The New York herald., 1879-07-07
FOREIGN NOTES AND NEWS.

the Austrian Scnool Is on exnlDiton ~ the new Con-
tinenta Art Galleries in London. Munkscsy's mil
tom is there, together with six others OF his works.
Pettenkoffen. Won Thoren. Defreyger and vacslar
Brozik also represented.
Mrs. Thompson Butler is painting 1.-THE Charge of
the Scott's Greys at Waterloo" The cavalry come
head on and through break in their ranks they are
seen to be followed by the Highlanders. One young
cavalry man, badly wounded has begged not to be
left in the and is supported round the body by
one of his fellows while another holds his rens;
man falls to left and his nelghbor shakes his fist
at the foe. Mrs. Butler also contemplates scenes
from the Afghan and Zulu wars.
very fine example of Perugino has been acquired
In Italy TOR the British National Gallery been
family at Perugia. The Virgin stands on a kind OF
stool holding the sacred child, while st. Giroamo
is on one side and st. Francis on the other. Two
angels hold q crown suspended over the Virgin s
head, and in the background is faint landscape.
lake aud low hills. The painting is panel. about
six feet square and in excellent condition. The
owner has in his possession fac-simile of docu-
ment lying in the archives at Perugia, showing
that il was ordered OF Ser Pictro in i503-7 ut the
price of forty-seven horins, forty bologuni The
price paid by the National Gallery was s0.Ooof.
The London Academy announces that James Jack.
Jarves has acquired lately collection of upward
OF six hundred drawings with the view Of securing
them for this country. The collection was mainly
made in the last century by Count Maggori. of
Fermo An art critic and member of the Academy of
Bologna. 1t is considered by good judges to be
of the best in Italy. and contains many examples or
the Spanish, German and Flemish, as well OF the
Italian schools its strength lying chiefly IN fifteenth
and sixteenth century work. The A adeyay sensibly
says mo such collection has been obtained
by the United States and this one. both In number
and Importance will place them in a high position
among the possessors of such important works
of art. In the movements now IN
progress in America for the formation of museums
OF works of art different descriptions of casts and
copies, more important step could be taken than
the acquisition of original drawings and designs by
q considerable number OF the most famous artists
of the past. The drawings are 40 good. and their
preservation is so perfect-in this respect, indeed
they of rare oualty-that their possession must
prove of inestmable benefit to the fast rising Amer
ican school of artists"
A new monthly magazine, called The Etcter. and
devoted entirely to works executed by the etching
needle. to appear in London on the LIST inst.
Nearly fifty artists have promised contributions
Prince Leopold has bought sarah Bernhardts
largest oil painting. "a spanish Beauty Selling
Palm Branches.
Wallace Mackay's The Pccadilly Peep Show; or.
Round the r. A.. in Twenty Minutes. )" is n satire
clever by pen than by pencil on the present
hibition OF the Royal Academy.
SO far g0,00Of. worth of pictures have been bought
by the Mulhouse Soci6te des Anis des Arts from the
walls OF its present and brilliant exhibition.
NJ. Steinbach has presented to the Museum Bou-
guereau "Flore et Zephirc." which was at the Uni
versal Exposition and is valued at 20,000f. NJ. La
lance, Berne Bellecour's "Chasseur Pied Enfac-
ton" aud M. Jules Dollfus Mchel's "Hetres de
Retourncmer" Among the purchased pictures are
examples of Appian, Brown, koechin, Henner LA
Ma elelnel Pabst Robinet. veyrsssat, Laurens, Le-
muste, Lalanne. Steinheil. Benner. Feyen Perrin.
Tony Robert Fleury, Lobrietor, Passini, Lansyer,
Kiey der. Hcbert, Dernier. Jacque and Lambert.
The French Budget of Fine Arts for the present
year amounts to s.O9l, ,50Of.
The city of Paris has bought from the Salon. so
far :--Aubes "Modele de la Statue de Daute." Fer
rary's lie Bellnaire. Gaudey's lie Moissoneur''
aud Gautherns 'Buste de la Repubiique." Tho
will be cast In bronze and the bust executed