, 1874-09-06
first fiyo minutes OF headway, instead Of at the
end OF from forty minutes to an hour.
TIE EXPOSITION ART-GALLERY.

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The promises of the Art Committee of the
Exposition that they would give to the public
one Of the finest galleries Of pictureB ever col
lected in this country have been more than full
filed. Aided by the Intelligent md akillful ser
vices OF Mr.. Derby, tho woll-known connois-
sour, thoy have gathered nearly 600 pictures,
representing tho American, English, French.
German, and Italian schools. Although only
about one-half Of the pictures arc hung,
! there are On tho walls already in the
American school pictures By De Haas, E1dred,
LIE Clear, Ream, Key, William Hart, Martin.
Bristol, Church, Cass, Du Bois. Inncss, George
| L. Brown, Hill, Of Boston, Guy, HalbertoD,
| Whittredge, sonntag, Morviller, Hays, McCord,
| Gay, Nicolls, Rondol, David johnson, Beard,
Eastman johnson, Julie Fl. Beers, George Hull,
Parton. Bricher, De Luce Wilcox, Moran Har-
1oy Young, shattuck, Huntington, Bie1stadt,
Story, and Norton; Of the French school, &C.
romo, Troyon, Cabaillot, Guillomin, Notorman.
Devy, Boutibonne, Bougcrcau, Pabst, Comic
Cal1, Castiglione, Ambery. Baugniet, Toul-
moucho, Peerus, Kuvasseghls, Salvage, Perrott,
Coomans, Porignon, nanaeli, Loyendecker,
Lcray, Merle, saudin, Gsmha, Bain, and De
Coninck; German school. Beinl1e. Jschaggopy,
De Bylands, Boyschlng, Drockoki, Carl Hubner,
Wintcrhalter, Voltz, Gerard. Gabriel Max, Klom-
beck, Oehmichon. Moeserns, and Schultz Dus-
seldort school, Herzog, Hornemann. Unter-
bergen, sonderland, Litschauer, and Dahlen;
italian school, Ricci, Borrani, and PitIara.
Among tho great pictures already hung
are 1.-THE Prodigal Son." Hays "Buf-
falo at Bay" Huntington's & Republican Court"
Winterhalter's "susanna," Merles "Right
PATH" Do Haas' Storm" Blerstadt's "Wind
River" Gerome's *.Turkish Merchant" Inness
''sunset Behind St. Peters," shattuck's enid
summer" Toulmouohe's "Nosegay," large
sheep picture by Verboeckhoveu, sTho Poor
Weayors Of ailesia," by Carl Hubner, Browns
EBAY Of Naples" Gabriel Ma1's t'Anatomist." :"
Compto Ca1i1's "Pauvre Amour" Hornemann's
Landscape and Cattle" sain's Recreation
in Capri" and Story's Dreaming by the Sea-
These arc only few Of tho magnificent
works in this collection, and Nc hayo cited them
only to show the general character Of the works.
As ws have said. only about one-half Of them
are hung, and many treasures Of art are still in
their cases whiting their turn There can bc no
doubt that the Art-Gallery will bo the great fea-
ture Of tue Exposition Thus has been accom-
plahed only by tho rigid determination Of
the Committee to. exclude daubs from
the Gallery, multitude OF which have been Of
tcred. They have shown neither fear nor favor
in this respect, and their action will be ndo1sed
by all the well-wishers and patrons OF nrt in
Chicago. Such q collection au this is destined to
hayo happy influence in drousing tho popular
attention once more and lifting art out Of the
depths into Which it has fallen since tho fro It
will inspire our own artists to renewed eIertions,
and it will do q groat work in education. Such
gallery Us this was needed at this timo