The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-30

carefully painted and with good action, but the foliage
BY Charles MISSIONER there is an excellent exam
pie, The Learned Monk," distinguished by the great
care and hdety Of his iathers style The keeniaced
father sits at table by the window, copying from
bound manuscript while around are scattered IN
learned confusion number Of books Of reference.
A. Gsoert ~ represented by Tho Dawn OF Love,n
an excellcnt, well painted ana unpreteEiious, though
eood-sized canvas, worked with care, with good draw
ing, modelling ana pure cQlor,ng. youth and
maiden, IN German Dtttet alter costumes, seated
on bench outside country house. she knitting and
words which. while drumming guitar, he earnestly
Pours into her willing ear Her sweet face Is very
charming, and the devoted, hafanxious expression
OF the love- Is well rendered.
"La Pcche" is really charming little Kaommerer,
almost without MS usual opacity OF color An old
man III gay, grotesque costume OF tho Directore
-wth wonderfully painted striped coat on. leans
river wai fishing. On the other sido oi him, also
leaning SO that We see but her charming side
face and lnc back is plump demoiselle, gayiy at
tired On chair lies ihe dip net, with some FISH,
which plrd. taking advantage OF the preocoupalion
OIL the pair h busted in trying to get at The figures
are admirable and tho Intont expressions well gwen
IN the bodies and side faces The coorg Is light and
rcc-allogcthcr fresh. Jauniy aud very pleasing
picture
There Is also a good example Of Plassan, painted
with his usual decacy vi treatmcnt-a mother seated
win her naked boy on her lap, whio the father,
leaning the back oil the richly carved char, looks
ana the details very carefully treated, but !. IS ralnor
cold IN expression There arc also new Snreyer and
good example Of the late Robert wyhe.
BY Deiors We have u very pQuauL and gracefully
painted little example, couple III Charles TX. cos
tunes seated On stone bench IN tho garden OF a
chateau by some runs engaged IN fast Irritation.
rhey have had tn and sit we'll apart; she. with
back ~ HIM, smiling nischievously dooks ut a straw
she holds up before her, whilo he, leaning forward
with his hands claspcd turns hal. toward her viii.
discontinued, half angry expression. IL Is a very
carefully finished litus picture, nicely coorcd and
with costumes wel studied The faces nicely
worked up. IL Is interesting to compare II with Tie
pen and INK sketch which the artist has made oil it
anu which hangs IN the water color gallery below.
Brichcr's 'suamon Rocks'' adorns one OF the show
windows oil the establishment
Among The new pictures which Mr. Kohn has lately
placed on eases III hrs art rooms We notice the lo
iowngA couple oil water colors NY J. q. Vioert;
Montonesrin water carrier, in rich costume, sand
ing at u fountain nlng his jars, very admirably
painted, With ueep ricn coiorIng; and the olher u
larger figure, OF Japanese woman preparing Tor the
BATH with her back turned 10 brilliant in coloring
but not as pleasing as the irst
BY Antunio Casanova there Is really excellent
ample; a picture OF much merit ana one which viii
stand careful examination In il gorgeous saioa are
assembled party Of gentlemen and one lady. Sonio
one has been tclng eood Joke,ud one OF the party
by means OF nn nprovised ear trumpet Is shouting
ino the ear OF the deal master OF TIE house. Ihcy
have all laughed over 1t and are waiting ter hun
TO SEQ the point the lady laughing 70 XIII herself,
with nor hand chief TO her mouth and gentle
men standing 10 the left roaring. Tho expeclaut
puzzled expression OF the hall deaf old gen Is
an admirable piece OF lace painting II is amusing
cofnpUsltion and admirably painted by Rougeron
there is .'Aner the Ball. beauty stretched on n
Lounge resting alter the evenings excrtions. kcmlin
IS represented by q salon picture which does not
please Us overmuch, though carefully painted, OF
Cardida Mazarin ana his neces.
Among the new pictures Is one by A. Wahlberg
which ike greatly dramatic and boldly pain ted
effect OF last crimson cIouus OF a sunset STRIKING
across restless on tho coast OF tho Baltic, WINE
above with one bold sweep, making limo across tho
picture, tho Ozark banks OF storm clouds close the
day. Along the road wet with the recent rain, which
winds up toward US along tho slope, comes man
amid the drear aud mournlu desoation OF the scene
Across the waters here aud there the scarlet OF
sunset glin,s and very finely gwen reflections strike
the pools Of water oy the roadside. A powerfully
painted picture, startlingly real
At Matthew'S art rooms we noticed Complaints
nicely colorcd lhe Classical Trio fine OF M.zartn
with good acton Pho Jor's characteristic rhc Fag-
got Guhcror" IN the envlrons OF Rome with a wealth
OF color couple OF Guerro's "Rcturn to the Farm"
ana scoao ut the porch OF ST. Anihony's Church
IN Rome, both good, and Louis Jimmnez's "rhe Pas
Time" nice little hgufe In charming little
tourd0e
Among the American pictures Church's
length, by MISS Granger, "McdtatIon,' an auuurn
haired girl seated, deep Ia thought iu church pow
possessing come excellent QUALITIES
THE IrcuINGs AND ENGgAykNos Az THE LOAN
EXHIBITION.
