New-York tribune., 1890-01-27
THE BARLOW COLLECTION.
PAINTINGS AND PORCELAINS.

of the refined tastes Of old school collector will
repay a lesurely examination. OF the library, with
its rich store of Americana need not speak. Tho
other collections show breadth of culture possessed
bv small class in the last generation, which has had
results of general interest but Of less special
value than much Of the collecting Of to-day. That
is the modern collector is apt to set himself the task
of eXhausting special subject group Of allied
subjects. one amateur is known a collector Of
single color and buewhitc porccains, another prefers
decorated porcclans third collects porcelans ades
lacQuers and brOnzcS, the may be- Mr.. Barlow
had formed small Oriental collection, but he also
acquired fine examples Of European ceramic art. and
the curious visitor will be tempted by good specimens
Of Delft, sevrcs, Dresden. LowestOft ware, Mnton
and old Worcester. Ills sympathics Included
Greek and Etruscan ceramic art, and old Ger
and Venetian glass; well as miniatures
and old silver, which there extremely interest
ing collection. Continuing, find bronze OF various
ages and countries group Of clocks, collection o
embroderes and tapestries and an exceptional col
lection Of old furniture valuable intrnscaly for the
quality Of design, carving. inlaying or mounting
All this indicates taste catholic in the better sense
a taste apprecative OF good or sometimes OF curious
results any field Of artistic endeavor THIS lelSureY
and liberal collecting has had its disadvantages judged
by the standard Of oonnosseurshp rather than by tat
of the amateur. and it will be found that some OF
the results Of distinctive consequence and that
others exhibited faith rather than works. But, as we
have said, these collections are uniformly interesting
Mr. Barlow was not persistent collector OF
Oriental pOrccains compared with some OF our col
lectors but Will be found that he acquired many good
and a few exceptional specimens. The group OF
bowls is well worth consideration and much might
be said Of some larger decorated pieces, Ike the
hawthorne Jar, No. 49, the imperial yellow vase
No. j32 certain examples If Ming decoration and
the No. 50O 10 say nothing of the large Jar
NO 440 and It's companion and other specimens oi blue
and white and pieces Of cggshell porcelain
Aulor he sin rlp coli
bullock's blood vase, No 526. which is an example
OF fine but uneven elazo and color. TINS piece
which possesses real distinction is accompanied iy
specimens of blue. green yellow and black WH'h are
often Of superior quality. II seems 10 Us tha'
~buloc's blood is hardly the proper name for the
color OF the plates 80. 45s. but nuancc, Of color IN
porcclains a, in pictorial art often invite discussion,
and it $ certain that this catalogue has been pre-
pared ncll gently In the japanese concc cton among
the example, Of Sat,uma, old lmau and hllp We
have noted charming Hrado jar, 80. 2"1. which
IS accompanied by a vase Of much III
tercst. The iron and bronze sword guards, the
carvings and the examples Of European metal work
must be dismissed with reference but their cX
animation viii be found profitable. and we are unable
to dwell upon the personal and historical Interest at.
taching 10 many of these objects. of one antique
copper censcr We are told. somewhat Vaguely, tnHt
1t made by the FIancscans who came with Co
lumbus and aierwad went 10 Mexico with Coriez.
After the loss OF their sacred vessels by the attacks
Of the Indians. they converted thor copper cooking
utensils INTO the necessary service lor the celebration
Of the mass Again, we have an opportunity OF ca
amining the tapestry presented to President
Monroe while Paris. There are vd-co of Swedish
porphyry gwen to Napoleon by BcrIaGotte, and there
Is a plan for a greenhouse at Nj. Vernon drawn by
Washington, with instructions ln bis hdnd"litnT.
Among the furniture are Luhl table, and chest, a
cabinet o tIc time oI ramos l. "' o. '''' '".' ''''
-a'dD4v 80 90. h'' M ,, r,.,.' .t ,., i, 5,o,t
interesting expression OF culiuicd audt 'n t-t''
IL tAe coIIe' u"- vi p...'ulss 'l'' i.''''" %tl,t MN
catholic ana. on INC "Lolt' less -. '..'In'.
