New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04
enter Her friends say farewell and weep Tor her' as
she were dying and indeed this is death in lie 10 winch
{" She smiled and said
Dear Death. thy priestly hard KISS
IND sutlntV IN thy gOuyCnt-tUlu.'

And follow to thy COnyent--Oid.'
Another picture that IN 1859, ihcrcubo"t, would
ha, attracted great deal OF attention II II co"lu nave
hcon seen in ths country but which IS noticed by
very sew-ratly because there are too many pictures III
tho Tbiitio ,or enc 80 small size and subdued in
treatment to catch the hurried aud wclricd eye Of the
ordinary visitor and partly because these DISADVANTAGES
are Increased by lis being lady Eune-ls Mr. H. wallis :
The Stone Breaker" exhibited AT the Royal Academy
Exhibition Of $751; with. we believe the subtitle iG the
catalogue "Thou vert COnscrtpt" It's subject Is
very simple to look at 1 alas very deep and compli-
Gated If looked at with seriousness An old auper b:cak-
lux stone the highway las fallen asleep ahd died at
his task II the spectator will examine the picture closely
he will that weasel, the shyest ot creatures en-
bodencd by the stiffness OF the human heng'
has stolen ont OF its covert, and watches
the dead man. This picture made such
n noise once in this world of that the reader may
not be unwilling to hear what SIR Iuskn said about 1t
in his pamphlet on exhibition Of that year: On the
whole, TO my mind the picture OF the year; ana but
narrowly missing being first rate OF any year III IS
entirely pathetic and bear tfu in purpose and color; us
only fault being somewhat heavy laying OF the
body VI paint more especially in the distant sky when
has no Joy nor ccarncss when looked close nto ana
in the blue OF the hills that rise against IT, which Is also
too uniform and dead All perfect painting Is hght
pantng-light point OF the touch at all events
no haf-uc Of a good picture but tells when II Is oOAeu
at, None but my master could have laid me So Inc
they are lovely color and may pass blamelcss as
think il would have been in false taste to elaborate the
subject further The death quetness given by the action
of the startled weasel Is very striking
Mr. CaldcrOn has three pictures IN the ENhDltioh-
fer the Battle" DesdcmOna" and The siesta' or
az IL was originally called, Half-9ours WIN he Best
Authors" The third is trGo not worthy Of the artists
skill il represents three young ladies, who on warm
Summers day. sitting il dcshabille on comiortapie
lounge IN shaded rOOn have fallen asleep over thcr
books Il is a trne but then it is clever trie ana the
sectatOr may than spend few minutes III see
ING how well the artist ha, accomplished what ne SET ou
10 do The Dcsdemona" is very tender ana lonoihg
treatment Of tho little between Desdemona ana
Emilia in the last scene OF the fourth act OF Othelo
That is the picture is tender and touching wheh
we know its subject, but from the enlirey
modern character Of the detail employed by
the artist and the modern character OF the hcais OF the
two women there Is nothing whatever to make lis thlhk
" Dcsdemona and Emilia. IL looks Ike Sad ullie aHy
bruoding over her hcarache while her maid COMBS out
her hair before putting hcR to bed Best OF MI CadTohs
pictures here We like his "After the Batte-La Nendee
some English soldiers are entering farmhouse IN
VILLAGE they have plundcrcd and burned and they find
pretty little boy sitting among the runs Where Mr.
Hall would have made the child so wasted woc-beS0ne
and m .crahe that tears would have strdlgLtWay
have De an to flow az the sight Of him. Mr. Caldcron with
what We can but think the truor sense makes him
!
sweet healthy timdity which Is hardly more than
sbyuc-s IN the presence OF the soldiers The men are
rough but kindly, and they look with smpe-hrirted
curiosity staring the little chap out OF countcnauce
drummer boy, handsome fellow, a complete contrast
with his bright clear English skim to the dark hair and
rich skin Of the French peasant child looks with tho
least shade possible of n,ular contempt ON the little
"froe.catcr" Among the many anecdot' pictures IN
tbe In y. collection hs seems to " one Of the best
chosen subjects and one Of the best painted a' we'll
Mr. Houehtou'- pictures in the Exhibition di7appont
u.s. one Is in the English collection, another VA the
American department. That In the American ro"tls we
have seen beorcthc two boys walking along the ocean
.ro one Of them about to go TO sea. aud tie other,
farmers boy III % smockrock, talking to him about his
fine prospects and pointing 20 the wide water lhiS
picture las been engraved. As IL 50 often the 60 Ia
Mr. Bousuon'- pictures the figures seem ont oi pr OF
ton small for the cXpanse Of earth aud ar they art e
in There il not enough material FOR large canF 's
Nor IL what there }. very interesting The other picture
b, the poorest hayo ever seen from Mr. Boush'"n r
easel II has all his mannerisms-atey getting 20 he
uncomfort ibe-lud few OF the cxcellcnces that have
given him name among the foremost OF the
modern MINOR English painters The subject seems To Voc
plrr.mlgc 10 Canterbury As the pilgrim, wcnd her
way the people along the road wish Godsrccd and
hermit puts mp prayer for them The composition here
- scattered and yet the want Of central point Of in
rrcst o., made mp for by there being many minor
| points stothard or Blake would have made a pretty
yiguctto border t. page ont az tins subject but
Il does not hold together stretched out Oh 50 large
sheet as This.
Mr. George D. Leslie knows his measure better than
Mr. Bougltou aud seldom tries 20 do more than Lee
wisely hope to do we'll Tho Cciis ArbOr an Illus
traton Of tho old English song
by Celia, arbor all the night
Hang humid wreath. the lovers vow;
Aud. happy. with the morning light
nv love may bind thee round her brow
"Thcn H. upon her bosom white.
Some drops Of dew should hll rom thee;
Tell her t.cy not drops of uiEht,
But tears ut sorrow shed by me
we'll represents this often charming painter the son OF
distinguished father. and yet with name ~ ms own
that he may we'll De- proud to wear. Mr Leslie inherits
among other qualities from his artist father tie painter
Of May Day in the Time of Queen Elizabeth the
mower to paint innocent. supplemented beauty, the
prre deyyy human flower that few English artists paint
NOWADAYS since swinburuc and Rossc and BurnrJoncs
have praised the tawny haired sumptuous beauties OF
flesh ana blood with heavy idded eyes aud burning lips
AMI Blossoms all too full in bud for puriianic stays
bosoms that even In the painters Paradise make the
bars they lean ON warm. This another world from the
sweet virginia. world Of Reynolds and Gansborough
and these new ladies have led of many Of ous best
and braycst that it wonder to Mr. Leslie still In
love with the OF yeserycar But long may hc be
I'm love with them. in good sooth long may The others
be in love with their ladies, won back for While
from the Elysums Of ongperished days TO sit and be
uoiuted 70 sit and be- sung to- e.. c.
THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT DElASED
4 PROTEST FROM TUE COMMITTEE on SELECTION
REJECTED PICTURES ADMITTED BY MIR. stRlAIN
The committee Of eminent artists 10 whom was
intrnstcd the task of making selections from the
works offered by American artists for exhibition AT
the Centennial Exhibition learned in June last that
several picture, which they had rejected had been
placed on exhibition. They at once addressed
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