, 1877-11-10

Mr.. Holman Hunt tas bccn detained IL Egypt
py the dangerous llIuvaeu Of Ills little uangl,trr.
Mcssrs. 0seood g. Co.. will soon add to their
Gallertes Of the Great Masters two las re quartas
containing each twen.y-fo tc11osypc. engras.
tngs- One will reproduce tho be Ct wosKs ul
M,l1ois and tho other of Fae.i.
Tie Society Of Tic Liverpool Art Club has
opened III exhibition Of fms embracing nearly
400 specimens. Irefacing the descriptive cata-
toguc OF tie exhibition Ia pleasant account oi
the art md history Of tau.making.
The Frenc! Government has placed the four
pictures purchased this year III the great hull ot
The Luxembourg. They arc tia VicrG. Cousn-
latrtce,n BY HouEcfeau. Els Giane1tse." ty
dulles Brcton. q portratt Of Emile Angler, by
Edouard Dubute: aud landscape by Belly.
The injuries which strashonrg Cathedral suf
fcrcd during the Franc.rGrrntan war, together
will tls'hc Inflicted hy the slow warie nt ttnlc,
are heing thoroughly repaired. Sculptures nrul
p!unaclcs arr hetIlE rcplarcd nr crecteh IN putl.
lions mol lrforc oeclipsrd. Imperial statues m
hprec1uck are ptohlIneh. atnupE the new sculp-
turcA used IN the restoration.
Alr. Madox-l'rowu has lust coru upctcd one of
Milton, aud Andrew MARVEL. IN the i.onsc oi
Milton, discussing Lie document wl.,rh the
bind poet keni 10 tho King nj France tn 1869,
},Fttcs.!px ngalnst the lsaYtarous course uf the
DAAE VI EH*VF kuHhFl1 tuc HAitDtA. J. Ne p2ltlt-
.ng 10 cntitlel "Crunucll, Protector or the
tauuG,x.h
Seventy ptcccs Of sculpture and architecture
which wrrc found iii Il lcitkc furrst-Ctnwth h
nlot.: the banks VI thc 1onktne River, IL Cam.
t'oata md Sam, have been PLACED Professionally
IN the C.atea9 l. q a. ac1t,pegne. there being No
ahlc statucs o! 1sud1lia AMI II gruup u Two
glMllta-Uu1 wllh tiyu lltats anu tcu uTfns--arr
Included III Tie collection, wiltchwus brought l,y
81. Louss Dc!aW1rte 10 France.
The Van Loon cul!cctiop of painting ,, A,nstcr-
dam, lately purchased BY ,Gc lsothaslilis for
upr Vi Which will 1al> BY lpt to earl brnnri, U!
tho family, who dlrnie tllr cott equally. The
collection colnprsset two nlagnlarcnt Rein
0rantits,-portrA,ts vi Wt1lea, l}agy. magistrate
Vi .alknlaaF, aul hts wifr, tlaltal li14 aMt HIS
respectively. They were purchased ffntn u dr.
bcrIdant of the ia'nt'y tn '1's tor 4.lsn hnrins.
aud Hull rear lattF for 1DiAal n.Hlns, o. about
S5,O00. Their present cost IL f1Ah.AN. Among
olher prtuses tn The collection, aIc twu sl.sIl
Paul PutteTB, examples OF Cuyp. NuuvcrAaus.
Fan Dc Selae, etc.
MODERN FRENCH POTTERY AND
~TOliEELA!N.
A few lntereaafn. notet regarding The prog.
rcss ot FTcnch manufacturers In tue nrt uf mi.
terry md porcelain ure furnished by t!,r Atalc,ny.
On tile banks III the Loire, whcEe the art cun.
spicuoutlv t!our1shcd two ccn.us,cs ago, It -
still pEartteed with tnuch refinement fl tlir
methods oI production. At itsn, khe styIel Of
ornament Of tho French anu Italian Renaissance
arc still preserved; but t4c ware. not letl.
hand.paiutsd, 10 liahlr 10 indefinite laulipiwa.
tiun. Its beauty and comparative cl!e4L1Iess
commend It to sbose who m4st use
ecunuEny III the indulgence o! tastG 1ur artisi.r
china a hand.pa.Mtcl pottery has lately
been introduced a. hlols py gifted artist, N.
U!y4e TIE forms al th4. !Ienst Deux
ware. aud Of tho hest work Of lhc
Italian Renaissance. ate USED alternately, w,tll
q combination Of rich au4 fa'autiiul culoriag
aud cnaste orna1uc1,tatlon. II Ii predicted that
the work of ~. C!yskc will, IN tine to coult,
command high prizes aud u untyeyaal reeugni.
tIou ut It's iors}iHes&. There arc sTralk oi II,
UlYs&e ut AIpis, whu arc not without n4yrIt, mud
yet are tnIer.ur to h,,n II, thu distinguishing
Rraets ot the art.
several larcv factor.c. are In operation a.
Sese.s. Al that Ut ". sscnoset, The work Ii all
halid-palntc1. Some o. u initiates thu wArc VI
trh'uo wlth rare tutress. The old y}tsttHtt dt
Nerers, uiul the various sislr4 known ~ Of
kulcu. arc a!so reproduced with moru os lesA
exactness. Modern designs are likewise e.n.
pt0yed, but 1t IL &ald thry nut GoniptIe favor
ably with sbat which l. i4sp!rcd by the old osua.
ment ot tho best ptsiud VI decorative leatgr.