, 1879-05-17

THE 1s11tfS SALON.
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Sttc jark Herald.
PARIS, May 12.-1hc opening Of the Salon to-
day Is naturally the prevailing topic of interest.
Its distinguishing feature Ia IT. Increased pro-
portions, both as regards space and the number
Of pictures exhibited. The Judges tlavc this
year shown great lcnscney III their judgments.
They i,avo received every possible picture. tho
increase on tho usual number admitted being
little sflurt Of SUo. Tie consequence Is that
.l,csc 10 but lIitlo credit IN being accepted this
ecas6n. the number of pictures below the or
binary average of merit being about thAt figure.
Several wct-knbwn nnplcs arc missing from this
ychsts exhibition. II. Meissonier l,as contributed
ilotlkng. II. 0eron,e has gone to Algeria in
search VI hcalth and new studies. NM. dc
Ncuvil1e md Vibcst!, have t"!d to Americana and
sonk to their owucrj lie works they Intended
for the eaIur,. M.Alunkacsy's picture was not
finished in time. 1hc following arc the princt-
Dougucrcnu, iSill!am Alta Naissauce do
Venus" ". DopCncscau also exhibits o " Peas
ant {itrlH carrying her little brother in her
ara's,-life size figures, painted FROM nature, In
stl!c. sarah Derntsards has abandoned The
large pa,nting whIch she commenced lust year.
| She finds tine, aside from her laborious hours
at the theatre, to model many bueta. Her pa
sent to lie Salon /. Head of Young Girl.'
I Several works By the Donheur family are 10
be seen Ut the Salon this year. Rosa has itst
finished III lmportAnt pictusc,-au order. from
My. Dclauncr, VI Virginia, but she DO longer
contributes 10 thu publtc exhibitions. Her SIS
ter Alunr. Feyrol-l}onhenr, las paiutng Of cat
Ito in tho fields nj noun. alId another OF sheep
lying 90 a1!lsidc 1T tf!yery morning light u.
Iugustv Bonheus exhlbita ono VERY inrgc md
ouu smaller cattle secnc, and 81 Isldore Bon
heur two brolZc groups,-hunsecs IN horst
back; one In ancient costume atiu ono In nod-
ern, with horses corresponding to the types Of
t Cauapci, @ Observation-Disclosures dc NJ. Mac
norc, t2ustave- Orphce ct les Mcueadcs,"
Tile following arc American artists:
,. Apess1on, a. a. a. 3oS AZ re2e
BACON. Henry, Bosson-"'Un Euterrement'cn
-Aler1'
Dlcrstatt, Albert, New York-Uuable to fln-
ISL 10 tima hts new large pn!nting 81 the "fo.
years Salon only ono small picture OF Western
scenery. It Is a warm, sunny autumn land
scavc Thu rtver flowing through the middle
ground is happily treated and contributes much
B[sphanl, II. C.-rostrnit Of tlle famous lion
Sultan, wllo constitutes one Ut thu chief attrac-
tionB Of Bilals n.cnagcrtc.
Blnsht!eld, E. H., .Sew York." Un Assault
d'Armes Entre Deu1 Danes de rAucicnnr
iaon,c."
yolt, E. D., Boston" Paysagcs."
l.rldgman's" " Procession 81 the Sacred o."
,, pEs5ns: ''%9 ss:ri F. ASj. Al No" SofkLs c0rtss'
Buncc, v. G.-"U Unc ldylle do Veulso."
Chase, H.-"Un LoMgro Hol!anda!s."
Corsor, Miss H." Nature A1orlc."
Dana, II. 7. NIL Les Ersants."
Dcucu,l, California" Vue lu alont Btauc.n
Dadson, Miss s., Fhtludclphia-" Deborah.'
Dubois. C. T., New iork-"Vuc cu Suisse"
Flurg, Montague, New York. un Portrait"
Gardner, Miss Elizabeth" a ID Fonsut1,c."
'tlreatorex, Miss" Les Ficnra dc Atentour.n
Healy, g. p. H.. lsoston-'Deux Portraits"
These. two, pictures, painted 10 :he veteran
artists happiss. M style, y & a1s PSstra,t. Of tbs
nnger nnd Nine. dc st. Rumnn. Mr. HealY Is
At present eneaged In painting Il tull-length
portrait of The star VI tho daY, Miss Emma
rhurAby.
Heaton, A. g., Philadc1pala-"un Petit Cal
hvossa saia IT, Y, r., i2nnf I'll nSPfs
Knight. D. H., rh'lade'phla-"Lo Ven
LiDplnee!t, W. IL, Philadelphia Jour
Dc CpnEe."
LOOMS, e., syracusc--" Viola" and ala
Mur, E. H.. New York; Marguerite"
Mosicr, Henry, Cincinnati H." lie Retous,n "a
fable froM I.afontafRe. Excellent In compost
-? S,iiutt, +. D.-"Lcs paeiucatcurs, ''-an Incl
Poarcc, &, s., Boston-"Le Sacrifice
ce, naa'say' Milne rhi'adclphia-"La Lsttre de
snrgent, John s., Philadelphia Portrait du
Carolus Duran.n
Stewart, Jules L., Philadelphia Portrait do
FAntatsie.h
TuckerMan, e., Now York" Cornclle."
lyard. Il. NJ, Urbana-"U Un Tonncllsr.',
Williams, +. D,-"lsue Dc Monticny."