New-York tribune., 1875-11-13
THE PINORAH4 or THE SIEGE or PARIS
At THE COLOSSECM

A Panorama representing the Siege of Paris
by the Prussans is now on view night and day at the
Colosseum on the corner of Broadway and Thirty y-hh
st. 1t was painted expressly for exhibition al inc cen
tennal in Philadelphia, but The proprietor determined
on doing what all the other proretors whose objective
point the Centennial would doubtless do nthey dared
be resolved to exhibit it first in NewYork We do not
know where else he could have found to his
hand so convenient attractive, and accessible
building rs the Colosseum in which 10 exhibit this
immense picture 80 feet in hight and $50 feet IN
length but certain that if the pleasure there Is In
looking at good panorama were as widely KNOWN as IL
deserves there would be such building in every large
cty Many OF our readers can remember the Gather
wood Panoramas OF Jerusalem and OF Niagara Fails for
which brick rotinda was built in Princebt and which
were destroyed by fire to the great regret OF
thousands Of people to whom they had been source OF
great and reasonable enjoyment Nor have we had tme
to forget the Panoramas OF London and Paris that were
the predecessors Of the Siege OF Paris in the same build
ing pictures that deserved better fate than tho cgcct
with which they were treated by the public
The present panorama WILL it is to be hoped fare bet
ter II Is not be expected that the success OF the pie
turc which was , model and which after having been
exhibited for over two years in Paris, i as popular Us
ever, viii be matched here, for Americans cannot oi
course feel the same interest in the subject a. X felt by
he pcoue Of Paris Even If it did represent the siege
and only offered TO show Paris itself its popularity there
would doubtless be great and greater here than here,
because we all like best 10 look at ourselves and at our
own surroundings. A great success and lasting one,
awaits whocye, shall make a good panorama Of New
York Tc ScwYorkcrs It is the most interesting city in
tie world and people would rather any day pay to see
picture Of it at hC case from the balcony Of the Coos-
scum than 10 climb for il they 90 in steady stream
wear i'm and year ont 70 The top OF Trinity spire.
The Siege Of Paris is well painted and has this sub
stantal merit tat its aerial perspective improves with
each visit and with longer stay. The best time to see
f. at night and the visitor should take opera or field
glass with him. if be care settle the whole topography
I'm li, mind Paris IS seen but ndi,tucy with the I'M
aided eve and indeed after leaving the immediate
foreground the cearest vision can mako out
little more than the most prominent OBJ
iects the Fort dIssy, the TrOcadero. the Pont
d'Autcuil, the dome OF les mvalIdcs &c or course,
this is being true to nature for the air is seldom clear
about Paris and from the nights Of Chaon whence the
present view is taken II would he difficult even in tho
clearest weather. to than the artist, Col Lie
naid, has shown Us here.
We are not called on to crtci,e this panorama as a
work Of art it is indeed only reasonably accurate map
Of portion Of the suburbs Of Paris and, SUCH can
moi be without interest either to those who know the o-
cay or to those who have it yet 10 know. There will
be many who Will wish thai the operations
of the sicge-which after all can be but made
ouafely rcprescnted at tine be,t-had been made
less prominent and that the City Of Paris and the sub
ubs had been brought prominently into relief Iu
the artist had IL in mind 10 show the operations O The
siege and We must be thankful that he did not go further
than be has aud obscure with smoke and flame still
more than he obscured. An hour passed in the
Colosseum will well repay the visitor, and the persec-
ties both linear and AERIAL are well managed that If
he STAY long enough he viii almost find his eyes are made
the fools OF his senses else worth all the rest