Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-22

on the right and thence WendS ms way
back to the starting point This brings
the earliest and latest work almost in
juXtapOSition, and allows throughout a
comparison of early with late methods.
The former are found little more stud
led perhaps than the latter, but less free
and spontaneous. The artists of one hum
dred years ago were primarily picture
makers; those of the past double decade
essentially impreSsionists.
Exhibit by Senefelder.
little Autograph by Senefelder, the
founder Of photography, opens the col
lection and is followed, almost directly.
by a series of works by Vernet, a
Frenchman, who seemed to enter at once
into the spirit of the new-found art and
to employ it with excellent result. Mich
olson and Ward, the first of the English
school to work in this medium, are like
wise given representation, with Belly. a
French comic artist; Fragenard. who de-
splendid interior of st. Ouen Cathedral.
in Rouen, and Aglio. the Italian. who.
interestingly enough is recalled by his
Autograph of Warwick Castle.
1t is regarded as remarkable that in
those days, when travel was by no means
difficult, that the discovery made by the
comparatively obscure German writer
should have SO speedily become known
and practiced In all parts Of Europe. and
that it should, as 1t were. have come
full-fiedged into existence.
Theodore Gericault is given the credit
for having first perfected the process,
and though he never attained the excel
lence of Raffat, Gavarin. Bennington.
Harding or Isabey. he exerted. sufficient
an important place by the historians OF
the art. He Is represented in the library
exhibition by eight Autographs, several
of which are of horses.
StriZner and Bergmann. .countrymen
and contemporaries of Senefelder, both
spent their efforts chiefly in reproducing
religious paintings by the early German
masters, and succeeded in getting in their
works the naive spirit of the originals.
Printed on paper of a golden tint. these
Autographs are effective. but Of compare
tive little interest as original works of
art
Architectural subjects and landscape
seem to be most susceptible OF transla-
ton through this medium, and an inter-
esting example of the first is found in
the work of Prout, and of the second in
that Of Circeri. James Harding and
Richard p. Bennington of the English
school and Alexandra Calame of Swift
erland were all great photographers and
true interpreters. Harding has been de-
clared to stand almost, If not quite I'M
rivaled in landscape Autographs. Bon
ington is perhaps best known as a
painter, but he is even more engaging in
his photographic transcriptions. which ex-
hibit exquisite refinement and much feel
ing; Calame shows himself to be a con-
summate craftsman and a true student
Of nature All three work, it is seen, in
very different methods. Calame employing
broader and sketchier manner than
either Harding or Bennington.
Delacroix Specimen.
With the work of this distinguished
group of landscape photographers is
shown that of Delacroix, the great ami
NAL painter Both the Royal Tiger
and the Lion of the Atlas are set
forth-works which will for all time be
accounted among the most remarkable
photographic productions.
The portrait and figure work is perhaps
less remarkable, though Raffet's military