Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-13
ART NOTES.

noble bronze statue of John Bright,
executed by Hamo Thornycroft, will pres
emily be set up in Rochdale
Dunthorne, of London, will publish
bronze medallions of Robert Browning,
from that modelled by G. Natorp, and
shown in 1888 at the ROYAL Academy.
Subscribers should send their names to
Robert Dunthorne, Vigo street, London
An interesting catalogue ought to be
that prepared for what is called the Tudor
Exhibition, in London. 1t has twenty
four pictures of armor, relics, paintings
and other things belonging to the Tudor
reigns, and costs one guinea to subscribers.
From May 1st to Goth, the Munich So
clety OF Artists will receive exhibits for
the show that opens in that city July 1st
and continues till mid-October. Applica-
tions for blanks may be made to the
Munchener kunstler Genossenschaft,
Konigsplatz.
At the Art Club of Philadelphia the
paintings made by Charles E. Dana in
France, England, Germany, Switzerland
and Egypt are now on exhibition. An
architectural show will open at the club
on the 26th, followed by an exhibition of
the work of the Philadelphia Sketch Club.
Lefebvres painting of Lady Godiva
riding through the streets of Coventry,
which was begun three years ago, is now
finished. He shows her on her palfrey,
which is led through an antique street 5y
her nurse. Lady Godiva is completely
nude, as the legend demands, and crosses
her hands over her bosom, while her ewes
are raised to heaven.
At Salamys, on Cyprus, big capital of
maI bic column has been unearthed bear
ing winged bull emerging as far as neck
and wings. The latter form part of the
architectural motive of the capital. An
other side represents caryatid passing at
the waist into floral ornament. These
decorations are supposed to have been re-
peated on the two remaining sides.
Delmar Guancia, a Spaniard, who is
now visiting the principal cities in this
country, does not speak word of English.
lie expresses his wants by pen pictures. If
he wants pitcher of water he shows the
picture OF pitcher to the bell-boy. If he
desires to attend theater he shows pic
ture of stage with actors to the hotel
clerk and boy is assigned to take him to
the best show in town.
A collection of miniatures sold in Lon
don recently, says Edward Yates London
letter, included specimens by the best
masters-Conway, Plimer, Collins, Hone,
Smart and Bone. Among the portraits
are those of George Prince of Wales, Mrs.
Siddons, George Ill, George ", EN-
peror Frederick, the Prince of Wales,
Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of We'll
lington. Queen Anne, Lady Emily Fox,
Walpole, Sir Walter Scott, the Cromwell
family, David Garrick, John l., the Duke
of Bradford, Miss O'Neil, Peter the Great
and Fannie Kemble. Besides these were
those of many other people of much in
terest.
"The Angelus," which has been on ex-
hibition in Chicago for some time, will be
brought to this city about April 1st.
James F. Sutton, of the American Art
Galleries, has ordered its return because
the bond under which it was brought into
this country expires next month. Thomas
E. Kirby said that the owners did not
wish to pay $4,000 in duty in order to
keep the painting in the United States.
"We have received" he added, "many re-
quests to exhibit it in the art galleries
and museums of the c,untry, but we can
not respond to these requests unless the
Secretary of the Treasury decides to ex-
tend the bond. If we sent it back to
Europe, as we shall do unless the bond is
extended, the painting will be exhibited
again abroad."-N. Y. Tribune.