New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04

Pu:y, DcLPuI,, Nov. 2.-BoJh the room we
have inst Iaft-The Room of Deceased N'S.'f7-"h" o
Large Room 10 which are now come contain mp
t,ut p,iurts by " =. FIRTH, born lo-D- Ii.
of the Prince Of Wales in ST. George" CAal.i MIn'so''
March 10 -G3 lent by the queen ara " lne I'i'"'t
et,io, lent Nv Mcssr Graves Co., the Publishers VI
a., Iii i,,,.yn on craving from the picture It's rs wen
90 ot here that no picture In The EXhibitioh-ho' even
tho .. Catherine CornarO by MakhIt' or the i'"P"'
| 49, ro.,,or ,tt-,rts such a crowd Of spectators a
t,itb's Marriage Of the Prince The AIt Dep"l'
has all along been the chief attraction Of the hNhoon
n1 never WIS such IN opportunity for educating pOpu-
Iatiou by the sight Of good pictures ana ''lcs 80
thrown away; ana tie chief attraction o inc Ar De
partment the that has swallowed mp All the Ies'' h
ben tlis p.cturc After about II o'clock II mas Dcen
matter of extreme difficulty 20 get within seeing
Distance of the picture. and from this time
.ho crusb continues till the latest hour.
II curious experience to watch the crowd ana listen
ia the comments the fact is not, OF course, long IN
coming ont that II Is the merest curiosity and not the
desire to work 0 art as such tha draws together
this swarm OF human bees Thoy attracted by the
opportunity to study the OF royalty by sympathy
with the good Queen By sncakng admiration for the
Prince by admiration Of tie lovely Princess that has
nothing sneaking about it, by this, that and the other
motive. but never at all because the picture ia a
great picture And certainly it j. not great picture
thing impossible probably to have made Of such SUD
iec though the Queen had been kind enough TO nave
Thc Queen Partakng Of Her First Sacrament after Her
Coronation" we should then have had an Illustration
of how such a subject may DE treated, so
as to give it some Of the artistic value OF
which il is capable. The composition OF Ffiths
picture is crowded, the groups are not massed'
but the whole Il most mOnotOnOusly arranged ana inc
color is altogether unplelsng. The picture, whole,
Goes not deserve TO ranked above the ordinary treat
ment Of such subjects in the English illustrated papers,
and if It had a. good artistic qualities many Of those
Illustrations we should DE well pleased However, we
will not be ungracious. The Queen knows that Amerl-
cans do not regard her with mriendiy eye ana rhe
has mothers heart FOR her She has sent us PIC
ture on which doubt her often looks WITH pide
and pleasure in toe ROYAL hope that may also 50 re-
gard it for her sake. We only wish that She could
have found another Leslie 90 paint her sons wedding 10
the 9" sea Kings Daughter from over the SEA-
We may speak mind with LEES reserve over the
"Ralway station" which is unfortunate attempt 10
meet H0caIth and Wiic on their own ground MI
Firth Is not without invention OF rather common ana
COMMONPLACE order and me- has considerable ability as
draught ,man with some academic power over expires
sion Bat II requires something more than the mere
mower to nut together "a crowd OF incidents 10 make
succ, s.or to the author of Southwark Fair and Inc
March 10 Finchicy or "a the painter Of "fcssc Fair
or The Village Festival" The incidents IN "1hc Raj
way station are for the most part not Incidents ~ al
the German gentleman and his wife who dispute The
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foreiguer who Is arrested at the last mo
ment by the tirstayc,; the married couple
who are on for their honeymoon, surrounded
lbs atnenting relatives the little boy who s being MADE
q baby Of 10y his doting mamma while his big brother
look. nm with illcouccacd contempt There Is nothing
here worth giving second Thought TO- nothing that I'M
plies any peculiar or very valuable knowledge ~ human
nature The positive ocu-c Of The picture D, 10, in>uar
suohi,hnc-s. the ayowcd declaration that al English
men are brave noble, handsome, or manly, aAd al In
lisivomru beautiful AMI Gmabr. while AL Foreigners
are ot kuoyr.-cbe,.,r. OF ciJucn OF forecrs-at least
all knayes are foreigners 80 FAR D, This ,nob'i,h lharl
ism carried that the tipstavcs tho nayyics the cahmen
and the guards are all ideal duk,s and lords 10
disguise and the Young bIidrgr Is such an ideal
Appllo that the artist could not in reason give
him lesser god than cupid for tiger On th" contrary
the very much befroggcd and b'fu>,rd gentleman VINO
Ia. not given cabby enough and who h. ncany dsIung
that extremely ciy and modest young JrhuS appear Tor
more H. a foreigner ~ COURSE German baron at the
| least while his wife with q face a drawn ana "Il'e"Ih
rage at being asked 10 do usticr is such creature A.
cnuld not u course have been born u England But the
spectator has only 10 look for himself ANA ne VIII see
illustration enough OF the spirit Ia which Mr. Irith paints
! Far enough away an this from Hognrth. "iihie and
Irech and from the spirit that ia, Away hoh"i"oJ ul'
! tincuishcd English humor.
picture Of real power Is Mr.. c Luke fildc-s Ap-
plicants for Admission o Casual Ward who has mere
"A more cheerful subject, 81 ilc Maid from Milking w.
Hrty the catalogue calls IL. Neither picture shows
much SKIN ~ mere painting lbut Of no" much English
work must this be- said ., but both Of them show real
mower OF rc-.on In the artist. and IN the "Appi-
caus for Admission Casual Ward there Is revealed
dramatic skin in dealing with intensely tragic sub
cc such few modern artists have shown themselves
capabc o. This Is play game OF n painted grici;'
tn, is grief itself and few pictures Of tragedy ever
painted have such power 10 move thoughts mat lie 700
| deep for tears as thi'.
Another artist who has fallen in love with misery, and
paints il with reality and depth Of sympathy that make
if hard to dwell upon his picture IA f. ol, whose The
Lord gave and Tie Iord1lth taken away, and the VII
Iage Funeral" sufficiently attest his skin. But this
seems to M the inncimg VI useless pain and the paint
ing OF such u1ccts and the liking 10 look NJ them merely
another form Of -eltiuduigcncc II art Is intended
among other things teach lessons, then Mr. FldcsE
| picture may do good by calling attention forciby to
human suffering that may bee alcVatcd or prevented
| put 70 hang upon our walls and 10 contemplate the
misery of family which has lost the wife and mother
and who sit with streaming eyes aud desolae hearts
about the table where she will meet them
be willing look with merely curious eyes az this List
Grim convoy that bears her her grave not be in
sane and Christian state of mind aud no give
any reason that Hi hold for painting for buying such
pictures les these They cicycrly painted IN their
black way, aud they stick knife into hearts ana
twist il round with doNtcrity That, - dcVterity de
serves al praise. But they do no good go anybody aud
make ~ sorry that clever painter cannot find hap
! pier field
MrJ Clark is an artist for whom have always
cherished q kindly feeling. since We FIRST MS sick
CIId in H. small way one vi tn best " modern En-
gsh genre pictures The child on its fhcr's Knees is
not very sic and both father and mother trying 10
screw - courage mp the point Of taking it, pLysc
for which It has plainly mind All tine expressions
are gwen with simplicity and truth. little chap seated
on the loor with his chubby legs stretched plucay
before him. intensely interested in solving the my
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artist in these later days. 1t is said hc IA, kept The
nrnmi.e Of thl. Itlle work lAl gave bun mnch lcp-