There have recently been added to the articles ON
exhibition at the Academy OF Design, for benefit of
the Society OF Decorative Art, humber of ctchings
and cravings tho property OF Mr. Henry +. Scwal
and Mr.. Samuel r. Avery. Tho exhibition in the largo
gallery OF the Academy is one OF unusual interest
arr lovers, and will form one OF the chief attractions
during the remaining tme which the exhibition Will
remain OPEN Proceeding according to the catalogue
We notice first the sixteen containing tue prints
aud ochiuss loaned by Mr. sewalL In caialogued
No. 1, l22. containing prints by carly Italian
tiers. we notice q number after Raphael and andrew
Mateyna's "Iho Entombmcnt,'' and couple oil inc
little specimens OF nelio work, San Emperor and HIS
Followers and "Papal ConcIavc." In the next case,
also The Italian school. the two, Gnd
some examples OF Marc Antonio after Raphael, ota-
bio among which "Peacen and 'Mount Parnas-
sus." IN the Two following cases note q. Van
Daen's PORTRAIT Of Giorgiyuo' after Titan ana Bap
tista frances ''Scourgng OF Christi In 1875,
among ,he prints by early German masters. noiicc
Martin scnocnS "Iwo Godsmtns Apprentices Fight
ing ana MS "A Griffin" lie two following cases con
tam prints by Albert Durcr, one vi which particu-
larly nne--"fhe War Hofsc.h
Among the prints by the 'littlo'' German masters
which especially good arc Henry Adegravef's por
trait by himself his hue SERIES the Laoors OF Hercules
Albert Altuorier's "portrat OF Luthcr,r and three
states oil Hans Bcham's plate, "Tho Christian Religion
VIC tUrious." TIC following case contains number
OF prints by Lucas Van Lcyden, and the next Que to
this nitecn ctchngs OF Claude Lorraine and Jacques
tulot. among which tie most proninent are Cauue's
landscape. "Hcrdsman aud Cattlo," and his '.Vaw OF
a Seuport' Among the best OF the examples oil tho
Dutch etchcrs III the Numbered ,l3J Antony
Waterio's Landscape, with the Death OF Adons;"
Paul Po,ter,s Tine Piping Shepherd" coIeelius
vIsscher's PORTAL, q HIS Mother" Godfrey ssha.c.
kcn's .Portrait OF His Master Gerard Dow aud
Nicolas Befgcn's "lla Ruined Fountain shepherd
aud cattle In the next case, CONTAINING prints by
and alter Anthony Vandyck, We notice his Two ad-
nrablo ecalngs OF portraits Of Peer ana John
BrenghcL anu the portrait OF Delmonc, engraved by
Nufslerinau with an ctCEeu mead Dy NauuACks
In the cases OF Kembrandps ctchtngs especially
fine Christ Healing the Sick ,, slhc Ola Man
with Wh,e Bcard,n abraham and Hagari' and Il
Landscape with Windmill"
In the last oil Mr. Scwall's cases among tho por-
traits by tho French ensravcrs are Gerard Eae-
weeks PORTRAIT vi Charles Lcbrun,n Nantcuil's
s'I.ouis XIV and MornIs Carlo Borromeo."
The of carly proofs OF modern e,chngs
loaned by MI ). 4. avery possess peculiar interest
from tho tact That they were in the greater part pre-
Aentcd Dy the ctchcrs themselves, ana sigma
turc anu few lines in such Instances. In the cusc
caaloguod lbs are, especially fine, liza Tourollo
Nbtrc Dalne' and "i.a Strygc' Ny Charles Meryon;
Gaiails war; j. Il. Millcts fla Corueusen u rare
landscape by kousseau, and Peauvrc's '.Landscapc.n
In the adjoining case are 10 DO noted Dca!lle's
"Tr.a Pate" his FIRST essay IN clcDing his
"A CuirassIer; Trainings 'Portrait oi Delaitre. the
artist printer oil oichings, hs "Portralt OIL Mefyon,o
taken while the latter was IN nadhOuse, shortly be
lore his death, and Chaplin's prove OF awiue,n In
the nest case are among tho ctchngs, Coutry,
ai,cr Van Marcke, a Daubigny. Jacqucnarps "Ihcs-
philo Gautlcf," Kcdgravois line ION tue Ihamesp
aud three examples OF seymour Hadcn. la the lust
OF tho tour 10 rare coilectlon-Legros' mnstcrly
'porlrat OF Carlylc,n Jacqucmarl's copy oil
carved mask, Il. G. Hamersons 1.-TWO Sunps of
Dr.hwocd'' Belioy's "Portra.t OF Paul Baudry.n the
nj tla .,f