The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-11
Art and Artists.

Professor Gustav Stever, historical and genre
FAINTER, died in Dusseldorf, Prussia, on the 18th
of March. He was born in Riga in 1923, and
after going through a course of scientific stud
les, in 1847 entered .the Berlin academy Is an
art student. Three years later he proceeded to
Stockholm in Sweden, where he painted por-
traits and filled orders for the king and for the
students of the University of Upsala. After
few years he exchanged Stockholm for Paris,
he went to Mecklenburg, where he painted un-
der the patronage of the Grand Duke Fred
erick Francis. Since 1865 he lived in Dussel-
dorf.
Mr.. D, G. Rossetti, who has been hard at
work for considerable time, and CONTINUES In
excellent health, has just finished one Of the
most important works he has ever produced,
the subject being "Venus Astarte," magnih-
cent piece of expression, with superb color, and
that elevated and poetical sentiment which IL
found in all his large pictures "Venus As
tarte is but one of several fine things Mr.. Ros-
sett has lately painted; it is the most remarka-
BILE of them.
Dore is frequently in London to look after
the interests of the Dore Galley, and is often
at work by half-past five o'clockin the morn
ing He complains bitterly because he cannot
get cup of coffee anywhere at five o'clock in
the morning, although he puts up at the choic-
est and most expensive hotels, and so latterly
he takes his own valet with him vito portable
cdfdtlere and his own coffee, in order that he
may enjoy the inspiring draughs
Miss Thompson-or rather Mrs. Butler-ex-
ecuted long time ago clever sketch OF q
number of French seminarists at recreation
time, and sold it to her solicitor for S75. The
solicitor has since disappeared from his usual
haunts aud his effects are about to be put up
for sale. A well Known habitue OF the auction
room has received q commission to buy this
work of Miss Thompson for print seller, who
proposes to have itengraved, the limit OF price
being Sl5OO.
Gudin. the French Marine painter, is threat
ened with thelloss of sight. He has written q
pathetic letter to his friend Jules Barber, at
the close of which he asks Barber to find him
| a Young secretary, to whom he can dictate his
letters. "Alas," he adds, 'T cannot dictate my
pictures Charles Marchsl, painter distin-
oushed for bis AlsatlaD pictures, was lately
driven to suicide by the anticipation of ap-
preaching blindness.
The Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia
| Evening Telegraph writes that the American
reeresentstion in the next salon will do credit
70 this country. Mr. Bridgmans "Faneral
Procession, Mr.. ID. r. Knights "Water Car
riers on the Sei1e," Mr.. Healey'a portrait of
M. Gambetta, Mr.. Baird's "Poultry Yard with
Chickens Mr.. Blackman's 'CThe Father of
the Novice" two portraits by Mr.. S. Fl. Parker,
two water-color drawings by Mr.. G. Ii. Bow
lend and portrait by Mr.. Julian Weir will be
sent for exhibition. The studio of the late
Robert Wyle having been locked and sealed
by the authorities of Pont Avon to await the
arrival of his heirs, there is no prospect that ne
| will be represented.
An extraordinary discovery recently occurred
at Bologna During the construction of mar
ket for eatables by the municipality near the
| Church of San francesca, pavement OF opus
| snicatur, of the Roman era was found; at the
depth of more than two metres below it large
vase of terra Gotta was Immediately discovered
full of bronzes Of various sizes and shape-that
is, more than a thousand hatchets, daggers,
scythes, bits saws, fbule, razors and many
shapeess pieces. Altogether the aggregate
weight must be at least one ton and q balf
What is especially worth noticing is that
these bronzes have never been used and are
free from any patina or rust, SO that theS pos
sess a wonderful golden hue, and appear as II
they had been placed where they were round 70
be remelted
Mr.. Thomas Moran, the painter oftYsllow,
stone fame, has just returned from Flor'"