Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-02
ART AND ARTS S

The copy which Mrs. Marietta NJ Andrews
has made Of the portrait OF Councillor Car
ter, of Virginia, is new on exhibition at Heit-
muilers gallery. The original belongs to
Mrs. Hearst. and has been generally thought
to be Reynolds, though it has recently
been pronounced by English experts to be
the work of John Singleton Copley. The
painting has been in the possession of the
Carter family for over a hundred years,
and Mrs. Andrews has made this copy for
her aunt Mrs. Carter of Oaklands Va. from
whom Mrs. Hearst pure kased the picture.
1t represents Councillor Carter as a young
man. dressed in a masquerade costume of
the time of Charles II of England. Hold
ing In his hand the mask which he has
removed. he stands Lear a window, through
| which is seen just such bit of landscape
as Joshua Reynolds was wont to IN
troduce into his portraits. There is an in
| tricate effect of light and shade in the
sheen OF the silk coat, but though Mrs.
Andrews has represented all such parts of
the picture faithfully, she has kept firm
| hold of the large qualities of the painting.
too close an imitation of petty details.
| through which the spirit of the original is
sometimes lost.
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There are also on exhibition at Heit-
| mullers number of water colors by
Walter Paris Several Of them are of the
| old homes in and about Washington, Mt.
| Vernon, Tudor Place and the Van Ness
| mansion, one of the views of the latter
| place having a very remarkable effect of
| light In it, that of the light from the noon
| day sun falling squarely upon the north
| side OF the house. Among the water colors
I or purely landscape scenes the one taken in
the Shenandoah valley is good, but his
| best work is in those views which are
partly architectural. A small view of
| New York avenue from Madison place.
| looking directly across one Of the most
CROWDED street corners In the city. is one
| of the most realistic pictures that he has
done.
The scholarship which the New York Art
| Students League has for several years
offered to the League in this city has been
| won this year by John c. Clay. Eight Of
the students submitted drawings, and as
those competing were more evenly matched
this year than formerly, the contest
| promised to be close one, and the news
| from New York was awaited with the keen
| est Interest by all the pupils of the school.
| The life drawings which Mr.. Clay SUBJ
| mitted were very strong, and executed with
certain holiness and freedom, as well as
| anatomical accuracy. He will certainly be
| able to go next fall and avail himself of
| the superior advantages for study which
are offered him in the metropolis. and will
| without doubt be credit to the Art League
| here. Indeed, it Is not too much to expect
| that he will before long become a credit to
| the great school there. Miss Beulah
| Reeves was awarded the second place. and
| her work is so we'll known at the League
| for its accuracy of construction and draw
| irg that her chances for the scholarship
| were thought to be very strong. The prize
| drawings and those receiving the honorable
| mention will undoubtedly be the center of
attraction at the annual celebration, which
| commences on next Thursday evening
Since his exhibition a short time ago. Mr.
! j. II. MoSer mas installed himself in
studio in the Corcoran building. and has
| been finishing up some orders. He has in
! his studio very large oil painting of an
| extended and faithful view of Winnipesau-
kee lake. The spot from which the pic
| ture was taken commands wide sweep Of
horizon, and the effect of the distance in
| the mountains stretching away beyond the
| lake is admirably rendered. Mr.. Moser left
| the city several days ago for little trip
| to New York city and to his home in
| Cornwall. Conn. but will return after q
| very brief stay to his temporary studio
here, where he expects to remain for some
weeks.
In the space left empty by the removal
| of the pictures which Hubert Vos has ex-
| hibited at the Co1coran Art Gallery for
| me time pest three pictures loaned by
| Mr.. Scott Burkam have recently been hung
| One of them is small canvas by Henner
| a very simply treated study Of a girls
head. 1t is hard to ascribe the peculiar
| charm that the painting possesses to any
particular quality in 1t, but 1t seems to lie
mainly in the subtle expression. Of the
| fece. There is an intensity in the serious
straightforward gaze of the eyes that gives
distinctive character to the face. A
| warmth Of color is shown in the auburn
hair and in the background and drapery,
making the coloring of the face seem
canvases are by J. G. Jacquet, the most
| important one showing girl with her
head slightly turned. glancing over her
| shoulder. The poise of the head is grace
| 6ellcately done. The color, though not 80
strong, is harmonious and pleasing.
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| A large painting by Charles Rochegrosse,
entitled La Jacquerie," which has been
| on exhibition in the reception parlors Of
| the Arlington Hotel during the week has
| been an object of interest to many. It is
| one of those historical paintings (which
| have made the artist famous, and on &C
count of its great size must have required
| a great deal of time for it's completion.
| The picture represents the last scene in
| the pillage of a Burgundan castle at a
| time shortly preceding the French revolu-
| ton. when the yoke Of the feudal system
| had grown too heavy to be borne any
| longer by the half-starved peasantry, and
| they had at length cast it off and were
| in open revolt against their masters The
| women and children Of the nobleman's
| family have retreated to their last place
| Of refuge and cover in fear in the farthest
corner while through the shattered case
| ments at the other side of the room the
| ragged canaile are pouring. These men,
with bloodstained scythes. sledges, pitch
/ forks, and other implements once turned to
uses of peace, and bearing among their
| many CORY trophies the head of the lord
| of the castle. are suddenly checked by the
| majestic figure standing in the middle of
the room An abbess stands fearlessly be-
| tween the helpless women and the fren-
| zied rabble, and the peasants. bearing stu
| a deep respect for the church, are for the
| time being awed and subdued by the
| sight. In addition to this painting Messrs.
| Thompson and Waring have exhibited quite
| a number of pictures. mostly from the col
lection Of Sir William Scott The small