The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-08


William Stott, of Oldham. whose death
is announced from England, was one Of
the most talked of among the younger
set of painters, and he was an artist Of
unquestionable talent. He first became
known by portrait group of his mother
and father, which was first exhibited at
the salon. OF late years ne has devoted
himself almost exclusively to decorative
figure subjects. It was thought that he
would he officially recognized by the
Academy. Mr.. Stott was comrade of the
Ecole deS Beaux Arts of Alexander Har-
rison, Kenyon Cox and George de For
rest Brush. A work from his hand was
hung in the recent exhibitions Of the
Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine Arts at
Philadelphia.
The American 1vatercolor Society has
also elected to membership B. West
clinedienst and Z. Irving Couse
Sir Frederic William Burton, formerly
the director of the National Gallery, died
in London March 16. He was born in
ireland in 1876, and received his educa-
ton at Dublin; was elected associate of
the Ro;al Hibernian Academy Of Arts
In 1897 and r. II. Academician in 1899
In 1874 Mr.. Burton succeeded Sir VIII
liam Boxall in the dictatorship of the
National Gallery, from which post he
retired in March 1894.
:. Mr. William Ordway Partridge, the
sculptor of the Brooklyn statues of Alex
ander Hamilton and General Grant and
the author of several books, has written
a novel of artist life for G. P. Putnams
Sons. Its title is IAN Angel of Clay
and in it the author abandons the conven-
tional Latin Quarter life and presents.
the hero as he actually is in New York
and in respective environment.
William NJ. Chase is painting a por-
trait Of Charles Emory Smith. which is
ITO be sent to the Paris Exposition
where it will be shown with the display
made by the United states Postal Do
partmc1lt.
The latest addition to tine collection Of
paintings belonging to the Corcoran gal
lery is an interesting portrait of Cen
eral Grant. painted by Mr.. a. Muller W"ry
the gift of Mr.. Jefferson Selig1nan, of
New York. The new acquisition is of
life size, three-quarters length. and req
resents the general in full uniform,
standing in a field with glass and map
in hand, as If overlooking battlefield,
by members of his family. who regard
it as perhaps the best picture of the
great soldier ever painted.
The B -ston Museum Of Fine Arts has
just received new case of antiquities
from the Egyptian exploration fund, which
is now placed beside that soCietys gifts
Of the palm-leaf column, the lotus head
and column, the colossal head of Hathor
.,,1 -
Historical value. Antiquities are now
distributed by the London committee
among American museums DO rata of
the total subscriptions received by them
from different societies. The illustrated
yearly volumes are splendid returns to
subscribers.
a rare picture has been discovered by
the keeper of the Pitt Palace gallery of
Florence, attributed to 13otticelN, "A
Virgin Adoring the Child" 1t is done in
tempera d panel, and was covered
by worthless oil painting of the last
century. All that is known of the his
tory is that it came to Florence in 1863
from the grand Dukes palace at Leg
horn.
A sale to take place this month at the
American Art Association will be COM
Bonner and of the canvaSes belonging to
the Association. This will offer an exhibit
ton of great variety, as AIR. Bonner's
excellent Barbizon paintings will be
cheek by jowl with the Associations
luminarists' pictures. To see Daubigny,
Corot. .Jacque. Diaz and Troyon hanging
with MiEnard. Cain, Monet. and Raft
faeli will offer rare opportunity for
study. and warrant that the conten-
ton will be sustained that the best in
art, no matter how diversing the lines
of conception and execution, will always
harmonic. A further addition of Inness
and Wyant on the one hand, Lawrence
and Gainsborough on the other, with an
excellent. rich Mauve besides. will COM
plete perfect cycle of art.-The Collec-
tor Art Critic.
The famous Adoiph Taverbcr collection
in Paris was sold recently and SS4 525
was realized. One of the interesting
features of the sale was the price paid
for The Flood" by Alfred SSey This
picture has been in market three times
and a comparison of prices is suggestive.
The artist sold it originally for 10 francs
in 1876, Ten years since it was sold at
public auction for double that amount.