, 1879-06-07
PARTON AND WHISTLER

THE FINE ARTS.
PARTON AND WHISTLER.
Mt. g. ". srallcy writes TO t3lc New York
Tribune as follows: IAN American nrtiat has
brought the Royal Academy into al odd dIlcm-
ma. Mr.. EFncat Parton Il the offender. lie was
inoiscrret cnough 70 paint picture which the Z
Committee thought good enough to buy and to
pay {or out Of the Clantrey fund. II Is ons Of
four pictures 10 bought, anu certainly rot tho
least ner1torlous OF the fur. The title Of It Ia
'1he Waning u the Year, and It appears On The
catalogue With 81! the honars Of an Asl!c ats-
nouncemept OF its purchase under the terms OF
the ChRntrey bequcst. Too late, tho Council
discovered two things: TINT the Cllantrey be-
quest was expressly given for the encouragement
81 British art. and that Mr. Ernest Parton ts au
American. To add to hts ssns, our yuung cous:
trynan has committed the grave o!fense Of
studying In France, where thtre Are many
facilities tor Instruction. Instead Of to Englanu,
wAerc there arc few. II Is needless 10 saY thai
Sir. Parton Is ID no way responsible for The act
of the Academy; or TO no other extent RESPONSE
bic than iu painting one Of tic four most m.ri-
thsy suppossa Sir. Fartou to oe IN EuciiHHlna.1',
tcca,1he be gavc an address, In SewInaD street,
1ondon,b but since that Was Ills nctual aadrcss,and
the giving 1t required by the rules Of tie Acadcmt
when tl1s picture was scnt IN for exhibition, his
act does not seem extremity rcprchenab1e.
Ncve.thelest such Is tie jealousy that re.as In
Burlington House und ia otlIer ats-reGiuns that
there in talk Of m appca! t0 ctlancerT to camel
tie purchase. 1T Is no ussistAleu to British
Rrt,' growIs one critic, to buy Yankee picture.
however fine, and It Is probable tint tic Muster
OF the Hollis may be invited to express bis utst-
ion OIL the tratlsactlnn.'
"As good many exaggerated st1rIes hare rot
into English prut nbuut afr. Whistler's EN-.
oarrassment, 1t IL dcstrablrto say that its affairs
are In process Of being arranged. 1t II truo
there was to hare boen sale at his house Ou
Tuesday. but the sale wnx stopped by infutic-
to1l, uild there arc hopes that a conlpsunllse
may be effected with hs more press!ug creditors.
There .can be Ut. manner Of doubt that str.
Kuskan'a savage ln'npoun gu Mr.. Whistler
seriously injured the sale Of his pictures, as he
himself testified during thu trial. The publicity
10 tho matter IN society prints. must be my
exr,tsc ioE nllutliug to Whnt are strictly private
matters. 1t ts a pleasure to add that twu of
Mr.. Whssler's pictures now OIL exhibition ut tlr
bis ,5eputatton. Those winch ST., Rusk'u
attacked arc, In truth, or so!nc u them urc,
but hassy performance They wers:
eL no means go9d examples Of
But such work as the portrait Of Miss Rosa
Cordrr, and such o CANVAS as tl'e scene oil the
Pacific, which ho chooses to call HARMONY IN
Green and Gold, cxtort expressions Of adLnfra-
Ter Is npue tue less resoute to indulgu his spirit
OF ecctntrclty, as mar b. scefl By nnother por-
trait-thnt ot d young actress at the ualety Thea
1e-Whsn u ut'lllAht euMltnasy -! ~ Ais
Hosst ue!ects anu 19st ssa1tMlnE M !hat's.eIle,hb'
t'no VI tHn new etcnn'es Vi h4s nafo !aaei. ~
est!nE brnnch Of art fs adlnfttcd. nntl nny plato
Of his on which hu has bestowed q lev serious
moments ls sure o. aani'Fasioh ann o. '1ltnea.
ate ene al large prices. 1t fsa pity he did not
himself ctch hts own portsu!t Of Mr.. curlylc
which has hecn doEe III mczz0ttnt by al e1Erar.
q WHO has ielt less strongly thah ~, whistler
11o tne essential enaractstish'ss VI W snDlccl'
The engraving Is. nercftletcss. I. ered'sabls re-
production OF u rs1narkablc picture"
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LADY HAMlLTON'S PORTRAITS.
ou,ut.o. nne of t,,e hc.t knovu ia of l,,]v uumz
,,nn ~ Mo.nnan,. ~.rn.1,,,, ~ H., soa.,,nr.
MY ~ 'spes"' w. se ".1
Nuples, at Which Court Sir William was tl,un
the English Ambassador, mud WHITTIER Stmc L.
brup Ind gone after her jliuht from Paris at the
outbreak Of The French Revolution In 1853. She
palnsrd 1t for Sir William himself, but l must
mentiou," SHE says In her "souvcairs,' "tl1at
| hs frequently sold bis p!ctufes vic" lAe toanl
he could mike money OIL ll.cn." It seems tia,
lic barGaiuc1 long time for tic portrait, null
slnally rot her to 40 y 1or .,aU ir@amcs, @ nl'u
attefMasI ao'o +,n :" & '"av nttaI nnr..ss;
~ ,n,iy Hamilton fur FRENCH no,,,cnan md az
| Sir Wllliam liard 1t, sho 1nale .copy Ut til.
Ilral as present to tljH,. This ic sold with.
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