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The editor's room
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THE EDITOR'S ROOM
NEW PUBLICATIONS published in 1877, has been long out of print.
The worn and retouched plates which accompanied
George Morland. By Ralph Richardson, it have been, in the present edition, substituted by
F.R.S.E. (London : Eliot Stock.)—" In all the photogravures made from a selected set of early
range of British Art there are few things better proofs. The editor of this new edition, Mr. Thomas
than a good Morland," so Mr. W. E. Henley wrote J. Wise, has added a preface in which some
in 1889; and Mr. Richardson, who interesting particulars are given in re-
has chosen this text to preface his very ■ lation to this little known work by Mr.
readable biography, is evidently of the ^ Ruskin.
same opinion. Granted that the anec- John Miller Gray. Memoir and
dotal history of a painter is permissible, Remains. Two vols. (Edinburgh:
and that an artist's private life must be David Douglas.)—Possibly the hero of
studied in conjunction with his work, J J this memorial, which consists of short
the book is a most welcome one— ^^^^ papers contributed by his friends, and
indeed, an indispensable volume to Si tt reprints of some of his own papers and
painters and their patrons. For, even '^^Smv**^^ criticisms, was hardly familiar even by
if you deny this naive admixture of ^^5^5?^^^ name to the general public. But the
morals and methods, the copious lists V ^Sfl^ ^ate Curator of the Scottish National
of the appendix would alone make it Portrait Gallery was not without influ-
worth preserving. An abstract from ^r^L ence in the more limited circle of those
the earlier " Life " by George Waule, /^^^^ who are professionally interested in Art,
R. A., which Mr. Richardson heads ^ tf and his personal charm of character, as
"critical remarks/' is worth reading to ^^lu^^ these tributes prove, won him the
show how far removed are the canons ^^5™^^^*^ friendship of Robert Browning, Walter
of the old and new criticism. Had Pater, Dr. John Brown, and many
Morland's merits been confined to ^^^Kapim other men of the time. Even to those
these, the ingenious Mr. Dawe points j ^\ wno ^ad not tne f°rtune t0 know Mr.
out with somewhat patronising approval, ^^^^ Gray this book comes with a peculiar
it is doubtful if the first sentence quoted & fascination of its own ; for the memories
in this brief notice had ever been pro- ~^iL\ Jtuxjl and appreciations contributed to it are
voked. Fortunately a fine Morland, kf^wf^^ clearly personal tributes gladly offered,
such as Sir Charles Tennant's Boys W ^^jjk" entirely unlike formal eulogies of the
Robbing an Orchard, appeals directly ^MnS 3P% funeral oration type which remove the
to modern critics, even to those who ^ijpffo hero they celebrate from the imperfec-
have been educated by a Corot and a _J tions of humanity. It was a happy
Whistler to see beauties in Nature that f^^^r^ thought to erect a monument to an
escaped Morland ; therefore it matters -A?m W JF artist and book-lover, in two volumes
little that neither his past nor present *m^!S&^^!l of most perfect structure. In these
biographers exhibit the great artist in days the record of a life devoted with
his most worthy aspect—for his pic- IKS single-heartedness to Art, is always a
lures do that. The get-up of the ^WIK document of immense value, and when,
volume and its admirable illustrations ^ T as here, the student and patient searcher
deserve a special word of praise. fl^^^ after truth is also a warm-hearted lov-
The Harbours of England. By If able man, the influence of such a
John Ruskin. With thirteen Illustra- hon. mention (comp. biography on younger readers especially
tions by J. M. W. Turner, R.A. a xxvi.) "may" should be of great value.
(London : George Allen.)—The pub- (portion of design) Les Artistes Bdges Contemporains.
lisher is amply justified in offering to the public By Edmond-Louis de Taeye. (Brussels : Alfred
a new edition of this work. The previous edition, Castaigne.)—This work consists of short biogra-
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NEW PUBLICATIONS published in 1877, has been long out of print.
The worn and retouched plates which accompanied
George Morland. By Ralph Richardson, it have been, in the present edition, substituted by
F.R.S.E. (London : Eliot Stock.)—" In all the photogravures made from a selected set of early
range of British Art there are few things better proofs. The editor of this new edition, Mr. Thomas
than a good Morland," so Mr. W. E. Henley wrote J. Wise, has added a preface in which some
in 1889; and Mr. Richardson, who interesting particulars are given in re-
has chosen this text to preface his very ■ lation to this little known work by Mr.
readable biography, is evidently of the ^ Ruskin.
same opinion. Granted that the anec- John Miller Gray. Memoir and
dotal history of a painter is permissible, Remains. Two vols. (Edinburgh:
and that an artist's private life must be David Douglas.)—Possibly the hero of
studied in conjunction with his work, J J this memorial, which consists of short
the book is a most welcome one— ^^^^ papers contributed by his friends, and
indeed, an indispensable volume to Si tt reprints of some of his own papers and
painters and their patrons. For, even '^^Smv**^^ criticisms, was hardly familiar even by
if you deny this naive admixture of ^^5^5?^^^ name to the general public. But the
morals and methods, the copious lists V ^Sfl^ ^ate Curator of the Scottish National
of the appendix would alone make it Portrait Gallery was not without influ-
worth preserving. An abstract from ^r^L ence in the more limited circle of those
the earlier " Life " by George Waule, /^^^^ who are professionally interested in Art,
R. A., which Mr. Richardson heads ^ tf and his personal charm of character, as
"critical remarks/' is worth reading to ^^lu^^ these tributes prove, won him the
show how far removed are the canons ^^5™^^^*^ friendship of Robert Browning, Walter
of the old and new criticism. Had Pater, Dr. John Brown, and many
Morland's merits been confined to ^^^Kapim other men of the time. Even to those
these, the ingenious Mr. Dawe points j ^\ wno ^ad not tne f°rtune t0 know Mr.
out with somewhat patronising approval, ^^^^ Gray this book comes with a peculiar
it is doubtful if the first sentence quoted & fascination of its own ; for the memories
in this brief notice had ever been pro- ~^iL\ Jtuxjl and appreciations contributed to it are
voked. Fortunately a fine Morland, kf^wf^^ clearly personal tributes gladly offered,
such as Sir Charles Tennant's Boys W ^^jjk" entirely unlike formal eulogies of the
Robbing an Orchard, appeals directly ^MnS 3P% funeral oration type which remove the
to modern critics, even to those who ^ijpffo hero they celebrate from the imperfec-
have been educated by a Corot and a _J tions of humanity. It was a happy
Whistler to see beauties in Nature that f^^^r^ thought to erect a monument to an
escaped Morland ; therefore it matters -A?m W JF artist and book-lover, in two volumes
little that neither his past nor present *m^!S&^^!l of most perfect structure. In these
biographers exhibit the great artist in days the record of a life devoted with
his most worthy aspect—for his pic- IKS single-heartedness to Art, is always a
lures do that. The get-up of the ^WIK document of immense value, and when,
volume and its admirable illustrations ^ T as here, the student and patient searcher
deserve a special word of praise. fl^^^ after truth is also a warm-hearted lov-
The Harbours of England. By If able man, the influence of such a
John Ruskin. With thirteen Illustra- hon. mention (comp. biography on younger readers especially
tions by J. M. W. Turner, R.A. a xxvi.) "may" should be of great value.
(London : George Allen.)—The pub- (portion of design) Les Artistes Bdges Contemporains.
lisher is amply justified in offering to the public By Edmond-Louis de Taeye. (Brussels : Alfred
a new edition of this work. The previous edition, Castaigne.)—This work consists of short biogra-
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