New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-04
FOREIGN ART NOTES.


poRrRAIT OF FREDERICK THE GREAT'-rn
an old-fashioned alehouse at Lille has recently pe
discovered nne portrait Of Frederick the 80 "a
mounted a Aeld-marshaps baton IN his righ' nAnu'
holding inspection upon an infantry regiment ~ =.
in battle-array at the edge of wood TINS
Irou,d anpear has been for the last seventy OF osN
80 ,ba solitary ornament OF the tap-room attne
90 Cabaret du Roi de Prusse" Until very la'ey, 80
backened was ts surface by dirt ana snoAo NC
snbect and executive details were alike utterly 49,
t,nguishable. Over and over again inc leku
ouepters Of the cabaret had urged It's proprietor W
the old pcture cleaned It might perhaps turn OUT 70
Ia worth son. hlng; the landlord OF the koi ue
pru.se seems to have been possessed by sort Oh Ouu
superstition that the prosperity OF his estaolsne
was bound up with the grmy square OF canvas SUI
pended over his tap-room hearth, and that II no uVu
died with this amulet his good luck woulo iorsaA
him The other DAY. however he yielded to the pressing
solicitations OF some of his Weather and more lhhuo"
,iaI customers-gentemen owning small collections Oh
lectures and interested in all matters connected win
the ,rts-snd allowed the picture to be trea'eo W
an expe-enced cleaner, under whose expert manu-
revealed sest masterpiece. The town OF LIIe @ Ia
offered TO purchase It for large suns OF money put
mine host" who well of. and perfectly aMaIe tH~
and foreign to bis S s@Rt Ia. declared his re-
solve not 10 part with Ola Fritz for any pecundl3
consideration whatsoever
A MUSICAL TREASURE TRnvF-Ar authentic
portrait Of has Just been made accessible TO e
German public by Photographic multiplication. The
fortunate possessori one NJ Eckert, Berlin bandmas
ter who received il present from his fostersther
Francis Forster friend and companion Of the poet
soldier Theodore K0rner Forster had obtained IT from
K6ruers mother whose sister, Doris Stock was tho
artist The style differs from the usual portraits OF inc
great musician but is far striking and effective
The reverse two inscriptions. One, Given 10
Forster" written by K6rner's mother; and the other
'Tnis likeness of Mozart, drawn from lie py DORIS
Stock in Dresden, 1871 was given to me by Iheouore
K6fner's mother and by me TO Karl Eckert. Berhn'
% Nav 1859 f. Forster" The portrait is in crayons
ahaf length In a small oval and represents Mozart In
the dress Of the period with wide collars fr aud ha
brushed back and united queue The features arc
more finely than those of the usual portraits ana
bust and bear slightly hectic stamp. The nose is
rather large and with the entire lower half of the face
pleasant EXPRESSION But the impressive features are
the fne and ample forehead and the enchanting eyes
SATsUMA AT AUCTIoN.-A large collection
Of satsuna ware containing many beautiful objects OF
japanese ceramic sold at auction In London
fortnight Several large vases, ana
other objects collector stated we're made ior
the Jesuit priests expedition from Japan to Rome under
the auspices OF the Of Bungo in 1882, but which
II is admitted never were allowed leave Japan. to be
presented to Pope. although Francis Xavier himself
selected Them attracted much attentions but the sums
bid for them did not case come up 10 the re-
serve prices and some, therefore, were not sold Inc
beautiful little rice bowls, eXguistey painted Wild
flowers and other ornaments touched with enamel ana
I'm oarts ievelled like some OF the CHINA brought
very hgh prices varying from to 10 guineas each and
two exceptionally fine bowls which belonged TO tue
Daimio families, and were undoubtedly old WORK, sofa
for II aud eI9 each remarkable wheelform teapot
with euriousy -Onamented handle and spout, beauu-
fully painted and incrusted with flowers and coral
sprgs in enamel and the surface finely cracked, sold
for 1872 small water vessel in the shape OF a
sendr sDoni exGuis7teiy painted with coru6owers and
dases IN color and enamel IN relei sofa Tor 40
A PAINTER HoNoRED.-On June 81 me-
mortal statue and group, in honor of the celebrated
painter Peter Won Cornelius, unveiled his native
city Dusseldorf The site selected OF the most
beautiful in the whole tOwn-the place at the end OF
K6nigsaIlee which will henceforh bear the name OF
Corneliusplsoe. The memorial executed from the
designs and under the superntendcnce OF the sculptor
Dondorf OF Stuttgart the author Of the memorial 10
Luther which has been erected IN Worms. The figures
andreltes are brOuze and cast by Benlng, of
Dresden The statue Of Cornelius s little over eight
feet blgh and represents him in ordinary costume with
the wide Italian cloak. The left hand gathers up the
folds Of tho CLOAK, whils ne right holds pencil At
either side OF the pedestal stand liesize ngures-ke
hglon and Poetry-whch furnished the painter With |
subjects for all his great pictures.
CRUIKsHANKs's DRAwNGs.-A large cOllec
ton OF George Crulkshankss drawings sketches and !
etchings disposed OF at auction IN London Twelve
DAYS ago. The following brought the highest prices
Illustrations TO Harrison AinswOrth's " Tower Of Lon
don" Queen James Entrance into the Tower" water
color slOIOs; "The Stone Kitchen" sl32s Cd; eliza
beth Brought to the Tower" water color,sl5 15s Fs!
sta Enacting the part of King" sl7 lis; illustrations
20 Oliver Twist" water colors, Oliver Plucks up
Spirit" SIG 1851 Oliver introduced TO the Respecta
BILE Old Gentleman" R15 15s.; Oliver Amazed at the |
Dodgers Mode OF going Work." sol The Murderer
and ms Dog" e25 A.; The Last Chance" gil; Fa-
mn ed
picture OF " The Worship Of Bacchus," 923.