New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-10

have made o. thcmo,t original AMI manrof MODERN
sculptors better known 70 country wien which Ae bus
shown such loyal ana Intelligent -yupu'hv.
AIMING the smaller piece. OF sculpture that seem 90 rs
TO deserve especial mention ore ~. II. Noai.n's
a Discovery az Pomp.H" \ young Ecapolitsn en-
plOycd in the excavations hes dug mp little bronze
si'euus who is tp,y dancing and the boy him,oii is
dancing with delight over bis lucky find. The "-icnu."
Is clever copy Of @ real antique and the figure o! the
boy in It's spirited swing and airy poise has hardly been
equaled by any modern figure since Du.ct made Lts
wcLMOwn Neapoiitan Dancers. Mr. \. Itaase' IN his
dozen or little marble figures, no one OF them too
large for a mautelpiece ornament, meets the Italians on
their own ground and shows equal power to represent
baby graces the softnes OF infant flesh, and to make us
smile and relent by his playful fancles. lie knows too
how to treat bis marble to give tone ana some
thing OF the color that welcome in the antique
sculptures. Compared with his works, the Italian
marbles look crude and cold.
Scattered through the French I'm the Annex are
a dozen small bgonzcs by various hauds-Dalon' Felon
Martin Cain, Meme Lechene, aud Otlers-but none OF
them uotceably superior TO works of tine same kind that
we have long been accustomed TO see in this county
1t is TO be regretted that distinguished an artt il
bronze as BarbedIeune honored wherever ms ART Is
known for the accuracy and spirit OF his productlOhS
should have taken no part Exhibition. by his in
huence and with his aid might have seen copies oil
the masterpieces Of modern French sculpture in these
halls where there is almost nothing by which mat
art can be judged.
ETCUNGs.
At the end Of the Main Corridor in the Annex, on The
walls to the right and left is arranged most valuable
collection Of modern French etchngs, which seems to
attract no attention whatever Often as we have been
in this part Of the Annex, have never seen any one
give more than glance in passing at these walls
We suppose tins is OWING to the facts that the etching'
are hung in passagcway that leads TO nowhere III par
ticuar, and that they neither mounted nor hung
f...F ffr4FrV warn
value They should have put in the room that Is
now given up to the few French architectural drawings
"A barren assembage showing neither talent in design
porexccptional skill in and they should
have been so framed and hung as 90 have shown that
they were considered to be worth respectful eSama-
ton Al the great modern otclcrs are represented
here and in every 10y impressions of the finest kind
II is impossible within our limits to examine the pieces
separately but we may call attention to few OF the
most remarkable The three etchngs by Br1nct-
Desbaines after Turner, No. $50, originally published
in The F0rtfoo have been surpassed in dehcacy
by auy engravings of this masters work. All the spcci
linens of GauchercIs etching appeared in the gazette
DIES irts, as did also some of the finest
work Of 7. GaiIari, whose etchns "a Statue from
Suchcangelos Tombs OF the Nelci" No. 49, is one of
the finest of modern works ia it, kind. By mistake
which is 20 be regretted, the five ct'ngs by Ja1uemai
No 4j7, said to belong TO the Wilson Catalogue, for
which those in another frame No.f5l really made
luOSc ll lidiut NJ tbt arc NNI'''N' ''"' 'i'
which this distinguished artist commissioned 20
make for our metropolitan Museum The pictures repre-
scented here belong the collection bought by the late
Nj Blodget Gaucherel, % return to him for moment
has i'm No 1862 translated Curot aZqusely as Brure
Desbaiues has translated Turner. Two cnIaynss by
Gailarl. the Mercury" and Venus of Thorvadson,
appeared in Pons Taorwalscu sa Vie co son Guyrc,
translation of which lately published In avery
crcdablc style by Roberts Brothers, but attempt 10
represent these mastery cnGavngs by Hchoi}py
was not rs successful might have been desired
Leopold Tlameng, second TO none i'm our day rs an
etccr sends besides his famous reproduction OF Rem
bIandt's Night Watch" many smaller specimens Of his
work in which he shows less skin, and great variety
OF treatment. We have already called attention TO his
ctchncs after Eounat's Madame Pasca. and CaroluS
Duraus Madame Fcydeau. 80. iOj. No less worthy are
his transcripts of Rembrandt in frame 40. 4Gl which
frame also holds his matches translation OF one OF
Ingre portrait is pity that this frame could not DE
hung where its contents could DE seen. Among Tie
modern etchcrs who enjoy % high reputaton-and 1t
would be hard 10 settle the question of superiority among
so many wor!hicsP \. RaOn must not De passed over
HismastcrItce here i, the Portrait 0i john stuart aiiI
No. lO9 called in the Catalogue simply, Portrait
just as Flameng's Rcmbrandts Night Waich NO it-'
one ofthe great performances OF modern times ls called
an "etchiug," ana nothing more. One hears much
Of the ecrcss of the Catalogue from people
who want information and not ashamed 10 say -'.
full explanatory Cltllogu. not 90 nave been eA
octsd tthr necessary br of such book would max %
rseless). but few words added 20 maiy Title would
have made the book uo larger, aud would have -Iral
GOOD deal of vocation Let one stand before Nr Iron''
Caesar" no. DOS Gallery - OF the Amezl, and listen
10 tie people who flock about TO- and md unlo 'ir 20
understand simply because or the name Caesar given
10 II instead of q. The Tyraut" The Cou4Ucrcr'
With that change every body would understand ' sym
boli,Ip whereas now one hear fifty time, On! ilc
questions (Which Caesar 9" ",uiius Ct-ar' "Did he
do so ?" &C. &c Why people should DE SO interested IN
such cheap piece of sensatOnalsm may bc p/hr 10
us but they are interested, and they ought 10 find
word or two Of needed Information ia the Catalogue.
To return 10 Mr. Baiou besides, Dis mastcr-vcrk Tie
Portrait of MIL there are several charming smaller
works here by his hand. Messonicr's smok,T No4i'
tine "ChaDeau de Paillc OF Rubcns the "Gev'rtus'
Of Vaudyke, and the "'lrs. Sddons" OF Gdnoboloueh
all from the National Gallery. are in one frame No 40
Brion's "EeadngAhc Bbe.' No. 429, is also 10y Baion
Iaguillermie's Surrender Of Breda," by NcaSquaz
sometimes called The Iauccs j." from, the important part
PLAYED in the composition by the upright lines Of those
weapons il another valuable work. issued like Fmensa
"Hlndred.Guilder Piece ana The Night Watcn' OF
Rembrandt by the gazette des Beaur-Aris at reduced
rates 70 its subscribers. NJ. Pocmolts La Newell
leusc" after jules Goupn, il striking plate ana the
Old BcsancOn," Be.mcon qui Sen va OF MI g.. D.
Condre with the views 81 Paris and other places by
Iaaunc are valuable az artistic record Nor must We
fail in closing to call the Amateurs attention to the wood
cngrNngs made, we believe, for Guizot's " Chdsliis'
tory Of France" by Laplautc, aud 20 Emile Ihomars
wood engraving after Renaults Marshal Pr.m' &C.
DUNCAN. SHERMAN d co.