National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-26
TIE PROGRESS OF AFT.


Leelear has painted a three-quarter length
portrait Of Gen. A. s. Webb.
M.F H. De Haas has nearly finished q marine
piece, "Of Sandgate, English Channel"
NJ. ]. Heade has painted an elaborate view Of
"MoOnrise on the Narragnnsett Coast"
Mr.. W. W. Starr, young artist born in Deer
field, Mass, has Just made bust Of the Rev.
Robert Collyer, which is on exhibition in Green
field.
NJ. Sechen, the decorative painter who restored
the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre, died in Paris
recently at the age Of sixty-two
One of the latest discoveries in the excavations
at Rome, Italy, is q bust in perfect condition OF
the Empress Plotina, wife of Trajan. 1t will be
deposited in the museum Of the capital
The fine painting Of Palma Vecchio, "The
Alteration Of the Shepherds, u has been restored
to its place in the Louvre, after being carefully
cleaned and reYarnished.
Swain Clifford, the artist, accompanied by Mrs.
Clifford, was in Marseilles recently, en- route for
Algeria. Mrs. Clifford, formerly Fanny Elliot, is
an artist, and has done some excellent work in
bird and flower painting.
One hundred cartoons by Schwind, Schnoor
Kaulbach and others, the original drawings to
many beautiful church windows, executed at the
Royal Institution for glass painting (Konigliche
GlasmalereD in Munich, Will shortly arrive in
London.
In repairing the pavement of the Cathedral at
Rouen there has been discovered in the centre of
the nave heart enclosed in a leaden box. NJ.
dral thinks that the heart may be that Of Sibylla,
wife of Robert IL, Duke Of Normandy.
Banvard, the artist, writing of scene painting
in New York, makes good suggestion that the
subjects for dTop-curtain pieces should be Ameri-
can. He instances the new one at the Union
Square theatre, representing an Adirondack
ally, he says,these works are copies Of some Euro
pean picture or scenery.
Schaus gallery is receiving new and important
additions. from selections made by the proprietor
during his recent stay in Europe. A rich and su-
perb view Of the Ducal Senate chamber in Venice,
by George Yewell; delicious bit Of the carnival
Rome a strong and DiCtureguue Russian turn
on exhibition.
The most notable of the autOtypes recently
published by Mr.. AdOlph Braun, Of DOrnach, is
from a female bust modelled in wax by Raphael
and preserved in the museum at Lille This is
one Of the very few pieces Of sculpture executed
by Raphael and tradition has It that it was made
in answer to q challenge from Michael Angelo,
and that it is portrait Of Raphael's fayOrite
model, the Fornarina.
The London Academy says a series OF old tapes
tries representing the history Of Jeanne dare
recently been found at the ancient castle Of Es-
cuted it is supposed, at the beginning Of the
seventeenth century There could not have been
a more propitious moment for their discovery
than the present, when Jeanne dare is the
heroine Ia mode In Paris.
I'D. Perry, the sculptor, has exhibited in Bos-
ton his statuette Of Sumner, and the GLOBE thus
speaks Of il 'The statesman is represented sit
ting in his faVorite chRir-the original chair
itself serving as mOdel--his right arm resting
upon his desk, pen in hand, his LETT leg thrown
tude so we'll remembered by those familiar with
his social moods. BY HIS chair, and under his
desk, lie books and papers, as If placed within
easy reach for reference. The whole inquire is
nnely modelled, and the detail carefully carried
out.n
Valentines bust of Washington in the regslia
Of past master Of Masons has been finished and
placed on exhibition at Richmond, Va. 1t Is one
Of the best Of the works Of our gifted sculptor,
and is likely to do as much to enhance his repu-
tation as q careful and correct artist as anything
he has ever done. The head and shoulders are
modelled from HOudon's statue, which stands in
the rotunda Of the capitol and is confessed to be
the best likeness Of the Father Of his Country in
existence Tradition and the records OF the Grand
Lodge of Ancient York Masons Of Virginia estab-
lish the fact that Washington was an active
Master Mason. He presided in Alexandria in
Washington Lodge, No. % Of which he was the
founder, in 17ss and as member participated in
laying the corner stone Of the United States Gap
itOl building at Washington, in 1873, where the
seat Of government was then established. In this
lodge now hangs his only portrait IN the full
costume Of worshipful master. From 1t Mr.. VAL
entine has taken the costume. The authenticity
Of his work is therefore beyond question, and 1t
will commend itself to the MasOns Of the country
at large.-RfehmORd DtsPGtck.