The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-14
PICTURES TIraT ARE TO BE SEEN.
of Medieval Art-The Loan Exhibition OF
the Society OF Decorative Art Mr.. Rob
erts's Gallery to he Opened to the Pubiic

erts's Gallery to he Opened to the Public.
Tho last two weeks OF the current year
will bo quito fertile in exhibitions of fine paint
inga, and tho lovers OF art will have ample on
portuntics for enjoying the sight OF some OF the
beat pictures the country can boast OF. THE
Sun gavo on Tuesday last an account of the
largo collection OF Mr.. Olyphant. to be disposed
OF ut auction in n few days. and now open for
inspection ut the Academy Of Design. This
collection IL composed exclusively Of American
paintings. and. as far as its landscape depart
mcnt goes has seldom been surpassed in this
city. Tho admission To this exhibition In free.
At % East Fourteenth street. Slgnor do Vivo.
formerly known as tho manager OF Mile. lima
di Murska's concerts. Is exhibiting n Venus
Anadyomcnc." which, whatever bc its origin. il
certainly worth seeing. Tho proprictnrs of the
canvas. NM. Chassaignac & katili. do not seem
to know to whom Of the great masters to aurb
utc IT, Tho art critics Of New Orleans have
written columns upon columns discussing the
merits Of tho picture and its probable origin:
but before II has been examined by the con-
noisseurs Of Europe twhcre IL ia to be takcnl.
the least said on this point the better. Our
Southern confrorcs have INVOKED the names OF
Rubcns. Titan. Tintorctto, Andrea del Sarto.
COrrcggo Pcrugno. and Of half dozen other
immortal masters Tho somewhat romantic
way in which the picture was discovered has
evidently led them to ovcrestimate ts merits.
There died at New Orleans. "a few years ago, n
landscape painter OF some rcputc. by the
name OF Richard Caguc. He was o pupil Of
picct Of Paris, and stood in n fair way to make
u solid reputation. when Bohcmianism and
strong drink compelled him to return pcnnilcss
10 his native city. IIn did not fare much better
in New Orleans either. but he met there an
Il..I..
drinking habits. His name was Cicrri. One
evening when they were both drunk Clccri
said that he had discovered painting by
great master in ono Of the lowest dcns Of Now
Orleans, and that hc would some day make his
fortune by buying il. Shortly after that he had
the delirium trcmcns. and died without ever
disclosing the whereabouts of the picture.
Claguc at once set out in search after the treas
urc. He visited one den a,t'r another till he
happened one morning To enter the barroom 4
n sailors boarding house situated on the cor
ncr OF Dauphin and St Anne streets. In "A back
room OF this tavern and by the side Of II bad
portrait Of Garibaldi. he noticed musty can
WIS. apparently quite elected by the propri-
ctor of the place.
what il that 2" inquired Claguc.
That il u smudEe. as you see. which !
bought with the good will. AMI which leave
there in the corner where my Predecessor hung
il twenty five or thirty year, before he sold me
the establishment answered the tavern Keeper.
Tho canvas presented yeOwish surface.
cracked and bosmcared all over thick coat
ing Of varnish was plastcrcd over II. but Claguo
perceived through II some we'll defined and del
icate lines. He made up his mind that the pie
turc must be the one Ciccri had spoken Of and
became at once a permanent customer of the
D.fp 70. - La. a
lord what he was after. lie watched for nm OPP
portunity To scratch of some Of the dirt cover
ing the picture. One day. when the proprietor
WAS out, he set TO work and took OF small
piece Of the pulvcraed coating. The appear
ancc Of bright head Of cupid showed him
TINT he wac not mistaken. He al once made his
mind up to buy the picture. but he had no
money. and before he WAS able 10 procure or
earn any. an attack Of fatal disease carried
him away II looks IA II the force OF the
prOvorb of IN ru,O rri dS has been once more
demonstrated. and truth found at the bottom OF
n drunkhrd's glass.
On his dcathbed Clague imrlored friend oi
hs. VI. EuE-n" Thnssni,nnr. tn riirchns" tho
picture. NJ. Chassaignac. who is q musician by
profession. r-tort,d that he might not ba able
To find money enough to do 40. Clagus ex-
planned TO him that II the tavern keeper was not
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be bought cheap; and that at all events. by sell
ing his watch and his piano. VI. Cbassa gnac
could secure the canvas
The musician followed tho instructions II his
friend. and had the satisfaction Of bringing the
picture to his bedside before death had shut h +
eyes. NJ. Chassaisnac does not seem. however
to have boon very enthusiastic about his pur.
chase. At all events he i pit the canvas fol
several years n the garnet Of his housr. and un.
dcrtook It's restoration only q few months ago
| Hy "A prolonged dipping of the canvas in bail
| of alcohol the dirty crust has boon sum lent
~ removed 20 chow the true morris OF the pie.
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