New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
DIR. HADEN ON ETCHING.
.1rcTI,Rr At CHICKERING HALL.

THE ARR
DI Francis seymour Haden, Mt Chlckering Hall
ut night delivered Iec1ure on /" The Principle OF
Etching which he illustrate in part by means Oh
stereoptican pictures. projected upon large
screen on the stage. DR.. lladen was heard ny
large audience OF fine quality. who showed Dy theH
close attention their interest in art and testified -
frequent rounds Of applause their sympathy win
the views expressed by the speaker. In the nall
we're many people OF high social position
DIR. Haden was presented by the Rev. Dr. Henry
c. Potter of Grace Church. Who said that he would
hasten to relieve the apprehension which he saw Oh
many faces by assuring the audience that ne was
not going to hold missionary meeting. lie couiu
not imagine inv he should have D1ene sleced 10 IN
trolu.e NJ laden unless 1t were on the tVc@s non
luceado princple-he being the man IN New-lork
knowing the least about etching, was selected to
present him who Iacito ptinoePs Dr. MAIDEN
was welcomed with hearth applause, ana lmmedl-
atey advanced te tht front OF tue stage to speak,
He spoke extemporapeously but used few notes
as guides and his manner was very deliberate lie
saia in part
LADIES AND GESTLEMES: -Four years ago, that's to say
In inc sriug Of 1879 delivered at the Royal insttu-
ton Of reat Britain three lectures on etebng lh2se
lectures like tn present one mere anu i ~
cover the whole ground far rs II was In my power TO
cover tho ground letimdtely appertanng TO tue SUD
Tnderlie good etchng; the second It's practice
inclnng the demonstration of It's processes and tho
third was on he pruning etcbings, tho management
of the proofs ana the value and use OF cltctOh as
"a not sthout design nat come with ihis recapula
ton found 1t dhult then 70 get my subject HltMn
tae space three lectures and now wish to get INTO
two my difficulty is increased to that extent Upon
consideration. therefore have thought II pest to con-
nne nVself to tue urst two which gave III LONDON,
rather imam 10 try 70 condense tine tree lectures mo
two omit all reference to etching and It's position
Another reason why thought IT right to refer to those
lectures 4, that have been COnciou that N they thd
good they al harm. They did good IN that they led
10 formal OF the society o. Ialntet o Etcbers ,;
they did they ct large niln Der OF perons 70
etching w1o we're ignorant all art processes. IL wai
uoteea e tuat VILE the hrst lecture "as listened 10
uIled-I ug alo lay nyaded-Dy totally different
class per ella w-o had come indherent as 10
amount % study when etelng redu red
cred IL at instead of eXstng the art u0Hg
INV best aud successfully, 20 bsso H. EC1ins - vi all
arts to easI lifted to tne It's rLdimen-
,ar bIJ finer art al at tnat - oven more I'm
cut tnan painting In tho sese that u nas none Oh ,o
resources to help IT, aud hence has fAied IN
the hauds o. oven disting iished paners .
But fanoy hear sad: You yOdrself are but an
sne OF etchingt" This objection and shoud b.
f4r,y net. 1 wish to say Tat 1 Rrsan t5e
study OF mediciue (which yOu may correctly think
was not yesterday and tGat nave kept It up ever since
Add 10 tails my eApUlence as coiiec'or ,or noIo tn"
fOty years. and then remember that MISUNDERSTANDING
these things did not yentnre 10 publish an etcnnS "a
Was NIFTY years OLD III any mah norc % -, s
etcuing morning. viii only say that " ne
al
n lnterJ 1 say ANY man" de,gnedly. ior II ~
hnOA ladies never approach thdi d-c anu cohsr
uurntly tn!s cannot apply 80 tncm. lLaugherl
Az art and the prncpls OF AN Hrt-what
seem to IL AZ one ear aud 20 out NJ ne 0'B let
10 remember 'er 20 nave sech denIlllon oil .o
Wurl arr WnIch IrsIy SATISFIED me. lnc Drst way 20
nrrYo ut dctnuon, p,rhaps' l. &" nPprotcn H. so 10
soak from It's negative sdr aud otpih al iedrt wat
ar IL not ar Is nos manufacture The French SAY
Ars II Meters, ald Ars AM Manuiactulc uaig he
wonis n,r &c ~ Cue appO,iuon FIR al u-eil'
parposcs tue pLra uro gDJu yet neither ~ correct
Meier means mastery aud may apply 70 al a.
rs to manufacture; maualacsdIe means maze ~
h-hi. aud yea cOnstaI aPpLod 10 N"'hs 81 t"e uo
Now w.a doe, az dinor 'roh mshHisc ere An 81
differs rom manufacture ia thH, Ia tnott" ~ &c
prads material Asruts tJr is m .oI expression
yet tAose 'gg i's ar ol simple Ahu si AZ, Ho!
