The New York herald., 1876-01-23
FINE ARTS.
PAINTINGS EXHIBITED AT THE RECEPTION OF
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.

PAINTINGS EXHIBITED AT THE RECEPTION OF
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
Among the most noticeable pictures at she rscepton
Of the Union League Club was the last work OF For
tuny, "The Beach at PortAci" The picture is unhn-
ished, but about dozen figures have been commenced
in the central group The heads OF two show what
could have been done had the artist lived to complete
the work. Geromes "Gladiatorsn - well known through
engravings; 'champ St Mars" by Detalle, contain
ing large number Of figures; 'The Serious Book by
Toulmouche, and 'Blind MANS Buff" by Bangmet are
two highly finished examples OF the modern
French school "A Landscape" by Constable LAND
scape and Cattle" by Rosa Bonheur; the same sub
ject called "Before the Storm" by Troyon and "The
Halt in the Desert" by Schreyer, where two Arabs
have stopped to rest while their horses are drinking;
Cabanel's "Echon and Canture's 'Perrot Before the
Judges;p "Bon Jour-" by Meissoner; brilliant
Venetian scene, by S. r. Clifford; spanish Birthday
Festival" by Alverez, good example OF the thor
bach strongly painted figure Of girl in sixteenth
century costume by c. Macoari "An Idyl by Aubert;
.Tbe First Barn a BY L. Muller "sour wine" by
vinea Glide and Seek" by Yer Haas, and "Diderah
Reading in the Park at Versailles" 4"
A FEW OF THE NEW PICTURES AT GoUPL s.
There is now on exhibition at Goupi's portrait of
the late John A. c. Green Of this city, painted by Lu
dovic. The portrait is three-quarter length and
the head is piece OF bold work The drawing and
modelling are full OF vgor, the color suggestive Of
hesh the features well marked without being hard and
the face expressive of the benevolence which was
characteristic trait in the man. A painting by
Adoph schreyer, representing group OF Bed.
ouns on horseback charging the enemy, is called
"The Attack. " A painting of still life, principally
objects of art in the Louvre, Paris, is by Blasa Dcs
gone. This picture is from the collection of Mr.. Ed
Mathews who lately sold six paintings for $4,000,
which exhibition at this gallery previous TO
their shipment to France Little sunshine by
Nor io .hai chi in
"Pond Liliesn is a very expressive child's face
painted by Felice Schneider of Mere's pupils
number of new water colors and lhe popular panel
pictures are also here Among the latter is an unu-
suay good pair by ]. Dillon, one containing large
spray of trailing arbutus and the other thistle plant
with butterfly entanged among the leaves.
THE NEW PROCESS OF REPRODUCING FAc-sM-
lies OF PAINTINGS ETcHINGs, &C.
discovery has recently been made in the applica-
tion photography thography, which has resulted
in the invention OF the heliotype photograph is
taken from the original pcture the negative is then
covered with a thin film of geatine and bichromate
and exposed TO the sunlight which acts upon the gea
tine film through the negative and mparts to the film
all the force and character of the negative ITSELF The
gelatine is then removed from the negative to the
metal plate from which the helotypes are printed in
the manner as any ordinary engraving. The
advantage of this process of reproducing pictures Is
the moderate price at which II can be done. hello
type of any engraving for instance be put in the
market for less than onefh the price OF the original
engraving. They printed with ordinary printers
ink and consequently do not fade as the photograph
does while they have all the accuracy OF photography
The heotype process was discovered by Ernest Ed
monds of London and the copyright was bought from
him by Osgood Co., the publishing house OF Boston
They commenced using them in some OF their illus
trated publications about four years ago, when they
started two presses. They now fifty, and are re-
producing all the modern engravngs, and have lately
printed ac-smiles of many of the works of the old
masters including the Grey collection at Harvard and
the etchngs of Rembrandt, Titien Durer, Corregio
Vandyk Jan Bott and Others. These are mounted the
engravings and compare well with them, at
one fifth TO one-tenth the cost The New York branch
of Osgood Co is at Duton's on Broadway, and their
New York agents, Captain Jackson and Mr. Bradford,
have done much toward popularizng really fine works
OF art in this city