The New York herald., 1878-02-06
THE LAMONT COLLECTION.
APPROACHING SALE OF THE WELL KNOWN PRI-
vATE coLLEcrIoN- OF THE

APPROACHING SALE OF THE WELL KNOWN PRI-
vATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE
PRINCIPAL PAINTINGS.
There will be placed exhibition this morning at
tho Kurz gallery previous their SALE the collection
Of pictures OF the late Charles A. Lam ont. whose
sudden death few years ago is well remembered, and
the losses Of whose family account OF an executors
breach OF trust are stiii fresh In the public mind
The collection viii remain free exhibition until
the evenings OF the 18th and 14th inst, when II
will be sold by Robert somerviie at ch'cxsring Hall.
the sxhibion sale being under the supervision OF
n. Knoedler Il Co.
There are hung the gallery forming the collection,
some one hundred and atty examples Of foreign and
Amcriean artists, the general average OF which IS an
excellent QUO. Probably the most Important picture
Is Horace yerness decidedly sanguinary, very animal
and powerfully painted "AIlan Macauley." which
picture The contribution Of Goupil Co.. OF Pars,
10 tho fine collection presented by the Paris artists 10
the sufferers by the Chicago hre aud sold
hore. The picture was painted Tor The Duke
OF Orleans 1928 AZ his death passed 10
Louis Philippe disappeared during the revou-
ton oil l848, and was finally bought oy Goupil Co. Al
q sae At tho Hotel DrouoL An carly but very excel
lent and really charming Hugues Merle is "rhc Wood
Nymph," sweet lite size figure Of q iitts girl
lying under looking cear-eyed out at ~. 'rhe
careful Zlsm. AazerolIe's "Ths Prophet Elijah.
representing him restoring tho WIDOWS son 10 iiie Is,
next TO the verpc The most striking picture In the
gallery, mastery Ia design and grouping, well drawn,
true anI sweet In coloring and very harmonious.
Lesrel's careful and somewhat conventional "Pe-
sn,sr ssoro cae asr ,Ss
Franz Has Will be found interesting Strong little
Van MAreke VIII attract attention, as VIII ms larger
Seattle at The Well, tui OF subducd sunlight very
Tr0yon-ke, but drm In drawing. IAN Italian Villa"
is large, important and very pleasing oswsi Achsn-
l..on U.~l<poc ockh nv eel
ssape ] and snsep.S .'An Italian GIL" by oaD4nsi,
Is strong example, beautifully modelled, low
eisssus % 'f lace Forsuny's ..spsnish solaierp Is
an efiscsive little sketch, near by which Is small
Win The usual GnIs6, low toned and as pleasing
as the motive alio~s "Burnng the Whip" by
strumcut Of sorturs is Very admirable piolurs good
In color with loss than usual Of tue defects OF The
Ecouen school very sxcsllcpt zamacois. resem-
bling MeissonIeY In design, treatment and
Anish, IL .'rhs Assssss cavalier writing one TO his
love on = windo~ blind. tho name Mathilde,
bSpr,ncess Of that name being friend Of the artist
'Cossscks tho March'' IS powerful and freshly
treated Shreyor good IN action OF men anu horses and
jocts of Art and Flowers" may he compared rather
untuvoraby with Pauline v. Boltscher's richer and
oxssens Ssn s study =" "aorss and Gioo% ~ zama.
co.'s; John Louis Biown 10 seen in "Tne
als S tho
ono In the Butler collection, but smaller.
Brillouin's "The Antiquarian" is nice figure. sur.
detail large and interesting carly COME Cax Is
''where Ignorance s Blss Ills Folly TO be wse," INC
or rtginal Of the we'll known engraving Jacovaccis'
"The Conno,sssurs" is really excellent, with fine
effect OF light the nce and figure OF The young
lady. s'rhe Standard Bearer" Is nice little Alfred
Cues Camphausen ~ seen, though not 10 very
great advantage. N SPARTAN ana Cavalier" Q.
Dslort's 'rhe Forbidden Book" Is really good,
though results do to have boon pleasant
a. usual 10 such cases. to Judge by the expression
ot the noble lady's face. "Arrahging Flowers," by
JacQuet, Is a large and pleasing figure, with good
face, though with rather 100 prominent dr0ss.
Adrien Moroau's "a Discovery" is very charmingly
painted--a young girl starting . duck IRON river
side James Hart's "Sunday Aflsrno6n. Buckshire
County" ts an carly and very pleasing OF.
ample, admirably drawn. Coutourier has some
OF mis- excellent 'Barnysrd Fowls" and
"Comlng Out oi SchooIv is cheerful and pleasing Dc
Ruyteu. David johnson is seen 10 really hne and
C"nstabie-liks landscape; Edward Moran IN strong
early example, "Thc Wreck" and BlaIse Desgofe IN
"ODjeets OF Art" G. Kolers ''Marriaee OF an Aus.
trian Arohduke" is very interesting and we'll
painted picture, good IN color and very careful In tho
ana and T0s'ny &. Of large can
wig, 10 an admirable chiid's head
Among the other pictures ara Sauxays ''Savoy-
ards" with good figures, Beranger's "rhs lntant'
chsvets neat .Iu 70. Library, 6: NJ wecb.s
careful "The Latest News" f.. Zimmerman's
"Movng Into Nov Quarters." Cobbaps real
s.,o "rhe Cleaner" Auaspss little ,,s. ..ssr, Sur
S@Ms S@Moun. vcrnon," JanssI': .rn. 'Junsfrau'" Ham.
mems .sThe Rivals" Interesting and somewhat
like Becker In style Lejeuns's sweet little .'Spr,ng
Fowsrs" Hcullant's bright little bit, sine Drawing
Sweep;' Backalowicx's "Tho Reflection" !" Plots
'Greek Princess" Duveraer's "rhe New Sacque;"
Ouvrie's nice little bit, 'swiss ylllage;" Passan's
good little "Devouon 10 Baby" Hans Gude's 'View
the pictures WIN bo familiar those who visited tho
Loan Collection.