The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-25
Fine Arts.
WORK or NJ. REGANEY At TIE YORKTOWN GEL
TBRATION.

EBRATION.
NJ. Felix RGgamey. the talented artist
who represented the French Department
OF Public instruction and Of Fine Arts at
the late Yorktown celebration, returns to
Europe to-day on La France with two
other members OF the official delegation,
lie COmmandent lie Cayclier de Cuyer-
vile. capitainc DE- yaisseau, and le COM
mandent Descamps, c'pit1ine de ucgale.
VI. Regamey, who Is charged WIN
the execution Of one and possibly
of two paintings Of the principal scenes
OF the Yorktown celebration for the
Museum at Versailles, has not yet decided
which will be the subject OF the principal
One-the official ceremonies or the review.
He has made large number Of sketches Tor
both. These include sketches OF all the
principal dignifaries who participated and
OF groups of typical spectators. Many OF
the portraits are very clever, particularly
those Of President Arthur, Secretary Blaine,
the Marquis de ROchambeau, General Sher-
man, General Hancock, and Robert G..
Winthrop, the orator OF the day. The prin-
cipal painting will be Of large size, and viii
be treated in IA somewhat decorative manner.
The other will be q scene Of genre During
the voyage out on EAmerique NJ. Iesa-
mey did twcnty-three simple, mastery, and
very characteristic crayon sketches OF the
different members OF the French delega-
ton. Several Of these have already APP
peared in Hdrper'S Weekly Those OF
the Vicomte de NOailleS, lie Cayelier dc
Cuyerville, General Boulanger, and Colonel
Bosom are especially happy. Two compan-
ion subjects which VI. Regamey intends to
execute in water-cOlor are a sailor Of the
Vandalia, standing with one hand on the
compass transmitting to the wheelman the
order OF the officer on the bridge, and the
halbardier standing on guard at the door
Of Admiral Haligon on the Magicienne.
OF the various incidents OF the official stay
of the French delegation in this country
NJ. Regamey has made a number OF
sketches. This material he intends TO work
up for an album.
Among the subjects are the dancing on
the Nandalia on the trip up the Hudson,
General Boulanger talking to a group OF
cadet officers, various types OF the cadets.
a moonlight view looking toward the river
from the West Point Hotel, veteran con-
ductor and fireman on the New York and
Hudson River railroad, cadets OF the
Girard College at Baltimore, the studio
Of the sculptor Valentine at Richmond
with the plaster cast OF his recumbent
statue OF General Lee, the triumphal
arches for the reception in that city, an
old negro who drove his master to the Rich
mond ball to Lafayette in 1924, the fire-cn-
CINE display at Providence, scenes on the
railway parlor-caIs, &c. NJ. Regamey, who
to-day closes his third visit to this country,
is much impressed by the great progress
shown in architecture and the decorative
and industrial arts, and has begun to gather
a collection Of photographs and drawings
OF specimens OF American work in these
lines, OF which, when completed, he in
tends to make an exhibition in Paris.
On this subject he also intends to
write report to the Ministry OF which he
is a delegate. So little is known by
the French Of the surprising progress OF
this country in the arts referred to that
Mr.. RGgamey thinks that the revelation
will be as great i'm its line as that OF the
strength Of the German army in 1870.
Shortly after the artist returns TO Paris he
expects TO exhibit four paintings he has
had under way for some time, which are
to form part OF the series from his hand in
the NIusec Gumet ut Lyons, which was
lately formally opened, and illustrates
in its collections the religions and
cults OF India, China, and Japan.
The new works represent peculiarly
American sectS-a scene in a Shaker meet
ing-house, an immersion in river by
negro Baptists in Delaware, Mormons bap-
tizing savages, and garden scene at Onei-
da with mother and child. The last three
are finished, while the first is not. The
result of NJ. Regamey's previous mission
to this country report which has already
appeared in EArt on "L'Enseignment du
Dessin aux Etats-Unis dAmerique has
very recently been issued in Paris in book
form.-Neio York Herald.