Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03
The Art Loan Exhibition

The Art Loan Exhibition
at the City Hail. just closed, was the
largest and finest collection Of prints ever
brought together in Burlington and it
would be a very noticeable one anywhere
A collection containing Edelinck's Phil
lippe de Champagne in its first state an
artists proof of Wooletts Temple of Apol-
10; Lorchon's Bridgewater Madonna in its
first state, Chereau's de Largilliere, fine
early impressions of Masson's "Gray-hair-
ed mau," Nanteuil's Pompone de Be
lievre, Drevet's Adrienne lie Couvrer,
Desnoyer's Talleyrand and Belisarius,
Albert Durers Three Peasants and Ma
tivity choice specimens from the gravers
of William Sharp, Bartolozzi, Longhi,
Raphael Morghen, Toschi and Mandell ;
proofs bearing the signatures of Rosa
Bonheur, Appian. Bellows, Earlom, Far
rer, Flameng, Haden, Herkomer, .Tacquet,
Martial, Slocombe, Unger, Waltner, and
many others of the best etchers and en-
gravers of this centurv-is not to be found
every day, or to be sneezed at when found.
1t says something for the artistic taste
and culture of our community, and for the
success of the efforts of Mr.. Rogers, Mr..
anu blneGS WHO nave lIlt'l III OllCe
to rouse the interest of our people in good
prints and to satisfy the demand for them
that two hundred pictures of such merit
should have been found readily accessible,
here and that this collection should not
have half exhausted the supply obtainable
from the walls of Burlington homes. TAX
ing out half dozen of the rarest and
most costly pictures, and the collection
could be doubled here without lowering
its average of excellence. Not less graft
flying is it to see that the taste for such
works of art is not confined to any one set
or circle but extends 50 fairly through
our community
1t will be possible within our space
to mention in any detail only a very
few of the pictures Easily first is the
masterpiece of portrait engraving, the
Philippe (52) de Champagne. of which
Mr.. f. b. Taft is the fortunate
owner. 1t is an almost matchless copy,
and has the luxury of a wide margin.
Next comes good copy of the Pompone
q23) owned by Mr.. Burnap, and Mich
olas de Largillere sd owned by President
Buckham. OF the Woolletts there is a
splendid Temple of Apollo 1850 loaned
by Mr.. g. w. Whitney, who also loans the
superb impression of Sharp's st. Cecilia
Q3s). Of the Nineteenth century engrav-
ings we have two Toschis, the lovely St.
John G52) and the Madonna della SEQ
della 053) a brilliant Bridgewater Ma
donna loaned by Mr.. Crombie (92), fine
Pavon's st. Cecilia 900, loaned by
Mrs. Henry Wells. Forster's Raphael
Mandel,s charming "Children Playing
with Flowers" 09O and his last
work, the Sistine Madonna 600
\ fine proof of Nordheim's masterpiece, of
the same picture, is loaned by Mrs. Cur
It's Cl22 Coming down 30 recently de
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.Simmons's the Humble Servant DAD
with the engraver's signature, and We
ber's sacred and Profane Love- Qd4). Of
the living line engravers there is a mag
niticent copy of Jacquet's Retreat from
Russia, "1sl4,' (S!l This costly pic
ture, owned by Mrs. Gen. Wells is great
attraction and we learn that Mr.. Henry
Wells is the fortunate owner of Il similar
proof, SO that the town is rich in possess
ing two such cngravinGs of one of the
greatest of Messonnler's pictures. OF the
etchings shown perhaps the most i'm
pressive i. the Harvest Moon" after
Mason, by Macbeth. This picture, which is
attract anybody by its size and color but
its chief attraction is its simple and I'M
affected rustic sentiment. Similar to this
is the Evening Hymn by Waltner Q94J,
owned by Mayor Morse.
/ Among the other more important etch-
/ lllSS are JIc OElGillttl GlCHlllB Vi 11utlcu
| famous "Shere Mill Pond (6S) "Mytton
Hail." a fine drypOint, and "Egam,
Jacques 'Sortie dies Moutons' (SD Van
GraveSande's "On the Mas" 90 Palmer's
Early Plowman'' Q23J and Opening the
| Fold" 124 Propert's "Romney Marshes
G3U Low Tide" on Satin, Q299! Mer-
yon's "Absde of Notre Dame" LA
Pompe Notre Dame and "Pont Neuf
deserve especial study as Meryon was one
of the most gifted etchers that ever lived
OF the etchings after paintings the Hay
makers ClG2) after Frederick Walker
the "pied Piper after Pinwell $3.50 and
the "Stratford Mill' after Constable come
easily into prominence. Martials capacity
is shown in his Beech Trees (l06) and in
the "Cancalaises' after Feyen-Perrin.
Two very prominent and fascinating
pictures are the Music Lessen 0SD anC
the Thin Red Line Q15) totally opposed
in effect and sentiment yet each great in
its way. There are two specimens of meZ
Zotint engraving, one by the great Ear
lom (5D and the Fancy Free" by Her
komer (1S).
We should like to mention scores of 9th
er beautiful pictures, but can only ado
that the pictures loaned by Messrs. knoed
Ter &, Co, have added materially to the
exhibition and the thanks of all interested
are due them for the framed examples OF
their own publications.; for the watel
cOlors and especially tor the superb proc
of Millet's SPINNER go.