The record-union., 1897-12-12

Copley Prints" published by Curtis d
Cameron of Boston. is a handsome
brochure. The collection has grown
this Year very considerably, and now
includes reproductions of the best mural
work in the country, as well as or not
able paintings, publicly and privately
owned in America. In addition there
is a fair showing of American sculp-
ture, and the series forms an increas-
ingly valuable record of contemporary
art. One of the most interesting addl-
tions is a reproduction of the new Ma
donna attributed to Raphael, that was
recently discovered in France. The pic
ture was bought in Burgundy for five
francs at sale of the household ef-
fects of a relative of the present own
er. Count Ferlet de Bourbonne The
oil painting was concealed under a
painting in distemper The under
painting was discovered when the
Count decided to cut the canvas to fit
it into an old frame. On marking
lines to guide in the cutting he noticed
that the paint Clipped, and that under
the daub was an oil painting. He
placed it in the hands of competent
restorer, who returned to its owner a
beautiful picture of a Madonna and
to be exactly like an engraving of a
painting attributed to Raphael which
was owned in 1920 by the Duke of Or
leans, Regent of France. J. Wells
Champney was given the opportunity
of making a pastel direct from the
painting, and the Copley print is re-
produced from that pastel.
The Trustees of the Art Institute of
Chicago have issued their annual re-
port 1t is the old story of the enlight-
ened efforts of handful of earnest
workers against apathy on the part of
the community. The expenses of oper-
ating the museum, including the cost of
exhibitions, have exceeded by over S.
600 the receipts from memberships, ad
mission fees, and catalogue sales The
school department. on the other hand,
shows a small balance to the good; and
an exceedingly good record as to the
number of pupils Q.66W, the quantity
and higher quality of the work accom-
plished, and the number of important
lectures provided. The list of gifts
made to the museum during the past
year includes sixteen Roman architec-
tural fragments in marble and casts of
the Arch of Trajan at Beneyento OBJ
tanned under the supervision of Pro-
fessor A. L. rockingham, Jr., of
Princeton. This is the first occasion
on which these reliefs have been repro
duced in plaster. The number of Wis
1tors to the museum during the year
was 5O0,S11, very encoura ging sign,
especially when it is recollected that
there are only three days in the week
on which the admission is free Only
the front and two sides of the building
on the lake front are so far completed
Charles w. Fullerton, however, is pre-
senting a lecture hall in memory of his
father, to be called the Fullerton Mem
orial Hall. 1t is being built from the
designs of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge.
the architects of the rest of the build
ing, and is to be in the form of an am
phitheater 1t is a singular fact that
the Chicago Art Institute has never re-
ceived any money by bequest BY way
of contrast, the Boston Museum of
Fine Airs has this year received
six bequests. aggregating $3.50 900, be-
sides one bequest described as very
large but subject to several life inter-
ests, and two residuary legacies of con-
siderable prospect in value At Chi
cago the donations during the year
have not exceeded ST, ,767, to which,
Tor purposes of maintenance, must be
added governing members dues S5.-
40. and annual members dues, S19,-
640
Nj. Lyon, the inventor of the "harpe
chronmatique," not content with hay-
ing transformed that instrument, has
succeeded in rendering a similar SER
x-iqa TO f,,o1aa 10
composers will now have to reckon also
with the "timbales chromatiques.
The library of w E. Frere was dis
posed of in London recently. Among
many interesting books may be noticed
'The Voyage of the Beagle" zoology.
edited by Charles Darwin, 1S40-42 with
numerous colored and other plates. f16:
'Exemplario Contra los Enaanos V Pei
isros del Mundo," Burgos. 1893. an ex-
cellent copy of the first edition of the
Spanish version of the Fables of
Bidpai," translated from the Latin of
Juan de Capua. exceedingly rare. EGO;
De Bry, "Collectiones Peregrinationum
in Indian Orientalem," the Grand
Voyages" Parts I.-TX., and the "Pe-
tites Voyages" Parts TX, With two
exceptions all first editions, 1590-1613.
I'll 5s (Soames); Samuel Purchas.
"Hakluytus Posthumus: or, Purchas
His Pilgrimes." FIVE volumes 1926,
f35. and Ph. FIR. Won Siebold. "Archiv
zur Beschreibung Won Japan" Leyden,
Six volumes, 1852, els.
At recent sale held at Glasgow some
Very good books were disposed OF. Re
bellions in Scotland" sold at 27s Sd. Sew
eral old chap books. mostly dating back
to the beginning of the century, were of
fered, but the highest price obtained
was 26s. A few books relating to Prince
Charles Edward attracted a great deal
of notice. and f3 los was paid for a
Collection Of Proclamations" by the
Prince: while poems of the 40 printed
at the period, realized 52s Cd. Cock
er's Arithmetic" London, 1850. brought
50s, and OPS Cd was paid for r. W.
Cochran Patrick's Coinage OF Scot
land A second edition of Coleridge's
poems. with added poems by Charles
Lamb and Charles Lloyd, sold for 2fs.
An Harmony of Confessions of Faith
OF the Christian and Reformed
Churches" 1856, was sold at 25s Con-
fession of Faith and three other volumes,
~s ed; Confession of Faith, 1888. rs !:
Confession of Faith. translated into the
Irish Gaelic by the Synod of Argyll,
I1-o. SIS; Confession of Fayth, black
letter lofl, 3is. and pamphlets on Con-
fession or Faith and Scots Covenant
1853, lis. Defoe's History of Magic
and Wiitchcraft,' two volumes. London,
ITO, was sold Tor 2os. Volume l. of the