Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-30
RECENT ART NOTES.

George Reid, R. S. A, of Aberdeen, is
at present engaged upon portrait OF Sir
Bartle Frere. j. A. Froude will also give
him sittings shortly.
Following the example of the Partisan
theaters, the new theater of Toulouse
boasts of a painted cupola of over $50 feet
metal panels. The composition is said to
be of great merit, as the decorative paint
ing is due to Bernard Benezet.
The "Thin Red Line" the picture by
Robert Glib, A. r. S. A., which has crea-
ted SO much sensation in Edinburgh, will
shortly be engraved.
After an interval of nearly half Gen.
tury, the fine monument to Sir Walter
Scott in Prince street, Edinburgh, is near
ing completion. The custodians have adj
yertised for designs for the vacant inches
These are to represent figures from Sir
Walter Scott's works, and are to be OF
stone.
The Council and Hangers of the Royal
Scottish Academy had an exceptionally
oneroas task this year. Although the
space at their command only admits of
about / 600 works Of art, nearly 8, coo were
submitted to them.
The Spanish Government inaugurated at
Madrid system of triennial art exhibit
tions. These exhibitions are of an interna-
tional character, and the only practical re-
striction on contributions, beyond the
criticism of the jury of selection, is the
proviso that no work shall be received
which has been exhibited at any other
public gallery.
A letter has been published in one of the
Scotch newspapers regarding the financial
arrangements of the Royal Association for
the Promotion of the Fine Arts in SEQ land.
The writer takes exception to the heavy
expenses incurred, and alleges that of the
whole revenue as large sum Is expended
in management as upon the purchase of
works of art.
A picture has lately turned up that
looks like a piece of Hogarth's work.
Bought at country sale by London
dealer, it has been subjected to critical
Judgment, and there is considerable au-
shortly for the belief that this picture is
not only from Hogarth's brush, but is fur
ther interesting as a portrait of Handel
Perhaps the characterization is not in
hogarth' S very best style, but the general
tone is excellent, and the painting is for
tunately in state of good preservation
The Nottingham Castle Museum, it
would appear, is as prosperous as it de-
serves to be. The third annual report of
the Museum Committee shows that it has
been visited, during the year 1880, by 2l2,-
376 people. By gift and purchase many
important additions have been made to
this fine collection of art and industrial
objects.
The magistrates of Edinburgh have
issued strong appeal to the ratepayers of
that city, urging them to subscribe to the
fund for the restoration of the old
Cathedral of St. Giles. Some generations
back it was divided into three separate
churches, but recently DR.. William Cham
beers (of the we'll known firm of w. and K.
Chambers) renovated the western half at
his own expense. He promises now to com
plete the entire work of restoration, Oh the
condition that the inhabitants raise the
sum of fl0. 500 to provide new church
for one of the congregations that remain.
Already more than half of this sum has
been subscribed, and there is every chance
that Edinburgh will again have her old
cathedral in its original form.