Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-16
Art and Artists.

Art and Artists.
In the United States District Court
at Washington a portrait Of Henry
Clay has hung for some years. Having
been placed directly over aregister, the
whole OF the paint has scaled off, and
Henry Clay is no longer recognizable.
An overzealous Milanese having left
a large sum of money for the erection
Of new facade for the Cathedral, the
city authorities are asking for COMPETE
tive designs. The AthenGum suggests
that the best thing to be done would
be to leave the facade alone"
One hundred thousand marks has
been contributed for the purpose Of
erecting a statue TO Gotthold Ephraim
Leasing. The fgure-to be life-size-
is TO be placed in the Thiergarten,
Berlin. Artists of German nationality
are to compete for the work, and the
successful one is to receive 1000
marks.
In the New York Sanitary Engineer
correspondent writes that outside Of
St. Augustine, Fla, "a single stuck
in heap Of sand," with a few words
written in lead pencil on the scrap Of
wood, announces that there 4. c.
Caldecott the English artist lies
buried. SHOULD the remains Of such
man lie in practically an unknown
graye?"
The New English Art Club is hold
ing an exhibition in London, and the
excellence Of some Of the pictures, the
work of American artists, is commented
upon by leading English journals. Mr..
John S. Sargent, with Mr.. Alfred Par
sons, exhibit several pictures, and .
portrait by the first artist, with "its
scheme Of white" is declared to pos
sess brilliant force"
In Iallstadt, Upper Austria, large
collection Of Greek, Roman, and Celtic
coins have been found, together with
bronze and tin statuettes. There seems
to have been established here 800 years
before the Christian era q manufactu-
ring centre. Iron fibula, iron swords,
and glassware have been discovered.
Many Of the Greek coins are of the Al
exandrian period.
In the time Of Louis Philippe a
Pierrot Of Vatican, purchasable at
low price, was declined by the Louvre.
1t was not thought to be good painting.
A. NJ. Lacare became the purchaser.
During his lifetime the N-tional Gallery
offered him a very tall price for it,
which he refused. At his death he left
the Vatican to the Louvre, who were
glad enough to get it.
LES hides des Rajahs," by Roasse-
let, was a book which owed q great
deal to it's fine illustrations. Some
what in the Dore manner as to boldness
of composition, the sketches Of India
and Indian life were stronger in draw
ing. Jules Schaumberg, who was as
sociated with Rousselet as the artist,
has just died. Schaumberg had ofiiciated
of late as principal OF the Bengal
School OF Art.
During the last session Of the Michi-
gan Legislature 10000 was appropri-
ated for statue Of General Lewis Cass,
the same to be placed in the National
Gallery in the old Hall Of Representa-
tiyes at Washington. The committee
having the statue in charge have COM
missioned Dir. French the sculptor to
execute the work. During General
Cass's lifetime a good bust in marble
was taken Of him.
The friends of Dante G. Rosetti are
now engaged with plans for the erec-
ton Of a permanent memorial in honor
Of the poet-artist. With great many
titled people on the committee-list may
be found the names Of Sir John Millais,
Mr.. Robert Browning, Holman Hunt,
Mr.. A. Swinburne, Alma-Tadems, and
Theodore Watts. A bronze bust Of
Rosetti in q niche is to be placed in
front Of his house, in Cheyne Walk.
On Thursday, June 18th, q bronze
statue Of Daniel Webster will be un-
yeiled at Concord. The statue is the
gift Of Mr.. Benjamin Pierce Cheney. OF
Boston, to the State Of New Hamp-
shire. All New Hampshire should be
present on this occasion. In an artistic
sense Daniel Webster would present an
admirable model. His massive head,
his commanding presence, would SIM
gularly adapt themselves to mont
ment in bronze.
An early work of Holman Hunts,
his Rienzi," painted in 1919, is now
being restored by him. By some
strange mutations Of fortune the picture
had fallen into the hands Of an unscru-
pulous dealer, who baked it, so that 1t
might have that cracked appearance
common TO quattroceato work. This
picture repeats in Rienzi the portrait OF
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and an officer
in the group was taken from William
Rossetti.
The idea has survived that Radicals
had artistic tendencies, not simply ana-
flourish, for 1t is sometimes stated tnas
the creator of Gsrgantua and Panta-
Cruel painted pictures. Antoine Leroy
who was cure Of Meudon in the seven
teenth century. in his Eulogia Eaos-
lGsina," repeats this story. III. Heai-
hard, in LAri, demolishss this HERON
in regard to Rabelais. But as critic