New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
LONDON NOTES.
CQricatures H'ifhOut Chile Modern
MiaiaturcS-OperG Without Cuts.

have Drawn the twenty-sevel C2-icatures now
on exhibition AZ the Carfax Gallery. These
dstinctiyely French in breadth Of treatment and
consequences OF design. Nr. Lin'ey Sambourre
rsproduces faces from photographs with the
curacy Of a trained draughtsman in his
ICONS; Mr. Bernard Partridge is more hunGor-
ops ard more decorative, but is never grotesQue:
NJ. Edward Tennyson Reed PAROLES the an
,,eue and the other Punch" artists have little
,r6iyiduality OF style. Mr. f. c. Gould IS fun
MGR in political caricature than any member OF
.ta staff OF Punch" but he is not a good
s-ausbtsman and he is too industrious to do full
3,stsce 70 his talents Mr. Beerbohm draws as
Ne writes when he is entirely in the humor for
a and he allows his whimsical fancy to wing
,,s flight where il Will. His work is broadly
eroresaue. and the sidelights OF topsy -turvydom
slant across il. It is thoroughly good natured
Cooling without malice, bitterness or satire. The
dead are not Knocked and the living can stroH
ipio the gallery. laugh heartily at themselves
and be sincerely grateful 10 the genial artist 20"
his attentions
The original caricatures for Mr.. Seerbohms
.,soenes from the Lives of the Poets" are here
in enlarged form and With freshness OF tint.
Homer. the wandering minstrel with harp. is
,,akiDg The rounds with his dog; Dante is
brought Vi with sharp turn at oxford with
she burly proctors greeting, Your name and
college": ShakeFpea-e's methods as "A play
wright are illustrated with grotcsque realism
md omar Ilhayyam, with his loaf of bread and
his tug Of wine. Is reading a book OF verses
underneath a 5oTgb. while the anomalous
.eTho;l" IS seated beside him in the wilderness
,eefhe watching the shadow II Lii on the 3llnd
&c companion piece Tor Wordsworth in the
lake district. and ;here Is another effective
hartford Byron shaking the English dust from
hts shoes IN a psroxysm OF anger and Wait
whitman melting the bird OF freedom 10 soar.
ore Of the funniest drawings represents Mr.
nsatthev Arnold. with little Nary Augusta
standing b. with her hair done Up in bum and
protesting Why, Uncle Matthew. Oh. why VIII
not you be always wholly serious The CHAR
scteyisfic attitude Of mind Ct Mrs. Humphry
Ward Is depicted wi N subtle humor III inns
csricature. Robert Burns looking back from
the plough at Highland Mary and Robert
Browning taking lea with the Browning society
are highly amusing: and the fun increases when
.b.re IS = glimpse Of Coleridge table talking TO
she sadlv bored or full view Of Rossetti paint
ing from a model in his Chelsea garden. with
Ruslin hobnobbing with Holman Hunt Sir I'd
ward Burne-Jones offering flower TO kanga-
roo William Morris reciting poem. Whistler
striking a pose George Meredith and Swinburne
ornamenting the background and HaE Games
head popping UP over the fence. Mr.. Beer
hOhm'g art increases IN lGulCEOaS Nh4.iiSacNi'N'
when he IS portraying the living. Mr.. Dobson
and Mr.. Gosse make a comicai pair when com
missing ballad In the early SOS during Office
hours and caught in the act by the president Of
the Board of Trade Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain;
M Rudyard Kipling taking "a bloomin DAY
aht with is gurl' Britannia. is as funny as Mt
William Watson rescued from Abdul Hamid by
Mr. John Lane, and Ibsen receiving Mr.. William
Archer IN audience is one of the best csricatures
Of the series.
There are eight earicstures which are not in
eluded in the illustrations for the book. One is
comical hollow-eyed Lord Rosebery and an
other is a suggestion for en- categorical picture
70 be entitled, Force OF Character Supporting
Personal Charm" with Mr.. Chamberlain's en-
Iarged proboscis uplifting and rendng the Prime
Minister Mr.. William Archer. who ought TO
feel hattered by the artists attentions, is carl
catured in the act OF conducting his ''real con-
versations' with noted people He is in half
dress fitting on the edge Of 4 chair in front Of
toilet table, and peering into a mirror through
loosely worn mask, and seeing his own rehec-
ton. The face of Mrs. Craigie is the mask I'm
Use and Mr.. Pnero's and other faces or
the wall. Mr.. Archer was never more serious
IN life even when disinfecting the morals of Mr..
Pnero's plays or rendering tribute 70 Ibsen.
than he is in this grotesque cartoon Mr.. Al
fred de Rothschid patronizing the opera from
the luxurious fittings OF a box ana smiling eIe-
gance and smartness with the nose Of con
noisseur IS another ludicrous figure. and Ny.
Wilson Steer and Mr.. Pinero are admirably
oaricatured Mr.. Chesterton having called Mr..
Beerbohm 10 the throne in Noting Hill, de-
served tribute in return from the royal
humorist, ana he has it in most comical car
toon OF himself long haired "humanist."
Ar. Gosse is also portrayed with eccentric humor
In caricature representing his trial by his
peers. II Is IN excellent likeness Of the new
librarian OF the House 81 Lords. who is IN
uninterrupted enjoyment Of titled society and
one Of the happiest men in England. Mr.. Beer
bohEn's collection exeites nlirth. but not ridicue.
There is not an unfair stroke at the expense
Of his subjects. and his work is done when
everybody is amused with his grotesque fancy
sne genial pleasantly lie is a carieaturist with
out guile.
The beautiful art OF miniature painting has
revived IN London since the organization OF a
society for its encouragement Sir William T.
RICHMOND is the president and fifteen prominent
PAINTERS are honorary members; and the annual
exhibitions held the Modern Gallery are in
oreasing IA range of style and brllliancy OF
technique. Portraits, subject pictures. land
seapes. sculpture, medallions, repousee and other
miniature works are admissible at the regular
exhibitions. but miniatures old fashioned
hnts are mainly shown. The present exhibition
IS unusually large and excellent IN quality.
There are nearly hundred exhibitors. with
40 works. Sir William y. Richmond, Sir Ed
ward J. POINTER, Nh. Edward T. Gregory MT.
o'lt9n Ryiere and Mr.. Clarence Whaite have
hAah landscapes or studies for portraits. but
NE modern miniatures the mo-; Interesting
Hosks and some % them are painted with ex-
rtfrite o,,G