The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-03

choosing, out of his or her own indi- Vldual fancy, the ones best suited to glve the greatest enjoyment. Christ Healing the Sick" must take first rank, a superb impression of the celebrated Hundred Guilder Print, so-called from the fact of Rembrandts having once sold a proof for that amount, or it's equivalents; since then fine impress sion has brought no less than $500. Others from different plates have real ized even larger sums. The portraits and small character subjects also call for especial attention by the beholder
 Preceding Rembrandt by but a few years, we have Henrick Goltzlns, a Dutch engraver of great technical skill. As believe there is only one exam pie of his work in this collection, and that not hls most famous, I desire to call attention to 1t, as owing to its small size, it may easily, be overlook ed, ''Pieta," or '"rhe Virgin Weep ing Over the Body of Christ" won derfully bright and effective piece of work, cut in the style of Durer. No better engraving was ever done by any man.
 The French school Is represented by Masson, Visscher. Morin, Edelinck, Nantenil and others, as engravers, with Meyron, Brackamond and Buchot for etchers, Meyron, one of the great est of etchers, dying in Q madhouse, Brackarlond supreme as a technician and Buchot full of imagination but a slave to hls art,
 Nothing has been said as yet of Whistler and Pennell. who though both Atnericans, must stand with Sir Seymour Haden and Charles w. Sher- born to represent the English school. the older men like Strange. Woollett and Sharp, with a host of others, de- serve place in this exhibition to help round it out to completeness, and it is hoped that at some future date they may be represented as well as our own earlier engravers. So much has been said of late regarding Whistler, and all hls works that it seems unnecessary b recall them in particular. The col lection is a notable one and will speak for itself Mir. Pennell Is also too well known to require any additional com- mendation added to his we'll earned fame. Of my friend, Sherborn, not so well known here, except to book-plate collectors, there are four examples. all of his own designing and engraving He works In the true spirit of the "Idt- tle Masters whom he admires and makes his pattern. That he falls no whit behind them in execution and technical excellence, is seen at once by a glance at his work. while his con- ception is more refined and elevating. And this he, himself. would consider no mean compliment.
 Little space is, left for a considera- tion of the wood engraved proofs of the American school, as well repre- scented here, but that they will attract their full mead of attention, goes with out saying. We are greatly indebted to
 MT. J. Alden Weir, the artist and brother of Prof, John I. Weir, for the 1 loar of his many Durers and Rem. brardts. as we'll as his own series ol 1 etchings
 Our thanks are also due to Messrs
 Wunderlich, Kneodler, Keppel, Collins 1 Scribners, MT. Henry Wolf, the Gen. 1 tury Co. and others, for the loan of
 valuable proofs. The exhibition, com
 mencing this morning, will be open to l the public every day from June 1 to 1t inclusive. w. F. ITOPsON.