New-York tribune., 1882-02-19

The "revival of etching has been Sui1clentfy
commented upon. In this country the interest i'll
the art seems To be n intense IA it Is new. 1t
s not rare 10 meet collectors who few years since
literally did not know The meaning OF the term etcl-
ing. who spend c'nfor able income yearly
in tbc purclase OF examples Of this branch Of art.
,poin.t this nothing can be- said IN all large collections
of this sort there education for III" collector ard he
soon ,arns separate his real treasures from the worth
less uT that the shopmau has thrust upon hiH The
irrst friends Of ctcng however, chiefly rear lest the
art should fall again into neglect, as the natural fcact
fro m nm n egcni "craze on the pirt OF people "Do
buy few prints without discrimination simply because
"t Il the thing 10 do" Anything. therefore, that heps
70 the proper appreciation Of this beautiful art ought to
bo gratefully acknowledged Such an aid we think we
sc" In Dr. Pa'mcr's portfolio.
In the plIn II of the work the essential points have
been the following: To cho)s" from panterechcrS OF
ACKNOWLEDGED "mlence IA numb who sholl represent
my STYLES Of work possible, to obtain from each
plate which sholld he entirely new and which Should
he in every way Thoroughly characteristic Of him. And,
more completely insure the expression OF the artists
meaning each required to supervise the printing of
nj plate win the privilege Of choosing that printer ana
that paper whien suited the work The success of
the selection emineuce and variety Will be seen by
anyone familiar with contemporary erchers who reads the
following ll.i Of contributors; Seymour Hade Iu ert
Herkoncr David Law, Hcywood Hardy, X. $. Chait"ck'
r. W. Macbeth, A. II. Haig J. Propcrt, James Tiss"t
A. Ielros, Maxine Lalnnnc Auruse Laucon, A. Martial,
Felix Brac rm"nd Charles Country Most OF these ne
ng distinctly to the class Of painteretchers ~ dis-
tiugui,hrd from the reproducing or cngrnverctchcrs
The re gurc here in the category because. al
though technique is completely that Of the other
school they have made their designs and are but
tr nsla,ng their own work The wide difference between
the sturdy sim cy OF ITadcn or egros and the "abo-
ration o. TiS>Ot Mach IN. between the freedom OF
Lallnne and me cngravcre precision Of Law, l. well
evempfrd in tai, portfolio. \ few of the plates
A.. sTta
we believe exception. were printed by the we'll
known GOuldng, OF London, and sal OF Paris The
papers Dutch, VIII ,tman, and Japlncse velun.
Mr. Haden's plate which heads the list is done In the
large open manner which charactrrizcs many Of his
rlltc- particularly his recent ones. II IL called
"Tne VIII Igc Ford" On the ri ht fo0t-bridge Of tim
bcrwork crosses rram without fu'siness the struc-
ure of bridge Is carefully dr wn. each oist falling
info it's proper placr aud dently doing its duty On
the left q IL coming through the shallow water Be
yOnd the sire I'M woman Walks up the
road "a il rises from the water, aud on
either :, ,c Of Che road trees simply Indicated.
The whole is strongly bitten Mr.. Hadcns work is too
wrlI known 10 require any description. The plate at
first Il ucc, slight but II IL an excellent cX-
ample of ~ frank line, and OF the gaining OF
strong result by the simplest OF means. Mr.. IierkomerS
plate is called "a Welsh shepherds DaIg 1ter In the
foreground, young carrying lamb In her arms,
descend, slope Beyond Is dark hillside, and in the
i,tapcc ar mountain forms. The subject is interesting
and the etching done in finished style without undue
claboraton Mr. Laws contribution, styled Whitby by
n ghi," shows Gshing boats going ont for the
nights work. The sky il full OF clouds, bnt the
moon showin. through a rift gives brilliant eluts to
the water r, the rgIt the hOuses of Wditby rise one
beyond The other hillside. The plate Is remark
ably ,ful in The relations are all right;
every part keeps it, place The lazy swell OF the water
aud the CLEANS upon 1t rendered with great clever
ness Gut there Is nothing of the frcc-haud" e;ch'r
here; the hand that did this plato never for
gets its cunning Nr. Haywood IIlrly H. we be
cyc an ctchr less known in this count y than OF
his associates The example OF his work here given is
from o his linti and IL called "At the sign
~ he Wheat Sneaf." \ squire mounted on strong
gray horse in profile has Ina ted before the inn to
treat his friend from town 10 mug Of ale The laters
dark hors. seen from behind, is admirably drawn and
contrasts s beauty with the power of the other animal
which is doubtless hunter. The plate is mainly in dry
point.
Mr. Chattock on the contrary, is an old Acquaintance
always expect to shOw us some poctical aspect
Of lndscape. In "Thc Holt" he gives IA old lcaless
trees with sturdy trunks anl branches which carry the
eve along their sad ranks whore in he distance stands
Aston Hall. on the walls Of which one SEEMS to read
IchaboI. Aero the foreground runs piece Of orDa-
mental wall half hiding is neglect beneath growth OF
crcepcr> while the picture admirably expresses the
pcnsvcucss of the scenes the etching il strongly and
bol Ily done Macbeth il generally interesting. and in
by great technical del cacy. 1.-THE Ferry Inn" gives
abundant evid nco of the most careful study
and from life. The fcrrybOat with its living
load the farm the farther bank of the stream the
figures the foreground, AMI the VILLAGE street it
ccnds the HILL all too full Of detail for description
and are al well done. The amount Of work upon the
plate j. prod gous The fault with the picture is
Of unity; herits unity Ia ancc Orca not pictorial
Tho road nads the ferry and the ferry the
river; but for I'll that when hr csc leaves The principal
group in the fircgrm1d II hcstac between going with
the girls join charming group the ferryboat and
ing hack up the village street In short there is 10
much interest. or 50 many interests. that do not
en- irely with any. the and prominent
ones being lrss ucasng than those remote aud
ccs-Ory Thc Pulpit OF san FermO MaSgore at verona,
by Mr. g, is the largest pllte In the portfolio, being
about nineteen inches IN height. The Aislcs of Char
III the present exhibition Of the New-fork Etching
Cub is q good + cmcu OF Mr.. IIaiss handling Of arch
lecture with figures Til. San Fcrmo has the advan
tagr however over that plate Of greater concentration
Of Interest, while techicaly il IL quite N good.
1issoi here adds another To the Illustrations OF the Lon
don life ~ to-day ~ which De Is well known " In the
Sun shows party or children of the wclltOdo class
weary with play sleeping loungng upon the ground
amid their discarded TOYS. The scene il within the
grounds Of a st. Johns Wood villa rot far from the
artists home. The Beggar." by Lcgros, ID good eX
ample of The way which this mnster uc.eS an effect
with economy OF means that k almost paThimonious
ono mpht eus.y count the strokes Of tie needle, and
yet 10 one vould vish them more numerous. Tho man
uer Of Legro. reminds Of the way in which great
actor sGbstimtcs powerful gesture for torrent of
words Tld be- II poor aud be bcgs just really
do the be- gars Of Rembrandt But the attitude OF the
etcher toward the bcggaT very different Rembrands
bcggITs show their grOtcsqueness and their pic
turesquenres Leroas bcgCars poor but they
Our poor brethren. Ianertons remark, No one ever
etched 20 gracefully Maxine Lalanne," think ia
just The great plate Souvenir of Trouyie," here pre-
sened, asOuishment at peculiar, charming
grace which decides by instinct what TO put In ana
leave out. The technique Of Laapne ID always
perfect that the work have done itself We
have heard good rtchers, examining his prints, ex