, 1876-09-02

they dash against tho pier on which IL number
Ut lishcrmcll and sailors arn engaged in slcs-
perate struggle to aayc tllcIr houta from tho
Inatk1cnsl elements, tho onltuuts appearance ot
t'.e lowering alsy, AMI Tho steamer IN ttn alis-
tallce plunginT ai,l tossing through this Elc-
n!cnlAi strife, all fcryu tn firm most exciting
seonu This painting was TIC Indirect eauso ., q
quite a littlD amusement recently. an nntt-
qUntc,l individual from tho rural districts
{as usuai) after EawktnE vncantly about
lin fnr. some t!iHc, advanced towarsis q group
Of admlrefs collectul tefore tho painting III
question, antl said, ~ sny what Is TINT picture
ah.,ut-i1re or wart" Tliosc hlesac,lwtth better
sight Immediately Informed the rustic that tho
scene represented a tempest On thu coast Of
linlEnnd, ami putnted ont the detale: Where
lAook to Understand them" Tlis wns alnluat
"a la,sEfsnhc ns the 1,0si-arrrstattUn rvlnretl W
as In tl,e Austrian gallery, WIN, after study.
ing Binas' "Centaur EarFying-utf q NyInnli,'
remarked Tint It was strange you couldn't see
Isesllcs tic marine referred to, there arc
number Vt olhcrs l,y ilonxcttc. koppIs, alni
Esske; IN. "storm ty stHr. wcl, stc!''s 4 s, to
Mouth uf thc Tlmmcs," by Xyluulcr, II ,noon-
light eiTcct, being particularly ifnc., Richter,
whose portrait oi Himself md cl!tl.l created
suci, seMsatinn,bntll 1t tic "raris salol," md
the Iloi,. q. bancroft. Thu head, Will. Its a.
most white ha!r, intellectual lerSileao, at,a
elsHr, penetrating eycsls wonderfully striking,
den in the beartl, while The other inltls lilly
t,uuk-a1o perfect revelations Tho tnisI of flIe
wuEk is something marvellous, mil It's mir Of per-
feet nnturuncss IL, perhaps, its Ereatcst clatnl.
OF course, tha collection would not bc conl-
comes in tho form of an Inevitable
"FAU8T AND MAhduEHlTE," j"
BY Dietrich, Dresden artlst, WHO llAs selected
tic pEison scene for ,lslne,tion. The llsht
c1ultil'gly lcsriuE IN the lnckgrnf"l, fnls
upon inc wan figure Of Marguerite, who,
With features robbed Of every expression u
renson, and her long, golden liair sweeping oyer
her simple white rutlnent, fHsds her l,as,ls nlut,
toying With her n,anaclcss, rs II nt!conaeous of
the prrselce Of him Win eatlsett her ruin.
Faust stands before this ntTeetlng figure, bis
hands clnstt ronyllsyply nycr Ills tace, II to
bitter re1norso and a,eny Of nIIud. Ills attitude
Is certainly Study anl tllD mechanical lextcrt-
ty eyihced In the tMAtcrihls constituting Ills Co.'S
tumc noteworthy; but thu grunl opportunity
offered by tho subject to reyel IN Hight objects
af!st aRRsa'' to A7s 'ssn ~''0'y overlooked 's the
To my mind tic gem Of tl,is gallery is MI cx-
qlisitc work from the easel III l. loser, Of Dus-
seldorf, entitled "Early Aillietl0tl.h II Is
merely n two-thr.ls vew OF u young gisl simply
cnd, ard wearing about her head il wElte kcr-
chief, which fratllcs sweet little face, SO suf-
fused with unntteruble sorrow TINT 1t appeals to
every human lluaFt, calling furth expressions Of
syty 1 ssirrss sssry s' FIT s 9oks @ yer sgs 1s
slightly raaed Us il ilnp1orng comfort from on
high and ono feels. sss Victor Hugo l,s 10 bca,l
ttful1y expressed It. that "thcre arc moments
wlc1',-whatcyer tic altitude OF thy body may
to this appeal for consolation, n ray
Ut sunshine touches lcr Eolucn lair, slt,d Ywccps
tcudcrr over one side ot l,cr lovely facct seem.
Ing To uirer coniurt md encouragement In tslta
duration, lor t4e little Gul.lio on her arm, and
the village lhldel anong tho trees in the dls-
tqncc, tell In language ttiNt " unu,fbtakab!c
that this poor little s2.,l is going. out into tho
great, heartless world nlolio. 4 more heart
captivating tMint'lH, eau scarcely be Imagined,
and the superior manl(cstntlols uf feeling cv!-
slcrcc1 by tito artist (n1.,l uli, what great soul
l'c must have, Il It hs tfue TINT painters do lay
before tho world thc!r inner scl!il calls forth
worlds VI unqualified cilcOnunls unily.
THE 1tEl.HtAA COLLECTION,
though moro numerous, does nut olcr 10 n,ue,
that enjoyable AZ tl.u German gallery, and It
Is wMthy 0f remark that Gdth it md the Nrth-
crla,tIs gallery show nj, ever. greater fosul,lcss
III thu Gsr,nan department As II striking tx.
ample IT this might be mentioned iEuyLers'
"Fous Weeks After 81. Jo!n's Day. which 'b
merely the portrait ut IN Old woma'l
eiEaHeu, ~ I"'ttmH ~ "et ""EEtS@ ~
stsoug ltGIt which falls upon tile well"
drawn l,ea1 hlld lla,us rtSca's y every wrlnkle,
aiiu lnu'tiess'iess % dGtal Is apparent, wnlsh
Is trleIy wonderful. This specimen or tlrx-
terity With il'c brush would soubt'essly bo
crowned with latlrcls ny ll'e pat,y wlo Yas
overheard to re'nark tue otlier dny tlmt paint
nE waa ;Ierisorious according to the ncar'l,;ss
one could approach IL without observing t!io
strokes oi tl;H bsnsll. @ Ihis u llew criterion
Tor art, nia Iik9 lya'iasrs prayGr.gau;so sec'na
10 tnih u cnla sltouiaeI to 1 tie spitltna!.
IN the s,lt'io room witn thls painting ha1lgs
pleasing interior by snlkenburE, ia whicli
ioh1 iAthsr - sNinS 'nilK from Z
saucer whfcA he holls III us hnntt
to @ hLtle enlia on Ms , SnGG, Wille
t..ee aanl,rnE "oi.cn ma.sn .!!e eiilu W.th as
ih!cll lntcrcsl as !! paeeaht were plaslhe, asMl
70 gfeat ~ tl'e pafe aS1isht expressed gu tlcis
safes .,t onG ,esla sns pGaarG T. %est naane1 ~
unnle:!ie 4tappltcss: Heaf u - stusay ol
dsEs BY Cunagus, ssxlsu animation" a, which
aascfa @ 1 s1son ,M o. nrars tseatet OF aul.
mus alla i!lelr GeesntEeltlcs. @ nt1stGnosRGt !.
oiLers all anthis,o!e Landscape VIII CattIc'
my iosesnmrtensns s.ual y s,esefsy accomplished,
auu t'g '1;nueMee u tuttts Ec.i.us - quto
Ul1fKtu. III htl0L!lGF apartment may UG I0llt1u