, 1875-11-28
L Collection Of Rare and Excellent
EngraVings.
The Hastsrs Of The Art-Rembraadt,
Bartolozzi, Edeliatk, Huel-
Ter, Etc.
The Art Journals-American, English,
French, and German.
SchWerd's Portrait Of Mr. Stanton.



| In INTERESTING COLLECTION
! of eDgrsvings. temporarily on exhibition at Jan
aen, McC1urg d. CO.. bookstore, was mentioned
in TIE TRIBUNE last meek. This collection in
ciudss about 100 prints, many OF them old and
rare and in = few modest portfolios ia incIoseG
IN illustration OF branch of fine ar. produc.
tion not less useful and instructive to persons
competent to appreciate it than the galleries oil
paintings lately exhibited to us. There ia
room fur grave discussion respecting the CON.
pnrative Offices OF inferior oil and water-coto1
paintings, chrumoa, Photographic reproductions,
and engrayings. ~ means Of education to m ap-
pfec1atlon Of the masterpieces OF painting and
| sculpture but whatever doubt may hang over
some Of these agencies Of artistic expression,
! there can be none about the last,-the pure and
beautiful arG whereby the finest and most delicate
expression is reached seemingly through the
! most difficult possible Of means. An art-student
can scarcely spond a couple OF hours better land
| as many moro as be can Eet) than in sitting
! down comfortably with al enthusiast or expert
! 10 engrayinGs and etchings, aud turning over,
! glass in haad, 4 portfolio of fine priuts-
Certain na1ues aro known to ali persons who
possess any interest in engrnvings-DuFer.
Rembrandt, Raimondi. Toschi. Nsnteuil, Strange,
Raphael Morghen. Mueller. and many others.
In the present collection nll these are repre-
sented and almost At random few are selected
Tor comment, keeping In mind that the number
of pictures Ii almost aa large a. tho Exposition
exhibition. and the authors for the most part
mora important and Interesting than the con-
temporAneous artists represented there Thoae
who heard Mrs. Edna Cheney. Of Boston, lecture
upon
ALBRIGHT DuRER
here last 1une vii b. glad to 1nd repseseuta-
ton Of that master. Durer, I'd is we'll known,
wss master in painting. etching, engraving,
acn,n,nn1 and srch;tecIuo, y,,atsvsr o,orv hs
may nave scqunea 10 psinte! touy oqualeo
~ us tame ~ aa euslases. "n1cn 1s1 aufpasses
less OF aoy OF Dig p[saeeeesofS. ~ me COM
nenee1nens u saa 4lIeeatn eausaty tn6 Two
e.eI masee.s ot enste'.ne 1ppea!ea-uuret.
tue heao OF tne German. anu haamoqdi OF the
Italian school. Darel IS pronounced nv com
Au.noi1ts an 2.iss o1 !ne eIeasess teenn'-
ca powers auu ehii'' VINO. enaoWeo WIN little
pnantssy, out ~l1n very acslse imas!hauon7
so ndnpe H OF no
longing 20 an eaflV osyt are strange aoo unht
traotise 70 unedacated taateo, nus greatly ad-
mreo sna songat 1os oS oonn9!sseuss Iae s1b
{ec's VI ais pla.es 10 xnls uecHon ale' Ine
Jerome III sae DeseE,' ~ lhe ;hu1sht snd Lazy,
~. ,. me assomps'9n' 1ne siteia Cro"neo oy
f"9 Angels, ano numoet OF otneia-
!. more eesny spp1eeaAtea o} tue col1lsatea spec
teto1. noS 5pee!&usS, Io@u Sae "o1As od D4Ies.
a1e tnose o. I'euoraoas,-oe hetnofauut van hgn.
-*no louo"eo Duter a. Inc astaace OF over
eeotn17: most stnkinG picture IN this col
'eo..on ,"clI - 11on etna ae.l,suomo tis.e-
.L1 ~ tnAAt Assss aaAe 49, t.oN ~ LA1AAos' =.
noolo figure Of Christ, standing alu1os. With als
s,. ~ sna ~ ~ aea.tas. Inaisst.
ssan, aa4 ., r''t a. soG h.Ed sn5 h,Gdir1, tha