New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-14


Raphael IN Madrid Gallery" and the other was The
Frescoes of Correggio Parniegiano. Engraved ny
Paolo ToscbiD These the most beautiful hohuay
books OF last year. and widely and specify ap
precated by the public that the large edition OF each was
exhausted long before Christmas and hundreds OF orders
in which, the great loss and discontinue OF 'ne
publishers, 1t impossible 10 supply This year tue!
have in preparation two volumes OF the size and
character except that they reproduce the works OF MOI
ern instead of ancient masters One OF these IL En-
cravings from Landseer," comprising helioypes Oh "a
of the most popular and famous OF andseers "orks'
with q full biography OF the authors life. ana
| sketch of his paintings. The other Is "Chiid
| Life in Pictures, collection Of heliotypes
| of the most popular pictures Of children, by
famous artists Both Of these volumes are uniform In SIZE
and style with the Raphael and Tosch OF last year
The life Of Landseer long and prosperous he was
born 1902 and he died only IN the October OF $50
little more than two years ago, at the age OF IL Jonh
Iandseer the father OF Sir Edwin was an engraver emil
nent in his art Sir Edwin himself made many etchings
which are among his though not eastvauaDie
works Another Of John Landseer Thomas is one vi
the finest engravers OF this and to his ranscrpons
into black and white Of sir Edwins pictures in color the
| public chiefly its large acquaintance with them
II seems almost incredible, but the author OF this memoir
tells us that when only five years Of Edwin andseer
" drew well, and studied animal character and humor
thoroughly" When only thirteen he became an exhibitor
at the Royal Academy and his pictures, even AT that
youthful age found ready purchasers The next year.
1916 witnessed his second appearance exhibitor,
and from these early days, through his long lie,
his career was ono of almost unvaryng success II he
had been a mere poitrait-painter Of animals he could
| have won such distinction as crowned him; but he
has been called "The Shakespeare Of Dogs" He por-
trayed their emOtions-he gave them soul as well as
sense. or at least sublimed their instincts into
thoughts In 1850 Edwin Landseer then at the hight OF
his achievement made Knight, title which hon
| rod tlos who
| artist who received it,
Some OF the pictures selected for heotype repro
duction are "The CoDnisseurs," High Life" " Low
Life" "The Challenge" "TheTe's Life in the Old Dog
Yet" Suspense" "The Sleeping bloodhound" 3" The
Old Shepherds Chief Mourner" d" A Disng ushed Mem
Der of the Humane Society,"" Dignity and Tmpudence"
| The Monarch of the Glen" aud a dozen more almost
| equally good. No who has read Ruskn's "Modern
Painters forget his description OF Thc Old shep-
herds Chief Mourner 1t is of the finest bits Of
| word-paintng can remember.
The other heliotype book, "ChildLhe in Pictures IL
as captivating as anything can be- 1t contains pictures
| by Auker. Copley, Corregdo, Eddie, Etty, Fugor,
| Greuze Holman Hunt, Millais, Lawrence, Muriilo,
Raphael Reynolds Reubens, Vandyck, Velasquez, and
whoever has painted the eyanescent loneliness OF
childhood into Immortality. Some OF these pictures are
quaint some spirited tender; and here OF
Puck, by Reynolds, at which the soennest man in the
! world could not look without laughing The book Will
| he an irresistible temptation TO all childlovers The
heliotypes reproduce the finest qualities Of the en-
Cravings almost to perection and it would be hard to
find exquisite holiday gift than either OF these
picturc-books.
II ono wants to know about German life let him read
"SaxOn Studies" by Julian Hawthorne This is a de
Iigf but Disseminating book You feel reading IT,
| that you would much prefer Hawthorne should have
lived long enough in Dresden 10 make these studies
than TO attempt similar sQjouin there yourself For
truly the saxony our author depicts does not a
| 10 OF wi
IDENTIFY disguised with most things in sa1ony, except the
| beer Especially does the manner in which women are
| treated vex his soul He describes a marlct-vagon,
piled high with country produce and drawn by woman
and a dog tugging either side the shaft, while the
| husbanddriver walks unncumbered beside them; but,
he SAYS this il nothing. At nigiiail shall meet
the same wagon hOmeward drawn by the same team
and 10 seated upon the empty hampers smokes serene
the man and master OF all. No wonder that the Amcr
| can observer sneers: "Let he rational! why walk
home when and dog are at hand to carry =
| Hawthorne asks, why the wOmanemancipatonsts do
not come to saxony and see for themselves of what
women are capablei Here they carry their back for
miles much heavier weights than would care 10
| lend his shoulders 10.
Massive are their legs rs the banyanroot their hips
are as the bOughs OF threedecker Backs have they
kneeshort skirts sleeves elbows. headkerchcPs. IS
rule they possess animal gcod-natnre and vacant ami
growing old.
1t is no wonder that author felt slight misgivinc
about German rumphs in field or cabinet, when hc saw
men helping themselves before at table and else
where The German Of the lower classes has no home
instinct. He thinks OF his home place u eat and
sleep in such poor companionship he il capable
of he looks elsewhere. But how could converse
| nationally or afcctionatey with the woman whom lie
means 10 harness to cart the moninSi You
see that Hawthorne does half believe IN thc m
steal enthusiasm OF the Germans Who but the Saxon,
~ gu'.
appaudng lis majestic movements with the hand which
has Just carried to his lips mug of beer, and anon
returns thither with slice OF sausagei IT seems az II
no length practice could marry this gross everlasting
feeding any profound appreciation of music. What
queer yet no doubt charming places the German forests
must bethOse woods which supervised by Ore3ters
in green uniforms and glazed who take care that
the trees shall be planted straight lines and aix its
label 70 every tenth trunk No sylvan solitude this for
shy wild creatures to haunt rash ntruders to lose
themselves in Very bright the chapters about beer
and beer-drnkers There is a certain frankness in The
saxons or perhaps 1t is that humility which makes
man expect to find in his own lowlness security from
observation, which leads TO funny in the beer
| gardens. A man will go there with his newlymarried
| wife. or his sweetheart, and toward the close
Of the second glass her head drOops upon his shoulder
their hands and eyes meet they urmur In each others
car and fatuousy smile. What IL ii 10 them that the
room il crowded with strange faCesi Hawthorne calls
this openness Of demonstration ga spiritual nudity"
Among other OF pleasant fancies he expodcs the
fallacy that Dresden Is healthy residence. In addition
10 feverish SOIL il possesses OF the most trying
climates the world. They it used to he better
which is certainly much more credible than that II was
ever worse. Saxon Studies" Is, critically speaking
Julian Hawthorne's WORK, far. His style ia con
stanty improvng-there is touch every now and then
which reminds Of his father. He gees clearly and
minuely and describes pieturcsquey. II is difficult
thing TO make book OF mere description Interesting
| and this is what Hawthorne has achieved Half the
books OF travel published failures Saxon Studies