cttd ~ an IN Pul'e "uioh l'' is s''t ~" -, go 80 w
DrAin Of ,uo artist lnyeat any o. th,so Slupc agencies
,e p'n sno S n,ed ro he e;e%er Ine cuisr
Of fno sculptor. the knife Of tnc sur,eOui or
tde pm Of the aItIotwith Ay of tie properties OF tie
nao"Uo; e'del q ~ aay way hio lhuo, - a. 20 Fav
aboy auce, nj rona'r uEAetcsn.fy tAs haiH lA'
a aTt, out manu- 4ctd4e.
r,noipo Ola ar s-an. that condlton or one OF
those CONDITIONS WBiCh cUtunOu consent 49, adnlttoJ
NECESSARY to it, lie itny ~ ten e. o. Ia en- NAY
mouse 10 .e4Gy a. u.e bottom OF AT
tIs nst priucipr o. art Is personality, oinat, on o
wlirn opuo Ia ATTY -rL'ipiht' I" 'H'rThH 'mP'''
rous of the Oe iutfu a,ai ~, 30 Try, Hll rDat-
else tho NINA Oi t"o "f''ti7 c"P"O'" ~" luo NOT
say .nIt - these attrlhtc are acrst' 10 '"o PlOIo
tion an otiinarb ar-i; one may Dc "a AR artist
with two uf tue ~ dnd nr must ne gfedt gvhus
wuo Possesses thr'h Hi' hut QUE ~ "no'ucy o'o",''
u srsOnaHty. IhJ application OI ths pH'clPio Viii
Al. a d
some tte ilttsr OF needless alarm has been manifest
ed al .ue comparison WAiOh a. 0Jised 80 niAA D,,
tween ,toning cusrlyng aul nave nern G'A"dii
cannot disoIzs etcLIag Without making tnis c'prison
cn.r.ycr's -rt tIat li,te known a4d Oniy
diucd ~ comparison IN one Tat is Sho"L H' what
D. Tor slandGr. be found tban engiaFngf IL im-
pies no uisrespoct o. tao engrHFer however
taat no oeubt may exist as TO t-l,
OF thrsc lectures not De misunderstood aud ie
brad and-'s Al seems To mo-,norods"5 mo,ra o,'i9
usy We ti, l
viii preface what | nave To say on Ills par. Of
the SUBJECT by reading to you RIO % tie
Of ns rue who lnoy VIII serve to X lain 10 you
beiug Ia Ensland TO res ore osJ arr nave MISC
servo text TOE ali nave got sa0, AMI viii stu
serve mo Tor tex for all nave ye. 10
say on this subject. Hers IL that lule;
" All forms OF engraving on mosal whether Oy the
burin tue otchng-n al 4, oy Gquaht ar meALotnt or
mta a OF Orl-in i expression, ar fr tho PURPOSES
Of ths society 10 be under ZOO AS cor
preaeud unuer tno term pahlertngrh'ldg'
OF u .IItoT etching
IL Is ouy necessary TO substitute for the words Il" for
the purposes 81 tnls soc ely to words Tor tho pui
poses lectures 10 show at once ina IA move
nent with Whoh have lucuuned myself 1, NOT 40 much
10 insist GA the sufoIi"Il'y vi ii"o ,'oni.
process Over Ivory olhr reproductive PROCESS
though TINS mtg az reasonably be mn nnincd-ahd GER
taly MOI as been tod Ia eAl one art AZ me
eInenss of another 10 habit ate Iho whole n ~
OF oreigaliy which Gistin. uisned aud auimated II
IN tbe days 81 R5uDrandt ana OF Dufor hnd whl'h IL
nus soD en n WORD, Of that form Of original
engraving which was praeIsed by the great
Tavers. To Distinguish hits from the mecnancai
. erHyinR of tho pre- rent day IL came TO bo called
"a inter- engraving or "pantoretc. ing" what want
olieny 10 sIo 10y THIS companion J. that while t'e
ma ntsuxt ave. tie full eNerCl or lilo NottOn en-
graved ~ he felt conveying to tHe OUTSIDE NOR
as no did tho rloh stores or ms genus
and allowing hmsol or tue purpose the utmost latitude
o expre. the modern engraN e. deprNrd o n' VOL
ton aud n1,od by ARTISTS mp ~hnio'eT' ~
Lille ~ hltlo INTO Dods operd"di wmc" - pdrcly
neo AMI A. a4Ich learnt ais apprentice shp ana
winch ho vii transmit unnlterod TO lis successor
Mr. Iladen then had the lights turned down anu
no exhibited upon tue screen series OF ilusiati"s
allowing the contrast between the lOiinulalics OF
tho engravers aud tho fee ldeas OF tho etohors
Ills examples OF engraving he took from the best
plate ol SIR Joshua Roynods's Holy Family"
thr etchings were cniuily hUm Rombrandt though