New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
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fFROM 4 STAFF CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRlBUNEl
| PuuADELPuIA, Oct. I7.-Of Charles
| Robert Leslie, l79i-lSJS, another artist who as
a raintcr of character and expression deserves
the substantial reputation that follows his name, there
is ele only one of the few, the very few, pictures in
which the gifts that make his work exceptionally yalu
able are hardly displayed al. Yet Il is picture that
has had a great popularity through the excellent en-
craving made OF il by Watt, and at the time II was
pained-it IN the Royal Academy Exhibition OF
l.2I-t was the object Of much admiration In his auto
biography Of the most delightful books of the kind
ever written Leslie tells bow much pleased Sir Walter
scott was with Ibis picture. Hc came twice to sec 1t
willie il was painting. the first time at the artists inv
taton; THE second visit" writes Leslie 70 his sister,
which you believe gratiAed me not litte was OF
his own ;rop0snc. lie found FAULT with nothing in my
ctre but suggested the introduction Of few archers
a hint Of which TOOK advantage. His hearty hmduess
Of manner is peculiarly delightful" Yet, in spite OF
Scott's admiration, and in spite Of Mr. Tom Tayor's
high praise C'I know 10 blther, brighter, more
cxhilaraung picture y, it is nevertheless true
that this picture is not one We should nave
chosen AZ representative OF what is most delightful
IN Irscs delightful Lcse's greatness lay in the
delicate, penetrating, hgh-bred way in which he Illus
raed those and incidents in Shakespeare, Don
OuxOe, MOleTe which only bc set before us by one
fully in sympathy with their peculiar humor. He also
ike Hogarth knew well his own limiauons' and was
rarely 80 uyi,e as TO choose a subj in which either
l
he been an actor he would have been one 0f The finest OF
centee comedians 10 use the slang OF the greenroom
those ~ hi pictures which Illustrate the great writer's
!u, mentioned just what the acting Is at the
Theatre Francas-the only place I'm the Wde world
where acting IN absolute, hi"le-s perirctoh
I'm these pictures and indeed in almost everything
+. paiued I,.-es own character was reflected a. IN
GLASS; not darkly. but in sunucst behtgcn'c humane
aHe,tionae-With deep religious OF life aud its
duties and on the intellectual side great cearncss OF per-
c.uiiou into lie and character fine literary sense, the
eucs pc option OF humor, bat repe.lns coaseness as
ice does impurities, yet ul consciously ana without
/ r-rirry. Ie,llc was american by pareniasc, ana
though hc lived and died 70 Gland, his relations with
hi- American friends always cordially kept up, and
a. youId ha been pleasant thing II On this occasion
f.gy Of As nugst pictures tho "Anue Iage and Master
slender" TIE Tanning Of the Shrrw," "Ihe Dinner at
lIr Pages House, d" one Of the scenes hom Don
/ QliNotc, Tile pula and the Duchess reading Don
1 QuiyDtc." "5aucho Pluza in the Apartment Of TIC
Duchess cold have been loaned usaud we should even
have been rl. to have had an autdo' ana Offset TO
FacI'- Mar ' of the Prince cf wales Lesllr'N "Ihe
Olcrn isc.iyIul the sacrament after her CorOntuon.'
300 which Ic-!i. how such subject may oe
made omothing than Nero fashion plate, or f't
OF inuuuisus hans cites on how % may ne at t"o
.,uc tine % genuine historic record aut pleasing work
OF ant.
There is nothing by stothora. 17j5-l-7l, in the TX
hlbuon. and nothing by Blake, 17i7-I,23. There ave
tvo uir'rcs ny Bilsciu th~c0ultr~ watch might have
been procured. We suppose but 70 surely would have
been eny '1r ENGLAND to have .ct aomr.hnr from me
,l, - t,, ,i.s, u,., that ,,ouid have made their
,. moan n . s,r,.tuiu. NOR, d.nn.t, a- plnt ~
f,. a. i.r.- ,r.r work. have been made reasonably
,i.. , l,, ,r.r,,tr,. Os co,r.c tI,c mention of
the two nlu n 'his clo-r connection doe, not neon
thlt There t., any likeness br.v'tu Chem a- ARTISTS
strarl was delightful Dee. -ner ot what may h' called
, f..r It..,.l "a, a..ir., and s.,.l,,. ar, i.,tlr
- ,.,, ,.,,. .ytr. II,t,,. vor. i, fr,ueAt with