etc. There valuable auto
graph letters from WashDg ton, framed; old heraldc
wees on parchment, classical and seals rare
tl'LLks ana pO0fs,Inedalhon busts, and illuminated
h4ssd.S.