, 1877-08-30


ucfote going Into any elaborate notice Of &ho
pictures which grace tho walls Of tho galleries. It
may be well to AJAX the question: Docs this exh-
bitIon display suy advance In ast.culturc! Tho
collection Of two years ago waa ulalnfy contributed
by American artists, ami embraced landscape,
genre, historical. and por1raituse The works Of
the various artiets wcro grouped together, 10 that
the spectator could hare full opportunity OF crit
tcaliy examining the manner OF the ltmncr. and
comparing the o1oct OF ons group With another,
thus in the aggregate contrasting !he various
schools and modes Of treatment. Many Of tho
collectors III OUT largu cities; oihots wcfe
commissions not sett home, and ntlsss weEa
Tor sale. A. an exhibition of American srt,1rath'
The exhibition oi last year was what h termed 4
Prssto gsses IL thls 1s5
under contribution. md THO rosalt was tae h!Iag.
uy q stgs number e. to wo,k, q ;hs
None Of these pictures were for ts!c. Many Of
them had historical value ,n addition 70 atllnsio
ton than II paid to the more modern productions.
A. M educator, last years exposition was Of more
relns than the gne preceding, .nd thc
with tho collection now uulcr review. II poasens-
I'd good examples u tue various European schools,
and what had been nchlcved by American students
The colleetIan Il TIL. year Possesses many of
the bss' fra'ates q Tho tw pss'"ns
advance thst il femsrkape. IL .hts particular to-
diapIay OF la77 IL without parallel. Taking the
OIL painting. 10 .he aEk,esatc they arc good full
HnSs - su!s;
1eet thu s1senee q rsntLnent. ana total lack q
iaealisy, in. measnra a deptixs fhc pctI'es .s of
csnvssss, particularly .ho.o Of tho .MuuisL
schuoI, are what nlay b. not 19apily called studio
pleturce. This schpol srprod4ees collage ~.
kethH 1tA jaFr1A : ~ A
photographic ndslty. The atsist netcf eea.
eralizs.. lle goss Into detalls With The .s:lduity
departs d. m tsom iIs esrtSy domain Of she Te.i into
lhe nzuro of The imaginative. lie 10 practically
nafntsr Of tho palnest proec; he naser dabbles ti
rnetry. Ills motif IL sb'olate technical trnsAfai'
A's'Ss"a Saais 1,ats;s v: aoiSiss III: y no's s;3:
TIE SPECIAL $DoM
contains several remarkable pictures. "Tho
eassI ol Aiafsnder Wagner. ons Of ths Psoies.ofs
Of tho Royal Academy 1t Munich, Il soprcscats tho
eloainE scene In chariot sacs tn the Circus Ma1inus
Imperial Court, with all IL beauty. and weallh,
aa9 culture, arc seated tn the regal boxes, !mms-
diately orstlooxing the broad arena wht!e thou.
punda Of Romans, 10 WHOM holiday haA been Ets.
en, All tho galleries, which extend from tho base
Sf IT, smmph,!hsttre r. r.; * r. to whsts ;ns s!l''ne
canvas oaaopy stretched over r picteets
the Emperor and HI. train from Tho daxzlug, sun.
l!Ghl. The goal Of the chsrloteess IL directly tn
''wlss to sunounea The reaalt. Two eharloIs.
eaeh drawn " fur magnificent horses, sto
RS rs Ss,. :S ':ss sts wa 'Ss .s Si ts
tssa: tho ,, ss' ..s :e|f seep. IT,
Soaadins s ao.es ID thsif ase; easses p.f
tsku Vt the universal enthuss4u their Dyes
sparkle iiks b!snts tho ne.trlls dilats, The ea,s
n4Ia1 nu Srtcltc burns With AD elxekptsa to
via The racs. ,rhe d!staneed chsElots dFtyers,
md hot.s. are oe,eufsa h elo1d e. o. aas ss.ea
lstt Of ihs ioressouad tells shu story ei smashups
sad 1sas Ihe 81 .ha
ihe xuit. gtays ot the wide sweep of the amphl-
iasat1e. thc brilliant Ky. shs warm. sandy foF..
srs hsnlled In maslsrly manner: The ho.sss
arc superhay drawn. They aIe lnll u iits and
ensrsy. andth dsIssEs are modsls Of manly beauty
Ssat by !. JaeaSan4'. historical .paiattas,, tss.
mrriy III tls collection Of the late hing qf llolsna
e q p"es s re Dafs
Al!at 1t ihs bead Of the Spanish troops. had IN
yade1 ths kutneslands and la1d wa:ss the eoua-
y pfyo.crSsa ' md iAf his sa Properly eoaa.ests3 il
soughi to rslly his people anl sIptl ths spanish
ios. Tho National Treasury had no uioasyi ~
emergency that William rosa to tho magnitude ot
lha situation, and detsfmined to ssal hla 1syen;
plaae, &u1 t1FIituEs, al of which wste ~
Royal u.,guiacenee; Surrounded BY his lanAlly
tho ssle OF usa.ise silver aud goll Gobltts, dla:
monds, pearls III ths jewsled helslovms ot IN old
upon ths Guor. Ths Iswt.h bankers aud brokers.
dte&sed In Tho robes wtich Is w4s compulsory for
ahata 70 Ns4F u ltst 44y, are e1amlninx hs plata
vakt& arc leather ouches ul1ed with gold colnsi
while t!tle IN tho rear IL member Ut tho N9yal
hoasc4aia sutetluz In huge folto the particulars
OF each ssla ~ 1t tFanAp!ses william atan4& every
iach kiax. Ths purchasers. knowing the object
Of thu sale, Ays sx5ftltA1k tn theI uenl4udA, AAd