National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-12
ART AND ARTIRrs.

The Ladies' Art Association, Of New York, II
also putting forth new energies with the intsn-
tiou OF bridging the gap which yswns In the lives
Of % many women Of leisure, rs well a. Of show.
ing new way to honest competence and bread
wen outtered for less-fAvored women
Mr.. Holman Hunt has contributed to the LIVER
pool exhibition his own portrait, with the sugEes
ton that artists should not neglect 10 prepare
taen OWE counterfeit presentments for posterfty.
cosi1ma III PGItrslt represents him 10 Eastern
ful, but not beautiful.
Nine. Jerichan Baumann, once q popular artist
but for some time lost to view, has reappeared
with portraits Of Turkish and italian women
which nave brought her munich favorable notice,
harem at Oonstantinople, now IN the Art-LGan
Exhibition ct Chicago.
A portrait Of Jeanne dare has been discovered.
It is supposed to be an er-voto to commemorate
the delivery o; Orleans. From q coat of arms
which appears on IL, and which was only given to
her by Charles VII in 1879 its date is not earlier
than that year. Experts suggest that it may
have been the work OF Scotch painter, (Power,)
who painted the standard OF the Maid OF Orleans.
The Academy of Inscriptions, whose eommiss
SIGN was to report on the candidates for the Fould
prize-whieh was 10000 francs to be awarded to
the best History Of the Arts Of Design from the
Earliest Times to the Age Of Pericles''-found no
and, consequently, postponed the award for three
years. In the meantime sum equal to the prin-
eipal for three years was awarded to Mr.. James
EerRuson for his "History Of Architecture" and
other works.
prominent artist, whose works, whatever
may be said OF them, never leave his cas- ell before
places await them elsewhere, says: ~ never
nave mad more PROSPEROUS season, and IL Is SIM
ply the result Of following the drift OF nv bust
ness experience. have been forced to learn in
the past that tt is the Gloss who can only buy
lower-priced works whose incomes are affected by
these constantly recurring vicissitudes of trade.
And have been taught the folly OF endeavoring
to secure elientte that as likely as not may
leave me with my little pictures on my hands.
The rich are as able to buy pictures to-day be-
lore the panic, and as they only buy important
works, make II my business to paint them"
A writer in AppE:toR's Journal gives a curious
anecdote concerning the famous model who posed
for Pradier's "Atslanta," and the young girl in
Geromes Cock Fight" and who is also csle-
DRAFTED as the ''Musette" Of Henri Murger. While
posing for the "Atslanta" she old not come at the
appointed hour, and Pradier going in search Of
her tounu her, as he Thought, dead. The death,
which was only the rigidiVy OF ale sy. left the
girl perfectly sensible, and able TO submit to the
mooeling OF the hands and feet. But on attempt
ing 10 take cast Of the head and chest the
weight OF the plaster ana the stopping of nose
and mouth so frightened the girl that she was
enabled to resist the letbargy, and to the amaze
ment OF the artist the corpse spranZ up and
dashed mass Of halflqud plasterintO Pradier's
face. The exertion cured her, but she never for
gave the artist, who had to engage another model
to complete his "AtaIants."