New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14

Alston perhaps, exceptcdwho can Illustrate poets
work POLITICALLY is it not piece Of excellent good Tor
tune that an engaver should have been found capable
OF transIating him with such iu sympathyf such
union has rarely been known.
The northwest room, devoted this year to engravings
ctchngs, and drawings in crayop, charcoal and pencil
is not only OF the most interesting portions OF the
present exhibition II ia also OF the most important
We here the beginnings of art that are one day 10
play part among us, and renew the trnmphs OF
older lands Here is the Etching Club, with clever but
somewhat hard work by Mr Henry Farrer, Mr. Peter
Moran, Mr.. Charles II. Miller, and with more sympa
thetic performance by Mr. Leroy NJ. Yale, and Mr.. r.
Swain Clifford. Seen by the side OF Seymour Haden's
Calais Pier" and Mr.. Whisters fragmentary studies,
the result OF the American Etching Clubs ehort thus ar
is not Of course fairly judged the general tendency s
1t appears to us, strongly toward style by which
etching ia conioundcd with engraving Nevertheless the
society plainly in earnest and far better WORK must
OF II In time.
While the work OF Mr. Henry Marsh is easily at the
head Of all the wooJengravng in this room yet that OF
several younger deserves high praise Mr. Timothy
Cole has frame OF proofs in which he shows great
variety in hs methods. The female head Is remarkable
performance whether look at the sentiment or at the
rich and clear execution. Other fine work Is shown by
Mr. F. S. King and Mr. Henry Wolf, and the publishers of
Seribners MGqa-ine, for whom these wood-cuts nave
executed certainly deserve well Of their country
for the efforts they making to advance woodfhgraV-
ing art to an equality on luis side
the water with what Is being done abroad AS
a simple matter Of fact, they have already enabled
to make several ahead Of our cousins over
seas nothing being produced in England and very
little France that equal the w0Odengraving ex-
Libed b. them in this room. III these frames could be
sent the Paris Exposition they should be- we are
doubt to the way they will be spoken OF in Paris
The French are, In spite Of their chauvinism, very
ready TO acknowledge excellence. and If they VIII be
content with that acknowledgement and not try to get
Messrs. Marsh aud King and Cole away from us, we
shall be coutented.
Tie WaterCOlOr Society IL TO be congratulated on the
successful venture it made this year. and we hope
that before the exhibition closes the treasury VIII nave
reason TO congratulate itself well. Nothing but the
squay look financial heavens prevents the sale OF
the greater part OF these drawings and 1t Is simple truth
that money invested 10 reasonable extent III good pic
lures invested WELL rarely failing unless parted VIII
under that would test any property Sc
yerely TO nay good interest in money. besides having
paid an equally good interest all along in pleasant
hours and cheerful thoughts.
But II the Fitea turn against the treasury this year,
the society not allow itself to be discouraged IL
Is doing substantial good work, and 1t is doing 1t III
liberal, manly way. which cannot in the end fail OF sub
stantial reward. &C