New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
LONDON NOTES.
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low who is beating drum. There is charac-
teristic AIillais, only a Lock Of Hair" with
half figure of a woman in dark blue and red
cutting off one Of her locks. There is Cal
deron, "Aphrodite," a nude, full length figure
floating on the bluest of seas and well drawn
Dolores at the Balcony" by John Phillip
At the entrance to the second gallery is line
work by David Cox, Going to the Plough,
with the wonderful elasticity of atmosphere
which the best English painters Of the first half
OF the nineteenth century knew how to produce.
There are several Venetian pictures by James
Holland. prose in comparison with Turner
poetry. but well painted and realistic. The best
is the view of the Grand Canal, with the Church
Of the Salute and the 'Piazzetta di San Marco
under a sunset sky. Frederic Walkers "Old
Gate" has the place OF honor which it deserves,
and not far away two landscapes by John
Linnell. wheat field with undulating
meadow and the other a sunset view of
heath The Duke of Westminster has lent Tur-
ner's famous Conway Castle" and the Corpora
tion Of London sends one of the best of Sir John
Gilberts historical Illustrations in oil, Ego ct
Rex Msus," with full length figures of Henry
VIII and Cardinal Wosey. There are two
works by Millais. The White Cockade" and
The Gamblers Wife" and there is a study of
head by Lord Leighton.
At the entrance OF the third gallery there is
one Of Rossetti's most brilliant studies in color,
"A Vision Of Fametta' a theme from Boccac-
clio, illustrated by three-quarter figure in red,
surrounded by pink apple blossoms Beyond
it is beautiful group of pictures. including
George H. Mason's Evening Hymn" with
group of girls singing in the devotional stiffness
Of eventide; Edward W. Cookies spirited Good
win Sands" with pilot boat sailing toward
lightship and a lfeboat making for a wreck
under stormy sky; Edward NJ Wards Last
Sleep Of Argyll" owned by the Corpora
ton Of Stafford, and pair of Millais's charming
child pictures-"Pensive," a little girl in yell
low frock holding a flower and Merry"
maiden IN white skirt and red bodice, with
handkerchief tied around her head.
The largest Turner is the famous Wreck OF
the Minotaur," owned by the Earl OF Yarbor-
ough. and rightly assigned to the place of honor
in the largest gallery. The seven ty- four gun
frigate is lying on her beam ends in the sands
with the waves breaking over her, and fishing
boats are lowering about in the hope of rescu-
ing the crew Near this magnificent work is
George H. Mason's lovely Pastoral Symphony"
with girls dancing to the music of shepherd
boys pipe and with broad vista OF the open
sea. Sir Edwin Landseer's Stag at Bay" is on
the other side OF the gallery. where Mr. Sar-
gents best work is ordinarily seen in summer
and there are famous pictures on either hand
Apsey House; Frederic Walkers Plough"
beautiful and touching homily on human labor.
Turner's Van Tromps shallop": Lord Leigh
toms Egyptian Singer" Sir John Gilberts
spirited Fight for the Standard" and Mil!ais's
portrait Of the Duke Of Westminster and Vic
tory" with Moses, Aaron and Hur. In the
fourth gallery there two pictures by Ford
MADDOX Brown, The Coat Of Many Colors' and
"Chaucer," each with his characteristic fault
OF lack OF focus. There is an entertaining, we'll
painted portrait by John Petite OF George H
Boughton in his younger days. and there are
several works by Mais, including the Souvenir
Of Velazquez." with little girl with fair hair
in fancy costume OF black and pink holding an
orange
The water color room contains the best colIec-
ton which has been seen for many a day in
London There are drawings by the masters Of
the English school, David Cox. Turner Prout
Alfred Hunt Sir John Gilbert. Frederic Walker
and Birket Foster: and to these are added Ros-
settis "Paolo and Francesca" and Beatrice De-
nying Dante Her Salutation at Marriage
Feast" and Ford MADDOX Browns Romeo and
juliet" The black and white room contains a
small but interesting series of drawings by
Charles Keene. John Leach. George du Naurier
Burne-Jones. Millais and Leighton. The loan
collection viii be a source Of delight to throngs
Of visitors for many weeks It can be COM
fcrtably seen in the course OF an afternoon but
those who go once VIII be certain 10 return for
a longer morning.
The withdrawal of Sir John Tenniel from the
staff OF Punch" after fifty years service is
the art event Of the week. His first cartoon
printed forty years ago. when he had taken the
place of Leech, represented Lord John Russell
as Jack the Giant Killer attacking Cardinal
Wiseman the sword in his hand being legisla-
ton prohibiting the parcelling out OF England
into Roman Catholic dioceses. His last cartoon.
published this week, is entitled Times Appeal
the hoary old pilgrim holding the infant Year
in his arms under the eyes of winged Peace.
and beckoning to Bellona driving by in her war
chariot at full speed. During the long period
between the drawing Of these two cartoons the
artist has exercised more power over public
opinion than the most forcibe leader writer
AS time has gone on his draughtsmanship may
have failed in purity and clearness of line but
his work has never lacked dignity Of purpose
and has been free from partisanship. His chief
subjects were Mr. Gladstone and Lord Beacons-
field, and If he ever showed signs of political
bias or favoritsm 1T was in representing one
statesman with unvarying nobility of counte-
nance and the other with Oriental slyness which
was not English. The strength of Sir John
Tenniels cartoons. however, lay in their in
herent truthfulness To his honor be it said
that he scorned TO tell pictorial lie. His sue
cessor. Mr. Linley Sanbourne, has been in train
ing for thirty years. and has developed a meth
Cd OF caricature humorous as II is subtle
Less classical in his taste than his lifelong as
sociate, he is a realist in method He has one
OF the largest collections of photographs in
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