The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-13

10 the critical mind. mr Alma Tadema's .sunday
Morning. rs remarkable and praiseworthy example
another and equally great painters robe Sunday
Morning. might pass a production Of late
Baron Legs. OF the real GrIco-Rvnan Mr. Alma
Tadema we have group Of shining examples in "A
Mirror . ia the admirable "Tarquin us Superbusn in
p"rhepon TO MS Friends and in the inv bu, ero uo
site ..Balh." Mr. W. b. Richmond's TOUR conlribu-
lions will, We hope, gnatity tnoso who admire Mr.
w. B. Rchmond's CONSCIENTIOUS attempts 10 illustrate
the antique; but there are imperecy Instructed per-
sons whom SUCH picture as "Eectra AT tho Tomb
OF Agamemnon will be productive less OF feelings Of
gratiicatson than Of intense mental suffering. Mr.,
Holman Hunt contributes his well known and glorious
''Aierglow in Egypt" study Of San Italian Chi."
and a syrian landscape, 'sIhe Plains OF Esdraelon
above Nazarcth.'
Three delightful tle specimens OF Mr. Albert
Moore's gifts manifest in 'Sapphircs ssMar-
eolas" and .srhe End OF the Story" while MI +. W.
Burton. Director OF tho National Gallery. re-exhibits
his superb portrait III water color Of Mrs. George
smith. The minute elaborate composition BY Mr. John
Melhulsh Strudwck, entitled "Love's Musicn will
prove, venture 10 think, one Of tho leading altrac
lions of the Gr0svcnor Gallery during the season The
work, by artist comparatively unknown to lame, IS
exceptionally lcpicc with fine qualities IA conception,
design and execution. and must on future occasion,
be separately and carefully examined The same re-
mark but In more exalted degree, must apply 10 tho
work Of M Edward Burne.Joncs, who is, perhaps, for
tho nrst time thoroughly and completely repre-
lie by seven noeo xorx ne most prom
nent among which are "rhe BcguuG OF
Merlin," '.venus' Mirror" and .'i'he Days Of
ance. trimming over with wealth OF artistic fancy.
Mr. Walter Crane, an artist ncxprcssbly dear to all
the patrons oil chidrens picture books shows that he
can be- occasionally gravcr lab0rs bent III the deli
caley drawn and moro dclcatoy c0l0rcd 'Rcnassanco
OF Vonus;' NJ Alphonse Legros breaks very doughty
lance with Mr. Whistler by exhibiting yet another aud
curiously realistic portrait OF Mr. Carly and further
challenges the respectful admiration OF all art scholars
IN four narveously bod studies OF heads executed
two hours each before his pupils at the Slade
schools oi University College, BY Mr. g. u. Les
like female head called ''Palm Blossom" and Mr..
Frank Diccy sends highly finished picture of Hop
Picking in Kent" In the East Gallery Mr. Leighton,
X. A., comes brilliantly forward with three works.
"Heniy Evans Gordon, Esq.,, IAN Italian Grip and
"a S,uiy." Dir. Philip Morris shows his essentially
pOetieal spirit In lhc Reaper and the Sewers - II.
Ferdinand Hcibuih is at his best with his charming
pictures OF Roman Cardinals and Monslgnori tho
Pnciun, and at his worst with poor, pale imita-
tions OF Watteau; Mr. James Tssot now delights
with such works as Summer and .sPortsnouA Dock
yard, and now wearics US with such an alcgury
mad as ''lhe Triumph OF WIZ" Sir Francis Grant.
r K. A.. exacts checriully pad respect for the we'll
known 'ViscounL Hardngc ana Stan Returning from
The Field OF Ferozeshah MI. Jonston Forbes Robert
son makes snguary successful appearance IN
Mr.. George H. Boughton rcaps fresh anu brilliant
harvest of aurels in his simple and touching land
scapc, "a Ruining Brecze' and NJ. DAVID Bles,
gentleman OF whom we frankly confess that we never
heard before, sends an intensely humorous aLn char
actcrsticDenre picture. "a Musical Trio at Country
House, Batavia" We must return very soon indeed
to David Bies, for, unless mistaken, there
HIM something or the spirit OF Fortuny, and not
little, even, OF that Ut Hogarth.