The New York herald., 1876-08-14
FINE ARTS.

THE LOAN EXHIBITION AT THE ACADEMY OF
DESIGN AND METROPOLITAN ARr MUSEUM.
The present summer and in fact tho entire year. has
been ono which has witnessed display Of art works
ouch as will be this city for many years to
come. Its result Will be seen in the advancement oi
culture throughout tho country; for, though tho
possession of fine works is the privilege ohe few,
the apprcc of them is OF those pleasures
fined class and the many hne exhibitions which
have taken place will do toward cultivatng aesthetic
tastes than volumes OF essays or months OF travel
IN foreign countries, where tho time allowed
for sdong" such galleries tho Louvre or Pitt
Palace is three days or course there are many
works it worth trip the ocean to SEQ,
bat the works of tho old masters appreciated far
moro the aesthetic faculties have been cultivated by
studying the works Of modern masters
The galleries open in this city where first class
pictures are exhibited Grst, OF tho Academy
o. Design and Metropolitan Art Museum, with their
collections from private galleries. Hero may be
filed with people, mostly strangers IN the
city, who regardless OF tho intense heat in tho outer
world enjoy the treasures which surround them,
sometimes passing the whole day in the gal
lerles, forgetting that the swiftly dying honra
have carried the lunch hour with them. They
see famous works which they may
never have opportunity OF seeing again,
and must fix them firmly III their minds Tor future
pleasure reference Here are four Of the most
famous GGromc's pictures. rho Lion on Guard wai
one the severely criticized o his pictures when
first exhibited, eight years ago This is from
the gallery Mr.. Charles Stewart Smith. "The Glad
a,ors" from Mrs A. 7. slowart's gallery s the most
celebrated and best known OF his pictures excepting
only ..rhe Death of Caesar from the collection of Mr.
John Taylor johnson, at tho Metropolitan Art Mn
scum ..ihe Race of the Charotecrs'' is his latest
work OF Importance, aud IS also from The gallery
of Mrs A. T. Stewart. ''The Cruclxion, from Mr..
Thomas b. Musgrsve's gallery is also picture which
a OF criticism, bon favorable and the con-
trary, Paris well AS alter It's arrival IN this city.
small copy OF the celebrated Diogches'is Is from Mr..
John II Sherwood's gallery Here is Salon gold
medal picture OF z.macois, The Education OF Young
Prince" rom Mr Robert L. Kennedy's collection and
one IRON the gallery Mr. Robert H. Cutting, which
with In Importance, 'fhe Return from the Con-
VENT Cabanei's sEchu,H owned BY Charles S. Smith,
aud .sThc Expulsion Eve from Paradise celebrated
tor the exquisite flesh tones, from Mr. Sherwood's gal
crv A portrait group Dy the same is from Tho
collection Of Mr. A. L. Emo One OF the finest lgure
IN, chnrcb an n RAINY Day Iy Maarazo Mr. Robert
L. Cutting the fortunate possessor. single hgurs
young woman seated on one of the Park behchei
is also spirited example Of the same school by Bodin
spanish Birthday Festival, by Alvarez, Is from Gov
Moreah's gallery; also h Jules Brcion's we'll
known ''wasnerwouen OF the Coast OF Brittany. "
portancc, is from the collection OF Miss
Catherine L. Wolfe. This lady is also the
posscssor OF Gabriel Max's celebrated work,
.rhe Last Token,n superb example OF Won Marchc,
and ebay Dreams" by Couture Bonnat who is
among American artists 10 afis,
represented here ~ picture vi c size hgares. rich
ana possessing great strength, oi an Egyptian
Fellah Woman wllh sleeping Child" THIS Is from
Mr. John Wolfe gallery. Que OF the finest In Gov.
Morgans collection Is by the Munich artist Franz
Deregger, and called the .Prize Horse and oi
the most important historical works is "Luiher and
the Rclorncrs ut Marburg, 1879 p" ihe figures beng
portraits This Is by Linden Schmidt HIS collection
also comprises important cattle pictures by A. Brah,
! OTTO Baehc aud Frederick Votz-
In the East Room is an Important work of Eastman
Johnson's, "rhe Pension Agent THIS Is from the
| gallery OF Mr.. JOSIAH NJ. Fske. William Pages ideal
head oi Washington hangs near II, ana Is owned ~
best of A. d. Shaituck's Landscape Cattle PIC.
