, 1876-08-20


| old chan gazcs in bcwildercd manner through
! his glasses, as If he were unable to conjecture
| what tie excitement was all about. A SECOND
| regards the scene in stern, severe way, Us II
| there we're no excuse for such q disturbance,
! willie third bears an expression Of disgust on
| his rugged countcnance which seems to say,
'3Nhat fool ol.''-though perhaps this Is an
ejaculation not cOuntenanccu by mtnastlc dis
ciplne. The portrayal Of character in THIS
painting is something amazing; and, suggesting
as it does more than it represents, one Tan ever
rccur to it and find in it some new charm.
Visitors to the Paris Salon last season will
doubtless recognize an old friend in sic
Baggage Of Croauemitaine u by Lobrichon, which
gan. Every one know that 'Croqucmitaine -
4 SORT OF FRENCH HoBGoBLE,
whose duty it is to carry OF all naughty boys
and girls. In the picture this corrective old
Iony seems to have placed his basket aud its
y has absented himself on some duty or other.
The pahuer contains quartette Of youngsters
arrested apparently in a state Of iucipicnt
ulutiny. While 4 tiny little chap, boasting but 4
microscopical shirt for drapery, lies disconso-
lately outside Of tho basket, and appears unde-
ci1ed whether to cry or face the matter boldly.
"passlon in excess is always feminine said
Byron, and in thorough concurrence with this
idea the artist has made little girl the crown
ing feature Ut this collection OF naughtiness.
14S3 A41ltt HAAtC cap aLdHAS ANF3 0I1 uCl Lu41-
bled hair, aud in her arms she holds, head down
wards, q nuch-abused doll, while with fingers in
her mouth and tears In her eyes she lot1ks out
OF the picture at the spectator in wllful, stub
born way that makes one fairly ache to boz her
ears. On her right is chubby-faccd boy who
looks wholly incapable Of anything very bad.
The violent manner in which he is bawliag is In
marked contrast to the Quiet dcmeanor Of a lad
on the left, who evidently is philosophical
enough to accept the inevitable gracefully.
CONTEMPLATING the discontinue Of bis
companions. There is one other figure
in the pcturc--a charming little fellow, with
long hair and meek eyes. lie has been hiding
his face in his hands, which are pressed against
the back oi the pannier, and is pccrtng ont Of
one eye as If to ascertain il there were any wit
nesses to his disgrace. Such pleasing subject
naturally calls forth any amount Of admiration,
while the artist has proven by this work how
well versed he is in the wlims and lollics OF the
little ones.
Without referring to the noteworthy paint
iugs Of Verboeckhoycn, Couture, Achenbach,
Church, the three Bonheurs, Clifford, Troyon,
kensett, Vernet, and host OF other celebrated
names, let us take a look ut the 'slave Ship''
Of Turner's, which occupies the position Of
honor at the Metropolitan Museum If Art, and
is classed as his cheT d'quvre. There is great
satisfaction in seeing his masterpiece, and hav-
ing done with it; for after having studied his
works which hang in such profusion in the Ma
tioual Gallery in London, one becomes pos
sessed OF the firm conviction that though an
apprecidtiue Jtw may characterize his creations
as tcstfyiug to a marvellous sense OF
harmony iR drawing, an iniulitable knowledge
Of landscape, aud wonderful comprehension
of the suYiay Of Nature, to the mass his paint
ings as whole will ever be uninte1ligible con-
glomerations Of color, while every sane man
must pronounce such pictures as hang in the
" Later Turner G21lery' vcritable pigmcntA
incuhi.
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