The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-04
Art and Artists.

Mr.. Watts's picture of "Love and
Death" has been sold for 1900 guneas.
Alfred Ordway will have a sale of his
pictures at Lowell during the present week.
S. L Gray and S. w. Griggs will spend
the summer sketching in Berkshire county.
Mr.. Gould, the sculptor, will occupy
Mr.. Munzig's room while the latter is
away in Europe.
Mr.. Tuckermsn, the marine artist, will
occupy Mr.. Gerry's room in the Studio
building during the summer.
George Inness and son, and John A.
Monks are at the Kearsarge house, North
Conway, sketching in the vicinity.
Harry Mitchell, who has number of
orders for his pictures of horses, will &C.
cupy Mr.. Griggs's studio during the sum-
mer months.
1t is now definitely settled that David
Meals picture OF 1.-THE First Meeting of
Marie Stuart aud Rizzio" will be exhibit
ed in Boston about the list of September.
Messrs. Porter & Munzg sailed in the
Parthia Saturday, to be absent three
months. They will take their artists
summer vacation in the art galleries of
Paris and other continental cities.
The collection of ancient engraved gems
belonging to the duke of Marlborough is to
be sold toward the end of June About
the half of the collection was formed by
George, third duke of Marlborough. The
other halt consists of two previously cele-
brated collections, the one made by the
earl of Arundel, in the time of Charles l.,
end the other by Lord Bessborough.
Among the competitors for the Sumner
memorial is Marshall Wood of London,
whose statues of "Psyche" and daphne
attracted so much atten ton in the art
gallery of the NJ. c. NJ. association. The
model sent by Mr.. Wood represents the
deceased statesman in sitting posture,
with groups on either side, of Liberty
leading on America to continued progress,
and Philanthropy prompting Study to
apply its efforts to the general benefit of
mankind"
A Paris dealer purchased of dealer al
Rheims picture signed &c. Jacque,
guaranteed to be a genuine work by the
clever artist of that name who resides al
Rheims. The purchaser wrote to NJ. Jac-
que to inquire about the work and found
that he had purchased IN outrageous and
counterfeit copy, The seller refused to
make amends and the purchaser brought
suit. The court has just sentenced the
seller to take his picture back and pay the
purchaser the 600 francs which he had
given for it, with interest from the day
when the fraud was discovered.
William ii. Baker an artist of consider
able repute, and head master of the free
schools of design of the Brooklyn Art
association, died of pneumonia at his resi-
dence in South Brooklyn on Saturday,
aged fifty-one years. Mr.. Baker began the
practice of his profession at New Orleans,
where he achieved success as portrait
painter. About ten years ago he settled in
BROOKLYN, where he divided his time be-
tween portrait and figure painting, and was
a regular contributor to the association eX-
hibitions. In 1872, at the reorganization
Of the free schools of design of the art
association. he was elected TO take charge
of the classes.
After the sale of Fortuny's own works
and sketches left in his atelier at Rome
was completed in Paris on the 22d aud 23d
of April, few pictures by other artists
which belonged to him and collection
which he had made of bric-a-brac were
also disposed of. The total of the sales
amount to S00,3S4 francs, or somewhere
| in the neighborhood of $l65, 900. mag
nifcent Hispano-Moresque vase of por.
celain, in metallic lustre colors tor 10000
| francs, or more than S6000 This vase
| Fortuny had procured with infinite pains
| and trouble in Granada, and he valued II
very highly.
The first days sale of the paintings left
by the late NJ. Millet took place on the 10tl
inst. at the Hotel Drouot. Subjoned are
some of the prices: "The house of Millet
at Greville." 40O0f; "A Peasants Family,
5l10f "a house of the hamlet of Cruelty
with sea view" 6400f; woman milking
cow" 6S6Of; SASS on Heath" 695Of
THE Sheep Shearers," 7lOot The Enc
of the Day." 7430f; "Mllkwoman leaning
against Tree" 7600f "A Wood Cleav
er," 10, 1O0f; "Shepherdess returning HON.
with her flock (sunseD," II ,OOOf "Churcl
of Grevllle," 12,2OOfi "Young Woman
seated on Rock 13,0OOfi "Sea, seer
from the Pasturages of Greville," l4,e0Of
"The Pig Killers" 24,OOOf. The tota
amount realized exceeded 276,OOOf
The bronze statue Of. DR.. Horace Wells
a native of Hartford, Conn.,, and the dis
coverer of anesthesia, for which the legis