The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-14
First Impressions OF the Royal
Academy for 1873.
ALMA TADEMAs GREAT WORK
Miss Thornpson's "Twenty-ei9 hth
Regiment at Quatre Bras
"A STRONG EXHIBITION,


artistic precincts the previous wednesday, WINE
Thurs Aay was set apart Tor royalty. very dluer-
ent Nss the aspect wnich tne mans and galleries
OF burlington House presented on the TWO occa-
sorE-tne FIRST, wnen only the professional critics
of JcurnalGm wandered IN solitary grandeur
thfopQn empty chambers; me second, when ~
taat var most brilliant most distinguished and
mon beautiful 10 LONDON society was met
toReGner within tie sacred walls u The temple 81
britixb painters. 10 attend the private view
wBHh invariably taxes place The week be
fore The pnbic opening or Fne Academy
II the correcI thing 70 90 70 obtain
caro- u admission for the view u piece Or good
,oytnne not little coveted and l. the cause or no
small amount OF petty intrigue. Art Is Just now
the fashion IN London, ana tRe nne ladies' Wno
lev seasons since alle rnately lavished their
.caresses "a poodles and on children MAKE point
Of nov bestOwing their patronage Ga painters
The era 81 tHe private view has been "
late years signauzed by party given ny well
known London hostess % and 10 homer II artists
and art Mrs Pender, wife u the member for ne
Wlok Burgns, always issues cards ior reception On
maj day, and tae scene which her noase realized
on tue zstn Apr now JUST past was enc Or more
than common interest 4 seemed a. j the Royal
Academicians had packed n,asSe % Arlington
street Mrs. Pender lives al No. Is, aud there were
few ladies' gentlemen, ior4nate enough %
possess tie open sesame Tor Burlington House
yesterday, VINO did not meet AZ Mrs. Pender'a
rendezvous on Thursday nignt. There oae
saw ali the hest known painters 81 the English
school the classic Leighton, roughly identified
with The original o. Mr. Disraeh's Castor
Tneooorus 10 .'Lothalr.r Milais, the exquisite
sketcRef OF the dalntiest Of DAINTY children and
lhe most delicious Or demolseiies; or
Francis Grant the President VINO CON-
nj
successful portrait painter 81 me day
the prestige or me most pohsheo and agreeable
drawingrOom courter; e. NJ. ward and W. r,
FIRTH famous wielders o. the brush, but WStn an
about them wnicn seems 70 say they are
a. home IN the studio than IA the salon;
lhese and many Others, some whose fame 4
already vel established and others VINO are
gradually ascending 70 that proud temple winch
crowns the Lofty Tosk that as yet
great way on hHerateIrs and politicians
there were, TOO; authors ana critics, men ~
business AMI men 81 pleasure, patrons and ca
qulsrtes, honesses and hons Necessarily the coo.
vsps ION turned ~ tne topic vaica engaged Eae
thoughts u every oue-the quality q the EX.
hbiton whose portals ucre n ~ thrown open 10
iae privileged vlslfurs ~ lie following day
Various II iniuus % mat suoiec. we're expressed
bot On the whole the view prevailed that nc Art
q the AcGdeuy ~ tie present year wou
compare Av0raby WITH IL PREDECESSOR:
tnat II there was ID absence of any
Two q three very great pictures there we're
more Of general mers tnsn usua, ald that there
were least m4ay of Ealcn ncl.her con
tributoTs nor ynGges need feel ashamed. 4 the
question Was pressed. - Id Il pressed ID one
q Two quarters, whether there Va 40 single
work which showed % excellence sna eGect above
lie fellows, the name . inc artist mentioned II
reply w.. ! tninE. without exception. mat y
AilGs Iadems, and tie name 81 lie woTA De4nx
.-THE SCULPTURE GALLEEY.u
IA Anna Tadcm4's cher G0acrs i. venture ~
say inoomp-rsoy me aoblesE work wlIcu lie EA
nloiuon contains md nchiy deserves al me pre-
eminence " praise winch Il vii attract n hls
painting 81 asf year ''f0e PIetur. Gallery n.
TAdema showed mauy q me qualities a sell -
macn o. the promise of great IL ser. Tais year
~ Toe Sculpture GALLERY there = hardly
qGallfy q lonBd which not that Or
= great master the pa.nung. SONS SIX
ieet imagine ~ i0Ir. admirably
placed aDd hangs ~. - ii me nrsi room one
sutsrs. We are introduced u the studio u some
master ~ tie slatuarys al n ancien. Rome. o. K
may te ia pompen Or HeEcuiane4in. Inc master
has just completed his WorA wAlcn : slave n1s
unyeNea--s mlgng vase 81 black narnle sup
ToftsG On a pillar. partly formed u human
trunk. The SUPERB ebony-nUed 4aIc rests ggou
Z pedestal o. neary waite, yariOusy yeinei
marue Marble loa. i TIE nO0r, marble als9
tue erlgy q iemiu,ne Gg0re =.
heroic proportions, inst Oh me ier q
tie vase marble me ceiling aud marble
tne waIls 81 tnc apartment But Il eaca case The
stohe diners il quahty, and she spectator may
count disuncIy no fewer tnsn I've varieties. eacl
clearly indicated ana visible y tie most casual
glance. rms = the great tschnca beauty . TINS
truiy admirable ~ork Sextt0 II ma-t come the
extraordinary relief Into which m vase i cast.
The rim uosityey seems 81 pf0gfude irom tie
canvas and the manner ID watch thc s1nrEat
riinls upon me surface Il j marvcl 81 XII; nor
las n. Alma Tadems been less success
ful IN depicting the group r. seven
VINO are engaged In scanning toe beaBtlee II The
trumpb watch the sculptor has aocompl shed.
Anere h The ARTIST himself a look 81 calm PRIDE
mon nIs countsnance o. MS .et are AZ Italian
maiden anc Two children PLAINLY lost i ecstasiss
II deuKnt: 90 us right there sits 4 Roman lady
scrnunizlng me work win ast0nlshe1 adu.ra.
ton Jusi leaning forward % note a. special points
81 perfection and next % her a man whose en-
Iression a eloquent Or deep thought aud ~
wnom u i Glmcut 10 ~ whetner there may
not he entering INTO the feelings Of approval,
winch he cannot refuse. something 81 nFa. >
envy It = theme ~ supreme. These are but We
rsuent pOinss in painting n which there = ~
feature that tells of anything Dat elaboration I'll
losa aud centOus victory IN execution. y.
Anna Tsdema sends one other contribution,
water PETS VOL the study u ~ italian XII
lying 0n D cussion piacea - mafDie moor amd
esdinr come aoldnsn II tanK. whose watcfs
Are nearly level with tn stone III toe other paint
lngs wnich aFe most y guce4Dl- ID Caller, I, may
ntnuoD Mr. leames' Pour t. PduWes.' fwo
sptgrs q Mercy q tne Gacs aoor 81 stately
t..fk -
sctgsv The snow i deep AMI fr0zen and the
rs,E corfaBtng tseir aims u llaccd %
nedgc sue Bunch d Luscs~ ~ ~
Iiss0L a. exceedingly clever contrast 81
Ants-the rnne muslin 81 tue rlrl oumiug
MIDWAY ~ wten the VIVID emerald FL
.hs greenhouse p,snts and tie delicate mauge u
tne MA mowers. War limo ~ Il Riuere Al
pgcd peasau. looking over val 81 via
tract ~ snow-roV.fea country, but SNOW Nna4s