The Wilmingtonian., 1885-04-11
ART NOTES..
MEISSONIER'S GREAT MAS
TERPIECE.
Ehe Pictures at the HaseIiine GALLERY.
The Herzog and Roman Collections
ON Chestnut street.

Meissohlera anu hasteI-piece ihe
vedette" still re pains on exhibition at the
Haseltine Gallery in Philadelphia.
Fortunately or unfortunately a truthful
statement of the feelings experienced while |
standing in front of that wonderful piece of
painting are imnpossibe to give. One looks
at it with feelings akin to those felt when
listening in sacred reverence and enchant-
meut to "Gloria in eXcelsis Deo," or a
''Stabat Mater" The picture is simplY
one. 1t is only French clvalryman on
horse back, a scout on duty. There is a
bright Summer sky over head. 1t is hot
day. The gathering warm shadow under
the peak Of the soldiers cap is in strong
contrast with the bright sunshine lighting
up the exposed parts of his face. From the
shadow the intent gaze is fixed far away to
the horizon. Apparently some distant noise
has attracted attention. The horses ears
are pricked in tl>s same direction. It is i'm
possible to imagine anything to excel the
wonderful drawing and color Of tie horse.
1t is no thoroughbred but an everyday
tooper. Its glossy coat of rich che, tnut
stands out in rounding muscle. The easy
pose of the rider is admirably depicted.
Meissouer has shown his art in the soldicry
air of critical quest in the troopers distant
gaze and the concurrent pose and eye cx-
preston in the horse, fully equine. The
riders expression, one of authority and
emergenoy-the horse, ola lower type of
mind but still noble, impulsive and inquisi-
tive.
=, The painting is tcketcd $40, 900. ltis an
unusually large canvas even for this great
est of artists. But the piece is not unusual
, ly large for Meissoner. Lovers of art OF
, Wilmington, who have not seen this picture
: owe it to themselves as a duty to pay at
least one speciaLpilgrimagc to the lIaseltine
gallery to see alone,
In the gallery there are numbers of others
/. of the choicest clef d'aWsreS. The Neapo.i-
d tams say 'See Naples and de" A good
: long morning and afternoon session among
this collection imbue an art feeling based
/ on as worthy instances of the painters brush
s as ever furnished inspiration for renewed
n art life among its votalies. Listen TO list
= of the choicest names and subjects in the
= :, world of modern ant. Tloyon's Sunlight
# and Shadow" a poem orevening by Rous
al seau. Detailles troopers and Berue- Belle
~ with sunlight reflections jacques incom
= parable sheep studies. DauLigpy's land
ct scapes. Al ST, A. gloomy lana Escape b
to the communist lurbet who aided in pull
II. ing down the Column VeDdomc at the sieg
III of Paris, is shown, and impresses the locke
h., on with a weird cold feeling. 1t is dlllicul
H. to believe in Ziem or Daz hCwevel muc
their worshippers may expostulate. Core
. is much more endmable, he is, at least nc
gaudy.
Philadelphia at present is full of attra,
tions for the lovers of art. There is III
m Herzog collection ON exhibition at the Phi
~ adelphia Artists Society's rooms at l7s
Chestnut street Auong them is recogn
ed the lIazcltne lIerzog of "llardaugt
= ford, well known to the visitors of the a
an mentioned gallery. There is great deal
%, rcptition in IIeszog's landscapes, Nurw
40 gian glaciers, folds and pinerics, but tn,
rk- are all beautiful, The critic perhaps wou
ing ask for more pcuciducss in his land locke
ir'- water, and less wooliness and drab opaci
'"' in the stormy sca-waves. There are no,
ever wonderful iniintude of sunlit gree
and rock tones in his pine forests. II
,., sunlight comes breaking through the fore
Who lighting up the leaves in tendcrcst gle
ac- and the sturdy trunks, towering u hu
ms dred feet in imag gHation are painted in t
~ ~ lightest grays as the zone o, light c,rcl
'eb- their waists.
A very novel aud unique AIT exhibit
~. going on now is that of the Roman exhi
will tion at 1919 Chestnut street 1t is one
Rag the finest collections ever brought ro IL
", county. Among tie names are some
III the most PROMINENT ofliying Italian artis
The exhibit is about evenly divided
nd tween vater-eoI I,,s aud oil patu,tn.
one Among them we're noticed a SUBJECT
now
,i,h "lIorses on tie Campagna, by Marian
Die liy the same artist was Friends at Ven c,
"' A velvet clad lady sat in a gnndola while
1884 number Of pigcop>, probably from the
lfee' Mares colony. Il tied around, some al Z
f,r ing on the gumne Of the boat, others. "
the familiar attempted to settle upon the lad
~ ~ shoulder, motion which was Snarlngly
self, sente by a lap dog. very ene pict
was ''The Arti.t's Studio" 10y Bcnnlluri
you Gil. An elderly gray haired old gclitlrm
200 with beautiful daughter, the latter
de damask velvet aud the long elbow gloves
'''' the period, criticized and admhed IA can
upon the easel, while from hchind it