| lures. In this room Is ono OF Hans Aakarts works,
"Eas,aa IN the Basket" an allsgoT,ca work BY sauey
Tho Dethroned ldol' OF Horace Verne historical
Harovta, called ''rne Iiser" These are all from tho
s.Sheepn pictures from Knoedlcr 4 Co., and Is by
Augusie Bonheur. Edwin Boo,h as CO." which
| is in the South room II is from collection OF
| Mrs Thomas Hicks. 1.-THE Pride of the Village"
favorilc picture, well known through ongravings Of
fifteen twenty years ago. by Henry Peters Grey.
| IRON Mr. Wliam II. Osborn's gallery 'ichabod
Crane and Katrina" by DANIEL Huntington, is also an
old friend to many. An historical picture by Leaze.
Columbus in Chains Is from the gallery Of Mra
jonathan s,urges "The Inundated by Meyer Won
Bremen from Mr.. r. l. siuart's gallery. and ''Aiter
| the War that Of Nj. $. Hawk, arc two OF that
authors finest works, Bougucrsau's Charity"
| line schreycr and Corot arc among the
gentleman. Ruth and Boaz,i by cabanel, is also
from the same gallery Here rs j. g. Browns "Pitch-
ing pennles'' and Guys Gamut among others, from
The gallery of Mr. Pulp Van valkenburg and tncrc are
scattered around the walls In vast, bewdering pro-
fusion celebrated pictures by Bouguersau, chys,
| Troyon tho three Bonhcurs, Won Marckc voitz,
Merle Boughton. Frerc, schreyer ,. f. Church, We'd
der Jules Dufrc, Thomas Cole. Durand, Kensett,
| Clifford, Achopbach, Couture, verbocckhovcn and
others of equal note. There are two important works
in black aud white, being Charity, by Kaulbach,
owned by Governor Morgan, ana the other the
original OF Carl Mulcrs ''Iioy Family" Of several
important pictures IRON the private collection Of Mr.
William scnaus The exhibition here has been
successful than was anticipated considering the in
heat whi ic has prevailed ever since Tho opening
The receipts have averaged 500 day and The admis
SONS have been over 20. 900 already. When the New
Workers return IN the ia stli greater number is
pccled. During the latter part OF September Octo-
Der Mr. August Belmont has again onosed " open his
gallery and others viii also bS opened about the
timc
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art the admissions
during July averaged 16s per day. There l6s
pictures exhibited here, ninety-nve OF them being
from the collection of Mr. John Taylor John
son. who Is OF the most energetic managers Of
the institution 1t principally through his Efforts
and those OF tho late william T. Blodsett that tho
museum brought into existence, and to their en-
lerprse and industry manly indebted Tor its pres
ent prosperity. Their now building IN Central ParK
will be finished within the next two wears, and The city
allows income tor reni, &c, OF the premises
cupcd Fourteenth The gem of Ar. Johnson's
collection is "rhe Slave shpr Of Turner the most ccl-
cbrated Of all mis- many hundred works. church's
ness" Geroine's "Death OF Caesar, " HOLMAN Hunts
.'lsabcla and the Pot OF Basil Troyon oil great
beauty "Ihc Temptation OF ST. Anthony by Louis
Lelsr, large rcturc by Horace vcrnel, OF the
the best OF Winslow uomers works color, PRISON
ers TO The front "Ihe Enbarkaton' by lsabey.
'panie aud Virgil Crossing the Styxr by Della
croix, "A Herd of French Cattc,v by Won
Mareke which Is the finest by this artist now
on exhibition The celebrated picture by
G. l.. Mueller, ''rhc Roll Call oI tno Last
Victims OF the Reign " Terror" with works by
schrcycr, Diaz CIays William Hart, Madrazo Geyrc
ItmacOls, Danbigny Esccsura, Ac aud sharp statue
''semramis.' "A Moorish Sentinel by Louis G. TE
iany, aud Rustic Cour.hp." OF The iavorltc pic
lures OF the last Academy exhibition, BY W. Magrah,
are from the gallery OF Ar Rober. Gordon a group
OF Arabs by George Washington, and 'On Guard" are
from the gallery OF Mr.. A. Wolf, Jr. s'Cardinal's
frie by Nanntella, Is from Governor Morgans gnk
lery, and "lhc Founding by GalaLcr. from M. X
L. stuart's
Beside the pictures arc the Ccsnoa and other coliec
Tons some OF pottery and others OF value for various
! reasons 10 students aud collectors.