, 1875-07-25

Of gurh pictures and statnes- This md = s1ui
lar previous publication upon German AZ re
observe At Buehier's foreign bookstore, whs:e
there are also come foreign works On Artistic
Anatomy. Architecture, etc
Queen yicto1ia's cousin, Count Gleichin, has
taken up ecu1p ptu1e as profession. and is now
engaged on statue Of Alfred the Great, which
ia 70 be erected It the Kings birthplace Wans-
sge. by Col Lloyd-Lindsay. II. P. The Queen
ought to be proud OF d Ielasive who is not .bose
can support hinsa!f BY his labor he will be taa
first Of the RoyM Family who has been able to
do it.
Maurice F. a. De Hass Ia putting the finishing
touches to large marine picture. portrayanE
ecane in the Schelde, near Flushing, on tbs
coast Of Holland There ia e brig. hoye IN Tor
pilot, in the foreground. and various crafts are
calling before stih breeze IN the distance, and
make spirited tabieau- This picture together
with = Moonlight Scene on Long: Island
Sound" - View or the Beach at West
hampton" ard - SunRet On the Coast Nf.
Dc Haas proposes to contribute to the Chicago
Exposition exhibition il September.
The most popular picture OF ths szlon a,no:S
Americans has been undoubtedly the Huly
Family. by BougEezeaa. and bad not tue !ncAy
nroDrietor OF the Bon Na-che becocs its pu:-
Chaser, il would probably have been transferred
to our shores II il ''exqaisitoly loVeiE
work, that peculiar csmbnaation OF epi;hets hAS-
Ing been freely bestowed upon it, and WITH rsa~
1t Is FETV De6ut1lu4. A4Ao E4NAPAA43 0~AAR
extremely graceful. the drawing admirable, srd
the sentiment and expression At once eiefa co
md sympathetic The pose OF the TWO chldfn
in the act of embracing each other Il bosA noTeA
and charming.
Mr.. David Richards hAs just finished bust
Of the late Gen. Harding. OF Aon,aooth ~.
The material is fine Cazra1a marble. and the
work executed wholly from photographs aHd
descriptious It Ii portrait, apPaEently highly
Characteristic, OF strong featured, robust man
Of perhaps 50, in BIsadier-Genar1is UNIFORM.
cloak loosely hanging from one shoulder. The
artist does sll his work with his own hands, and
has sought high finish and fine texture, and tho
result is c1editable one. Mr. Rlchards Is aoons
to pat into marble portrait bust BY An a1aa-
| teur, lady on the Sou1h side-
| The full-length portrait OF Abraham Lincoln
| that was ordered By tho New York Legss'atnse
two wears ago from Francis b Carpenter vss
comrle1ed ion Saturday. and prepared for tn
| inspection OF Speaker Mcclure and Lieut.
| Cor. Dorsheimer. It is Of life sze. panied
On = CANVAS feet vide and feet high Ths
studies for the picture we're made in Mr. CaT-
peptar's si1 months stsy in the White House,
| when, through the influence Of Owen Lo3ejoy,
| Mr.. Carpenter waa able to PROCURE the State
/ dining-ro in the White House as 8 studio
This completed portrait represents Mr. Lincoln
| standing on the po1tico Of the White House.
| His right foot ie forward, and his night hand
rests On large copy OF the Bible, which is on
yeIyet-coyered table In his tett hand u the iul-
l
depends the Great Seal OF the Cnited states.
The lower part Of the parchment is unrolled-
and on it the closing words OF the proclamation
are painted as follows:
Upon this act eno9ey heneved 70 b IN act q .us-
tcs, warranted BY tho Constitution upAn military
Ind md tha gracious faror Of Almighty d91 1,oo,x
Anew School Of Art, and Drawing and PANT
ing Academy has been opened in Pics bmiaog
undar the direction OF Prof II. H. Holmes and
Mr.. Vt, G. Lake. Tho advertisement Will re-
toand in another column Fhe tiald proposed Il
vida contemplating, according to the prospectus.
instruction in 81 oil water-color, and 1ndla-'nz
painting, pastel. rnonochroraatio, crayon pencil
I sketctinr. ffee-hand, object and antique draw
| ing, sEetching from Nature the study
Of perspective, d life school model
ing. eculpture aud frescoing, etc, ETC. So gress
m enumeration Of Studies u not preposse1ang.
! since it is matter OF general observation that
the most insignificant institutions frequently
haye the largest List Of studies but It Is fAr to
, ssy rhat the above catalogue OF branches mieht,
. be- commehended under tWo OF three Eenersi
heads {as for instance, mechanical or induatE'a!
{ drawing, designing. painting, and modeimg), Il
: it uere not for the neceaalty IN ~
case Of = new s;i. school ;.S q e'1 1a;, !
things know Just what the institution prgpose'
a to do. The schools Of the Academy Of Design
already cover . considerable part Of the aronne
i | embraced in the prospectus Of Prof.. Holmes
It sppsas On maa inan ah9 .ies awn
such - is used BY srchitects, engineers, ane
] designers, while the Academy is devoted chiefly
' to fine a1t 1nd the instruction OF Mtas1s. ane
I there is no apprehension On either stde OF en-
. crocshmant from the other. The new echoc
+ has p11mary department. to which children osea
t Yeals old and mechanics or otaer beginner
t viii be admitted.
+ Prof. Holmes ia veil known here As teache
= Of AT in Chicago University and in pr1vat
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