Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-23
ART NOTES,

The Brooklyn (N. y Art association
have opened their annual water color exhi-
btion with 600 pictures
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
York has recently acquired set of fac
Smiles of the gold and silver vases belonging
to the Russian government. at cost OF
$4,000, through the muniicence Of fried
of the institution.
Some fourteen hundred works have been
received for the approaching exhibition of
the National Academy of Design, New York.
Last year $50 were placed and about twelve
hundred received.
The Americans represented at the exhibi-
ton in Paris of the Cerce de rUnion Artist.
que LES Mirlitons) are, Ralph wornley
Curtis, in Time Of Sirocco at Venice and
'Study-Lagoons at Venice :" John S Sar-
gent, Conversation Nenetenne :" Jules
Stewart, lies discusses" and "A Street in
Cairo study, and Julian Story, Study
Head
The bronze statue Of Martin Luther pro.
posed for Washington is about twelve feet
high, and stands on pedestal of the same
height. The original is at Worms, and the
duplicate will cost delivered, about $1,000.
The reiormer stands with appraised face,
bearing in his left hand large Bible on
which he rests his right fist with the knuck-
les down. The gesture is a somewhat lofty
and defiant appeal to the contents of the
book, aud the uplifted face appears to chal-
lengc the verdict of Heaven as to the Justice
oil his cause. y heavy thcologians cloak,
with wide sleeves, cnvelops him to the
ankles.
The National Portrait Gallery in London
has received au addition to its collection of
very peculiar interest. This is the well.
known and admirably executed portrait by
Mr.. Frederick W. Burton of George Eliot
Mary Ann Cross, which was exhibited last
summer at the Grosvenor G. illery. The por.
trait has been presented 10 the nation by Mr.
j. Walter Cross aud MIR. Charles Lewcs The
face, seen nearly in full and the size of life
is drawn in red black and white chalks on
gray paper with exquisite refinement. The
etching done from it by NJ. Rrjon, is well
known.
In 1863 the Due d'Aumale had to pay $780,
900 for little panel lstxl1t inches, which
goes by the names of the 'NIerge dc la Mai.
son d'Orlcans" AS its name indicates, it
once belonged TO his family. lis authentic
history IN France begins in 1863, when it
was owned by Crozat ami sold to the Able
de Camps, who sold it TO Philippe d'Orleans.
Ia 1890 it went with the latter collection to
the Brussels banker, Walkuers. Mr.. Hib-
Der. bought it next, for $500, and IN 1929
it was sold in London for $1,000, 10 Nieu,
wonhuys, the picture dealer and amateur,
who sold it to Hon. &. Vernon, only to re-
purchase it in 1881, for $3.50. 1t was then
sold to De la Haute, who sold 10 Rossini, the
composer, who in turn sold to Aguado.
When the Due d'Aumale at last got posses
sion of it the owner was VI. Delessert, the
sale of whose collection at the Hotel Drouot
took place in 1869. The ups aud downs of
this little picture may be said 10 double its
value in the eyes of collectors, who are very
apt to value book quite as much for its
former owners and its binding as for its
photographed point, and painting for
its history as much as for It's instriasic
beauty.