Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-09

| its to this collection it is not safe to. lin
ger. for there is much to be seen and
enjoyed Between the etchings of Millet
and Of Daubigny, on account of the.
etchings by Meissonier is to be found.
These are exceedingly dainty works-sn-
gle figures chiefly. done with fine lines
and studied In detail. One, THE Ser
an ordinary visiting card. and yet quite
satisfactorily complete. There Is probably
no French painter whose pictures have
been mere frequently reproduced than
Aeissonier. and in this same exhibition
many etchinss after his paintings are
| shown.
Both Ruet and Bolvin have etched his
Reconnaissance" Jules Jacquet his ia
nous 1871" SALES The Author" Mig
Ha R at ths M DaufTsx
Achilles Jacquet THE Musketeer" and
Gaucherel an etching '"rhe Waiting Cav
alier."
Detaille and De Neuville. the great
represented by original etchings; as by
single examples are also the portrait
painters Benjamin Constant and Carolus
Duran. Work OF Appian. the pupil OF
Corot and Daubingy. is shown. Interesting
in its way. but not equal to that OF his
masters; of Beln- Dollet. pupil of Har-
pignies and Millet. chiefly reproductions
Of paintings Of the latter. and Of Brunei
Debaines, who studied under Lalanne'
Jacquemart and Gaucherel and did them
credit. Lalanne. who. by the way. was
knighted by the late King of Portugal Tor
his skill In etching. il well represented.
beautiful print OF Bordeaux among
others being shown. JacQuemart also
ing cup belonging to Marie de Medici.
and an engraved glass OF rock crystal. ne
being of all most famous for his inter-
pretations of still life.
The Work Of Meryon.
Returning. however. to the order In
| which the exhibition is set forth one
finds in close proximity'to Daubigny and
Meissonier's etchinss a group of Meryon
work Here it is indeed we'll to halt. for
few have rendered architectural themes
as we'll as he. His handling Of light and
shade is remarkable: his ability TO tran
| scribe accurately and yet artistically dis
tinctly uncommon. Attention Is especiai-
! ly called to the texture OF his surfaces;
to the poetry which seems to have siiteo
| through great literalness OF mind HIS
''Pont au Charge and st. Etienne du
Mont" show charming composition ana
delightful play of light and shadow; the
vampire of Notre Dame Is especlaIiy
famous: San Francisco in 1855 odd and
unique.
A few cases beyond a portrait of Mer-
yon, etched by. Leopold Flameng. is 70
be found. which in a measure suggests
the tragic history of his life and is in
sistent with his personality. In addition
| to this there are other interesting exam
! pies OF the work OF Flameng; namely a
| portrait of Darwin after a painting by
Collier. The Guild of Drapers and the
brandt, and Christ Healing the Sick,
| after the famous Hundred Glider" e.ch.
| ing by the same master.
BraQuemond, who has done both original
A~~A fuSA &. a.
| scented to advantage. In the former class
! Of work may be mentioned his altogether
charming Marsh Hare" Ducks at Play
| and portrait of Legros. his brother eteher
| and with the latter a copy freely rendered
| of Hofbein's portrait Of Erasmus, and oil
Millet's Emitting Lesson.
Portrait Of Hugo.
BY Desmouiin there is a portrait oil
Victor Hugo. strong and elaborated,