, 1877-05-20

tiful mansion 1t Kenaington. not yet occupied
was put into the market, and, report suys, ha
been sold to the Duke OF Northumberland 10
E375, OO0 It is said to have cost f6o0. 600 ster
ding At present. his fine collection OF nictures
under the hammer, The rooms have been croydc,
for the last three days by highly -appreciatty,
throng and the little street In front Ut Christie
has been so blocked with carriages thnt the assist
ancc Of the police has been necessary to marsha
them to their places in the neighboring square.
So far, tho pictures have rarely fallen be-
low their original price. AMI In some case.
they have exceeded it, which, in the present
depressed state Of the money market, may bt
taken Us testimony to their intrinsic value Soms
of the pictures are well known in America through
engrayings, us AIRY Scheffer's ''Hcbe, An ex.
auisitc figure in cInssic dsapery, ogerahadowed by
the great wings Ct the bird OF Jovc. -
ANOTHER MAsTERp1EcE
is Landseer's ''Otter-11unt. The spcarine OF the
otter in this picture, and the writings Of the
agonized little animal on the spears are features toe
painful to contemplate; and, to one not rendered
callous by conventional and barbaroas notions oi
sssport," they destroy the satisfaction to be de-
rived from contemplating the admirable attitudes
Of the dogs and the cool, refreshing beauty Of the
recuy. brook below.
A very peculiar md characteristic picture IL
AoiHaA A"Ats e"''o' ~'e1e the OoesotS III tAe
Temple. suppose 'na. s,ca1 y. heuoy ana research
ments OF the Temple the faces and costumcs OF the
old rabbis but to those who associate heroic and
poetic ideas with the Great Teacher and His mother
there is something highly repuisive in the couute-
nances or DOM. NJ aaSuneu noe1lty 70 tne lnea-
mcnts OF a marked ana pecnlia. iaee Will reconcile
us to faces ana expressions winch connect them
selves with the more ignorant types Of modern
Hebrews engaged IN sofo'o or petty auaafs.
FINE PICTURE,
aud one which attracts much attention, Is ". P.
Frith's before Dinner at boswelFs Lodgings,
17o9. Little Gaffiex NOUS oy Tue 1apcls OF the
pufly UQctors coat task1ng In eafess1ng, admir-
ing way; sif 'osh"a ID t".slns MS caf"tfumpet;
Boswell! Is listenhg win an us mha IN MS race;
mean"h'le uoioSm'In' ~ ltont u tne taA mirror
at one Gnu OF Inc 1oom' ~ 'ak.hs sy 'ook into
INC giass ~ oose'ss ."e eness u Lib oeloVea
- bloom -colofed coat.
Inefe arc Two very sooa AcsAes, Aermlone'
oeautt'ul' harmonious iacc' anu Fa'stan Per-
sonatlns tae hlns, N "o1n tnese' one la stfuck
Win Tue very 1"g'cn tspe u !aces ana h1afes.
Acsmlone ID lnc very aucat 1n2ltsu matron,-loeai
NOT o1ten met iaee 10 ioce III 1eant5' ence Inc En-
gi1ah rnatrou o1 Actm1oao a2o mas a4l taat ten
deneY 70 o'e1sfaooiaess u eou'p.e1'on anu over
expansion OF asuse WHICH ose" Lie saus1cat notlce
OF hawthorne.
ihls lntfoouctlon u d soss o1
NATIONAL coNV1NTloRALlfT INTO ART
borders upon the humorous In Etty's 'P1uto
Carrying on Proserpine." The maiden herself Is
lord specimen Of blonde, with some very fine
and misty orapery slipping from her in the grasp
Of the dnsky King; but the attendant maldcns,
who flee in alright at tho paving Of the black
stceda, ana whose coslume CONSISTS simply OF
kind OF shawl which has fallen TO the ground at
their feet hnve their haar neatly done up in q
twist behind, with pendant curls in front Of the
car, exactly after tne manner OF ladies In the
?" BOOK OF Beauty" hfty years ago. The effect
is to say the least, not classic' and IN minds hav-
ing natural bias towards evity, provocative Of
what Lord kames calls ''risible emotions.,'.
i very peculiar and beautiful little picture is
Dycc's *Chsist In the Garden OF Gethsemnne."
The thin crescent riding high in the heavens; the
white moonlight touching the tops Of the dark
trees, and the hills above them; the sort Of ORR
enta! rcdness in the shadows Of the glen below,
where the traditional figure walks by the little
brook flowing over the fat stones, are wonderful
ly painted saw many connoisseurs pause by
this picture, some OF whom declared, with all the
emphasis belonging to the .turt-prancer" in pub
ljc n1acea that it wuy
"srupLr pBnFEcrrouln