New-York tribune., 1876-06-17
me ART DEPARTMENT.
AMERICAN PICTURES.
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lFEoM \ sTNFT CORRESPONDENT or THr rRInrTFI
PHILADELPHIA, June f5.-'Ihe Painters who
came Immediately after those We have been consider
ing make, on tine whole far mora interesting group
The readers of {. L. Lcsics charming "AU.ohOHaphy
and OF the late Mr. Pierre Iryurs Lie and letter.
OF Washington l:yug," a delightful book, TOO Little
known are familiar with the history of that cire.m
circle Of artists made their ONE In London during
the carly part oi this century OF ours There were Wash
inrDn AlsDn, and CHARLES T. She, aad stuart Newton
all Of them artists who have done them country honor
and whose works Lave gained in reputation viii tIe
lau-c OF time Another amt, Thomas -uy, belonged 90
the same time and {, associated with these moro famous
Contemporaries oi MS rather ny the fact OF his co;smpC
ranrou,no IS tau ~ any similarity o. STYLE y any
svmpahy with their tendencies. These four artists are
not 10 trcatcd in hc Exhibition their prndcc'
Aston has three pictures. Eosac," a Landscape"
and Isaac OF York " Su.ly has perhaps more than the
two we have discovered bul as, oddly enough, h' name
i not In the catalogue under Though Mr. sarlan-
isl. we cannot yOuch for more. still, the orc
H-c-sizc Portrait OF a Lady" is as good IS spcc
men Of his ability coud have bocn selected ana IS an
limo ant picture Leslie appear in tc British ~ec'on
In the room devoted to Deceased Masters The picture
sent 10 represent him is May Day IN the OlGeu Time"
picture containing goodly number OF figures, but not
one in which Lcsics peculiar gifts dispnycl Gi-
bert Stuart Newton, whose namc the having been
painter Of great promise as this country ever pro-
duc, also left out OF the ridiculous caaloSu" is 10 be
studied here I'm Abclard IN Poet and Patron and IN
his Portrait Of Washington Irving"
OF these artists Aslon was the oldest, having been
born IN 1870. He The only one OF the four who
was actually born America. He native Of South
Carolina and was born his fathers plantation. Suy,
born IN 1883 was native Of England, but brought
10 this country when boy by his parents, who were
actors and lie aitcrwa left the country except
for brief visit to England, where he went in 1897 to
paint the portrait Of Queen Victoria Leslie was the son
Of American parents, but was born In London, while
they were on a visit there in 1894 In 1909 the family
returned Philadelphia where they lived but in 1873,
Charles back London to study art for which he
had shown strong prediecOn. and, except for brief
visit which he made to America late in life for the pur
pose Of taking the PrOlessOrshp of Drawing at West
Point lie continued 10 reside In England and died there
In 1859
Finally Gilbert stuart Newton, the nephew OF the dis
tingushed portraitpanter, after whom he was named
was born in Nova Scotia in 1875. lie was brought TO
Boston after his fathers death in 1903 and was in
sructcd in painting by his uncle In 1916 he went to
Italy, and thence to England, where he passed the
greater part his life lie returned to Boston in 1882
married, went back to England again, and in 1888
died at Chelsea.
Although picture Of his is In the Exhibition, wo
must not pass by without mention another coeuporary
artist MabOne, miniature painter, whose work would
have brought him fame anywhere In the world for its ex-
qste beauty OF execution and deicacy OF expression,
and anywhere but in America would have brought him
fortune as well IA fame. His miniatures are now con-
sdered as precious hcroOms by the families that own
them and we believe the City of Providence owns OF
his finest compositions, The Hours, ana Is not a tle
proud OF the possession.
Allstons fame a painter Is one OF those which seem
inseparabe from the artists personality and from his
performances In other fields than those Of his proper
art For 1t must always be doubtful whether Allston
most deserves to Dc remembered for his literary work
his poems and his tales for his pictures Admiration
OF him as painter at time almost an article OF
faith in Boston, and it is still held there with good
deal OF devotion In certain circles. There be
doubt that this fath II 1t did not grow directly out OF the
beautiful life aud character Of the artist,
immensely strengthened by that life and character.
Aston was only gentleman, born and bred. and
honored and beloved member OF tho choicest society in
Boston, but he had higher claims than social
position TO respect they In his mind and his heart
1t was inevitable that those who know him Intimately