Ast eenclatOu. Uncu "od na-,cr,. were -ou-il
with more zeal than dscrnlnauon Il tn, lc" Aai
many IucOAscqucntu WO.hs. il, outcome in b"'h
direction, has nccn studied ia the collection, OF TIE
Ui.f'r.I Soc,ty Wlu,n j. tlc guardian %. mans
really valuable painting, and iu ea'h 'o.l,'Doa- a.
t-at OF the A7p""eH ialni5 wing" "' G''i & ' "
uo expert IL TINS country Whose ,pho1 apo" 90 o''
iInnL that fio,t Of oar amateurs VIII a-lcc "h d.
~ Icca.d.uc 90 The ,..dr,n oi tia.lcr a. urt"l
daace ii 4aa ,hder, llDe'' 40 20 y o.e SS @ @ it Va
painted, Do lsllc p4rt a. least h' i.e h1H "i l''
painter Of Jcnt men Van Hy'A. E'cE ".l.. hH'",
LOW constantly the artist employed thc ad oi l"...'
and a--iante, but tA, It.uIt move mon, @ ....
tons of al execution onN t. D.. '-'.a '.I.A,l , q.
mastery The expression OF u. face m" icnd, ~
Of Tie 'hd Pl1uces costume ad ,,ie. pa 81 We
execution may bee fairly eaIicd "oiit oi van -, %.
We are told that there are hVe replica. ""'lHei
be doubted but NC NAY note the iaci tIat us I.'if
alone bears Latin Inscription: fi'.ht me IIa I A.H
"a O.
CnaIk drawing believed To be iit "'I-...'I '''u''
rms admirable worA is obvious. tHr h'.' 4l.
IortauJ OF tie COLLECTION. Muoh eur- i' ."I DI. 10
ile 90 Sleeping Venus" assigned q, ltau. o4i tAo
picture II be seen to bc vcy l-au'l 4 in the In"'
Innniou, and pleasing far'a it -oc, hpt j, is devoid
Of special distinction. 20 lar o. Pc 'mci'' }, con
name of the great Venetian co'oI-t IA1i tbs name
is used with Justice does not seem 10 ue rf"~a "'
we think Tins opinion VIII Dee -hartd it many "ihri
The history given iu the catalogue Aa' l'iI""
sound. similar histories are ltticd D' many otN,,
l..I such stl. .f D. 90
regarded a. conclusive. II har been -'i'6 thh on
Of the thousand paintings a,,istrl 10 i.o",' ~ ~
comic. Tn!- plDtur. j. believed iv d., owner u" b'
a Titan If they are right DO Gau e ,ou 10 lar "'''''
Whatever NAV he thought Of thc intr.n 10 conc
qucncc Of the painting a,-sned i3 1n M % ungrt 81" 81 &
~ fhe r'atcst art Of the most vigorous executive
lIify r The profoundest feeling hut these qualtic,
did not belong 10 carlo Dolccs WORK IM, - g.,
piece Of sMlml painting. suave and engarhg IN
method and svmpathetc in cxpre'slon. OF IT. Find |
ths is an admirable work. and dcsplt, the nuiu,uu'
81 coples II is certainly worthy II e atiribuunn
The .sbcnherds a.-igred TO Nuro. g. a noteworthy
example Of force in design rather tnaI rh"n MIN
There are many example, If me oll Duftp
Of much significance Among Other pai9'aec II, uyn TG
Botif4 romantic landscape. Lc Rrun.s d",.sn & i'r
tapestry. a MONOCHROME by PGf;,in; PG1f;, r,rio Liic
nany collectors Of The n frnera'lou WI c,',.
preserved intee- in Ene.h arr doior ine p,inn,
rcre Of English origin but fear that n9ne Of or
prt,gn ipr,,ri',stlc over the examples Of Macli-e
in his collection Among the EnfnI1at
work I'm oil we have noted landscape N ''
Crnmc the hero Of the NOrwlch school TWO mhu
scapcs by Constable Which are worth w.
W"rIsnd a painting by Crcs~ici; md fcednH , 1He
UIor-c" by Herring probably r",uc"n ,, IN in
I,cure ,chich contains portrait o. queen Nl'tia III
rn,rrcr dave has been mad familiar BIS Ir
promotions some among the visitor 10 n l,n it
,ngs 2 Iy Robert snirc Of much inrin,ir rNceqi,c
i,T aColuwhlad~ Among tho American pci-
nri are example q Mc E1,,ra" r,rrer and o'' ~
niu'n ni W w 'on thc whole the paintings VIII hardly