The Portland daily press., 1883-03-12
THE HERKoMnR COLLECTION.
a Remarkable Rxhibition Of pictures.

A few days ago the PRESS published sketch
OF the life and works of Hubert Herkomer, the
artist, whose paintings and etchings have Gre
ated SO much interest in the world of art. A
portion of these pictures have arrived in this
| city and the exhibition was opened to members
| of the Society of art-under whose auspices the
collection is displayed Saturday evening. Not
| withstanding the storm there was fair atten-
dance In the afternoon private view was
extended to the members of the press,
| The pictures consist of portraits in oil,
water color, and number of etchinps and
mezzotints. Mr.. Herkomet has sent the follow
ing brief notice of the pictures, written by him
self:
Portrait of Archibald Forbes; was correspon-
dent of London Times, in oil.
Portrait of the artists father, in oil.
Fortralt OF John Ruskin; a water color.
John huskln. A fine rendering of the voter
line.
Portrait of the artist and his children, This
IS certainly the best specimen of head etching
nave to show. 1t was etched in '79 for bio
graphical work in which it appears and nv
children serve as the best remarque under the
circumstances There is the happy mixture of
dry point and bitten line, SO that the one sup
plies the want of the other, of which was not
fully aware at the time of doing
Richard Wagner. This is entirely the work
OF the BURN. It was done from the portrait of
the "Meister" in the spring of TT, and was the
enforced work of seven days.
Portrait of the artists mother.
Caller Herrin." After j. Il. Millais, r. A
Ihis plate is great test to mechanical as well
as artistic skill.
The Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
From my painting of him in pure mezzotint.
This must be classed with the best of my meg
zotint work up to the present period.
The Quarrel. From drawings made express
ly for the subject. The work Is mixture of
the bitten line and dry point work.
The Blind Shepherd. A pretty story that
was told me of Welsh shepherd who, though
old and blind, still insisted upon being taken
70 70, ms old haunts, from which he could realize
Portrait of Cecil Lawson. A dear friend of
dry point.
Words of comfort. Etched for the London
Portfolio.
Landscape after Joseph Knight Printed in
Two Heads. Etched for the Portfolio. 1t
was done to show the same head treated in two
materials; in pure etching and in mezzotint
Inc foacher's Fate. From water color
drawing. 1t is mixture of etching and mez-
Zotint.
Grannys Story. This etching completes with
the Shepherds Daughter. 1t is more diff
cult subject to understand than the other, and
taken altogether is the best etching I have
doue. The original from which it is DONE is
an oil painting of the same SIZE.
Inc Shepherds Daughter. This is one of the
happiest of all my etchings
Sky.
- Touched. Etched for the Magazine of Art
lLondon.) II represents 'Sennrinn of the
Bavarian Alps returning from the Aim, and
the tone of the boys either has touched her
heart.
The Orphans. Dry point, with the addition
OF sonlette applied to the background
point.
!. In Trouble. An early work in dry point.
Fancy Free. From studies of the artists
own little girl; in pure mezzotint
A cordial invitation has been extended to
Mr.. Herkomer to visit Portland during the ex-
hibition of his pictures here, and it is not i'm
possible that he may accept.
The exhibition of these pictures will be open
to the public this week, each day, from a. m
to 10 o. M