The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-16
Art and Artists.

The English sculptor Richmond has tin
ished bust Of his old friend DR.. Pussy.
Eliot Gregory and Stanley Middleton,
American painters, received honorable
mentions at the Versailles exhibition.
Tofano, the painter OF Eniin Seuls,''
is NeapoIitan who paints in Paris, is a
pupil OF Morclll, and was discovered by
Goupil.
Frank Green, Of Chicago. Is painting for
Miss Margaret Mathcr, the actress, "Thc
Death of Juliet" Miss Mather posed for
the heroine and Mr.. Salyini for Romeo.
Thorwaldsen never handled the chiSel
on the works that were put in marble from
his models. while CanOya always did,
finishing here and there and adding new
beauties to the final work.
There are over seven hundred works OF
art in the galleries of the New England IN
sltllte at Boston. Some two hundred are
works by foreign artists loaned from collec-
lions or by dealers.
The Italian sculptor Fontana has finished
for the new Government offices at sydney.
y. :. W., statues in Carrara marble OF the
Queen Of England. the Prince OF Wales,
md Of an alcgorical female representing
| the colony.
The Courier de FArt states very posi-
lively that Regnault was left-handed. and
80 the paragraph that has been going the
rounds about the fault of the sculptor oil
his statue at the new Hotel de Vile Is a
mistake.
Bougnereau's Wood Nymphs Bath
ing" which was shown for some time I'm
hi, city, is now exhibited in m annex tn
the art department OF the Chicago EXposi-
ton.
Franklin SimmOnS's bronze statue OF
Senator Morton, for Indianapolis, Is eN-
pected to arrive there from Munich. where
if was cast, about the first of next month.
The sculptor gets ~. 800 for the work. and
the granite pedestal is TO cost $1,000.
one of the best landscapes in the Amerl-
can department at the Munich Exhibition
| j. said by recent visitor 10 be that OF
Mark Fisher, formerly OF Boston. but now
the occupant OF London studio and a
regular contributor TO the GrOsNenor-gal-
| lery exhibitions.
Emil Dore, brother OF GIStayc. and a
colonel OF artillery, has handed over to the
Benevolent Artistic Society, founded by
Baron Taylor, in SOurenr OF his brother
and 10 carry ont the latter's intentions, the
| sum of 10000 francs.
| Madeleine Lemaire, one OF the best female
painters. is pupil Of Chaplin. She inner
! il much Of his grace in the delineaiion OF
female beauty. and combines with II 4
charm ali her own. She made her dfbui
af the Salon in 1868, with portrait. and
| two wears after her ALGERIAN Woman
attracted attention.
The Louvre has recently received a col
lection OF iifty-three terra-cotta figurlne'
from Myrina, which were found by peas
ants. The most notable one represents 1
dancer. The Others appear to be imita
tIons Of those OF Tanagra. \ large eX
annie. representing Venus standing naked
by vase, is signed on the back Anlic
tiou.'
| Three marble statues have been placed ii
the empty inches Of the rez-de-chduSSee q
tbe Grand court of the Louvre on th'
northern facade. They are Villains We
ms holding rose in her right and tn,
torch of love in her left hand Ottin'
:. Campaspe undressing herself before
ApelIes at the order OF Alexander; anC
Ueyaux,s Venus Triumphant" hOldnl
with both hands the trident OF Neptune.