New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-04
RARE FRENCH PRINTS
UNVEIL LIFE OF TINE
18th Century Scenes Depicted in
Black ana il COlOrS.

A notable selection of French prints
in black and in colors is now the Of
fering az the Knoedler gallery. They
date from the eighteenth and cary
nineteenth centuries and form part OF
the famous Christophle collection, now
owned by Joseph +. Widener. The
prints alc superb Il would be difficult
10 conceive Of more splendid gather
ing. Many Of them are proofs OF the
plates before the lettering or dedica.
tions were added. There are proof
prints OF more than one state Of some
of the plates. Some OF these engray-
ings are very free, IN the discreet
French manner Others portray eN-
tremely intimate scenes, and all faith
fully picture TO US the life and setting
Of the period.
There are prints by De Launay,
Duclos and many ether masters. Four
exquisite "Bacchanals,' by Fragonard'
are Of the utmost dcllcacy. A. -, Au-
bins engraved portraits are me. Is
pecialiy interesting are those OF ms
wife and himself There a few Won
derful color prints by Janlnet aiter
Fragonard. Lawrence and others.
beautiful print after Greuze Is by lie,
vasseur. The work of Moreau and
S.monct is represented by la Couchee
de Ia Mari6e' and one or two similar
engravings There is an exceptionally
beautiful portrait % Frederick sophia
Wilhelmina. by DISCOUNTS, and an
amusing caricature by Debucourt, en-
titled "Promenade dams Ia Ga.erie du
Palais Royal" in which contemporary
foibles are entertainlngly satirlzed.
At the Anderson Galleries are some
furniture and bric-a-brac belonging 10
Mrs. Williams Sprague, OF Hampstead,
Long Island, and Mrs. Frances Byam.
OF East Chatham. y. Y. The collection
is 10 be sold az auction on the after
Moons Of Friday ard Saturday, March
10 and IL. There are few good things
and some OF little interest. large
mirror catalogued as by Adam. Is
handsome, but seems t0pheavy There
are some good gilt Chlppenda.e and
Empire mirrors and sconces. very
pretty set of Louis XVI drawing room
furniture. upholstered In silk Beauva. )
tapestry is modern. A set Of ugly gilt
Hepplewhite chairs is Old. This re
minds US that all that Is old Is not
good. There Is "A handsome pair Of
Sheraton inlaid mahogany secretaries
with elaborate doors and fretwork ped
iments. We rather wish that the mir
rors included IN their design had been
dispensed with. They detract. rather
than add. especially those behind the
omen work in the ped ments.
4 bronze Venus, modelled by Hubert
lie Sueur, and said 20 have once be-
longed 70 Charles the First OF Eng
land, is exceedingly interesting
Though the anatomy is, perhaps, not
too perfect. the feeling Of the whole
is good. and it is an exceptionally fine
French Renaissance bronze. A pair Of
bronze ccntaurs Of the period Of Louis
XIV are charming. They are beautiful
ly modelled and joyful On the back
OF each ccntaur rides a Cupid. Some
good maidstone snuff bottles, several
pieces Of Indifferent Chinese porcelain
and some commonplace modern furni-
ture are also included.
There are quite a large number Of
water colors Of birds at the KATE gal
iery, the work Of II. c. Deuslow. W.
should judge that, as accurate pictures