The New York herald., 1879-07-28


view on the Housatonic on hot afternoons pic
turesque motive.
William NJ. Chase is working large portrait
for next exhibition of the Society of American
Artists.
HOME NOTES AND NEWS.
Mr.. John Jacob Astor purchased from the walls Of
the French Salon. days before the close. August
Schenck s large picture "Bouchon de Paille.'' The
price paid 1000.
G. S. Reinhardt and William r. ODonovan are ut
Cold Spring Harbor. Long Island, sketching and note
taking for article for Ha,per's Mdgdzl,e.
Miss Helen A. Fuller. who lately returned from
Paris is painting portraits at Osweso in this State,
and. according to local advices. with success
Arthur Quartley leaves his studio this week for
few weeks sketching at Cold Spring Harbor. Long
Island.
percival de Luce will so few days to Hacken-
sack. N.
Albert Insley is at Manuel. Rockland county. in
this State
Il. W. Hubbard has returned to his studio from
Newport, r. /. He leaves town again in few days.
Eastman Johnson is at Easthampton, l.. /.
Arthur Parton goes to Washington. on the Housa-
tonic River, Connecticut.
The Rev. G. W. King, who formed the valuable
King collection of engraved gems now held by MIR.
John Taylor Johnston the president Tor the Metro
poitan Museum of Art has written to CASTOR L.
Feuardent his agent i'll the sale expressing his graft
hcation the destination of the collection and his
confidence that it has now become the germ OF
national gem cabinet.
Dwight Benton. the Cincinnati artist, has returned
homo after three years stay Italy. His studio
In Rome.
LONDON SALES OF PICTURES AND OLD PLATE.
One of the most interesting pictures in a recent
London sale. of the largest and most impor-
tant paintings Of Maclise, 'The Marriage of Rich
ard Clare Earl OF Pembroke. surnamed .Strongbow,'
with the Princess Eva. daughter of Dermod Macmor-
rogh. King of Leinster." Its unfortunate and in
teresting history and description take from the
London Times account of the sale:-.'The subject
the picture, taken it is from Irish his
tory so far back the twelfth century.
when Henry ii. was made sovereign of
land by Pope Adrian. being SO little known, and its
large size have led to the of misfortnes
which it has been doomed to encounter for the last
twenty years. 1t painted at the same time that
Maclise was engaged upon his large frescoes in the
houses Parliament, and was exhibited at the Aca
DENY in 1854. II created then the highest admira-
ton of the painters power in design and drawing;
and Lord Northwick who was then constantly adding
to his splendid gallery Thirlstane House. Chelten
ham, the picture at the large sum of "a 600
After death Lord Northwick it sold by auc
on with the whole OF the large collection OF pictures
ut Thlrlstane House, in 1859, and was then bought
by the late Mr. Fatow the dealer for f1.795 los. 1t
afterward exhibited i'll London. and about seven
years ago came up for sale at Mr.. Phillips rooms
Bond street, whsn it sold for f6UO. The pur-
chaser made it principal object III gallery of pic
tures wllich opened in Pccadilly soon after
ward turned into music hall. Macise s fine pic
ture Was next ut the Aquarium where it
until the present tlme having repeatedly suffered
under the inevitable rolling and unroling necessary
in moving picture which measures ut least Is feet in
sufficiently described crowded with figures Strong
bow the centre. placing the ring the finger OF
beautiful Eva, attended by her madens, while the
battlefield. surrounded by his Norman soldiers.
Irish ehicfains laying down their at his feet
expected that there would be much competition for
the possession OF picture which few houses
public galleries could conveniently hang. and. in
fact. the biddings did not reach the reserve price
when it knocked down at x7JO."
Four large decorative pictures OF the Seasons. by
II. >. Marks. X. A.. with figures in the Old English
landscape BACKGROUNDS.
down at fS92 los. Last year they brought ut the
same place (christies) &, 200 Among the other
highest prices were &. Moreiand's sGun inn,a
xl2D 5s.; his Reading the News" f136; J. B Pynes
skelwith Brig. ls49 f99 l5s. H. Ansdeli. A. Il. AS.
r. AS. ''Bardon Towers" fi36 l0s. j. Linnell,
sr.'s, "a River Scene" f57 1os., and W. Leaders
"5tokesay CASTLE" fl52 5s.
Some interesting pieces of old plate. also sold at
Christe's, and belonging to the late Mr.. Samuel
Howard. brought very high prices silver gait cup
and cover, with square shaped bowl embossed with
figures sold for fy2 silver gilt chalice and cover
or Gothic design with medalons OF sures in relief,
the cover surmounted by group OF the Virgin and
Child fl42; apair of parcel gilt hagons. engraved
with figures aud heads, in medallion, E65;
SIX old rat-tailed table spoons sold at SOS.
the ounce; IL old three-pronged dessert ut s;
II old rat tailed dessert spoons at COS per ounce; and
others at the price; large rat.tailed gravy
spoon at los. Cd per ounce; IL old silver gilt
spoons with chased handles, at 53s per ounce u pair
OF cylindrical sugar casters, with engraved tons
bearing Hall mark OF 1901, i9s per ounce set OF
six sailcellars. at 2Os per ounce The old spoons
were all the property OF the late MIR. Hervey C. Bagot
FOREIGN NEWS.
Bonnat is painting President Grevy and Carrier
Deleuze will do his bust
NJ. jacques France paul Lecreux has modelled
Tor Victor Hugo group recalling the episode of the
Rue Tiquetonne. mentioned in Lies Chatimcnts."
NJ. Edmond Blanc. the proprietor OF Nubienne.
who the Grand Prix de Paris. has bought. for
large sum, Edouard kichter's Salon picture LA
Coupe ct les LeSres."
The National Polish Museum at the Chateau de
Rappersuyl has secured the bedstosd which
xhlln al A.AlaI in