Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-14
ART NOTES.

A statue Of the Swiss patriot anQ reformer,
Zwingli, has been erected at Zurich.
The fall exhibition Of the National Acad.
envy of Design In New York will open on the
23d inst. and continue until the 10th of Deeem-
Der.
The fafty-sixth exhibition Of the Pennsylva-
MIA Academy of Fine Arts, which opened ON the
goth ult., will continue until the 10th of De
cember next
- Mr.. simmons, who II stin in the city, is en-
Yulee, which he will put in marble on his re-
turn to Rome. Mr.. simmons expects to take
back with him several other commissions.
DIR. Kindleberger and Mr.. f. c. Messer ex.
pect to sail for Europe on the same steiner,
leaving New York on the 21st inst They have
selected the Red Star line, which appears to be
the f:avorite with artists, and probably carries
nearly as many Of. the guild as all the other
lines together.
Mr.. David Neal, the well-known American
painter, 20 long resident in Munich, arrived in
New York nom Germany on Saturday. He has
q large number Of commissions for portraits ia
various parts Of the country, and will be several
for he library q Mr. Potter Palmer new house,
and also portraits Of members Of his family.
Mr.. Neal will remain in this country six or
eight months.
"A special exhibition of water-colors by Mr..
Walter Paris, OF this city, is now open I'm Bos-
ton, to continue until the 21st inst The cata-
logue includes thirty-five numbers, In frames,
and many more shown in portfolios, and en-
supposed, the collection is attracting consider
able attention, and many OF the qualities shown
in his work are highly praised by the Boston
Messrs. Heaton, Paris and Weyl are the
only Washington artists represented In the spe-
cial fall exhibition Of Oil paintings and water
colors now open in the American Art Galleries
in New York. Mr.. HeatOn sent 1.-THE Viewers
Daughter" Mr.. Paris shows three water-colors,
entitled, respectively. .'ssunset Rock. East
bleau,," while Mr.; Weyi contributes a 'scene
near Washington"
-Launt Thompson expects to have the model
of his equestrian statue of Gen. Burnside for the
city of Providence completed by January, aud
the group will probably be inaugurated on the
asnniversary OF General Burnside's birthday.
teen feet six inches high, represents the General
holding field glass in one hand, with his head
little to the left, and looking as II he had just
finished taking survey Of his troops.
The corner stone of a monument to Schiller
was laid, with appropriate ceremonial observ-
ances, in Paramount Park, Philadelphia, last
Tuesday. Over two thousand persons were
present on the occasion, in spite OF the inclem-
win cost about $12, 900 when completed, and
the present expectation is that 1t will be dedi-
Gated on the 10th of November next year,-the
one hundred and twenty-seventh anniversary
Of the great poets birth day.
A movement has been set on foot by the
veterans of the late war living in New Jersey
to erect q national monument to General Nc.
Clellan at Washington. The project is not suf-
hciently matured to have decided just what
form the proposed memorial shall take, put the
present sentiment SO far as expressed seems to
be In favor of a statue, either equestrian or
pedestrian, There would be great prOpriety in
groups now erected at the national capital, and
there is every reason to believe, as Is expected
by the projectors of the enterprise, that Con-
gress would vote it substantial aid.
1t is pleasant to hear that sufficient pro-
gress has been made in the matter Of arrange
ments for Mr.. Messer's lecture, next Wednes-
day evening, to make the affair q decided COM
pliment to that gentleman, SO far as the assured
size and character of the audience is concerned,
and also the occasion for q more substantial
recognition of the esteem In which he is held
by his friends. We trust it will prove to be
both. The discourse Is one that will be well
worth listening to, whether the nearer is di-
rectly interested in art or not, and there should
not be a vacant seat in the hall when the lee
turer opens his manuscript.
Young Mr.. Major, who, it will be remem-
bered, won in New York last spring the Hail.
garten prize, wi ch entitled the holder to a
thorough course of art instruction in Europe
has recently sent home some Of the drawings
from life executed since his arrival in Paris,
which fully justify the high expectations en-
Although made under the unfavorable con-
ditions of classroom they all give evidence of
thought and care, showing at once strength of
touch and graceful treatment Mr.. Major Is
under the personal tuition OF one or two of'the
best figure painters of the modern French
with the progress he has made, but predict tor
him o brilliant future.