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... ntent at http://about.jstor.org/participate--jstor/individuals/early-journal--content. JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary source objects. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not--for--profit organization that also includes Ithaka S+R and Portico. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Igo THE ART JOURNAL. that the artist has produced for a long time. The landscape by Lewis has all the richness of colouring and cheerfulness of tone which distinguislh his methocl, and, if it is not Nature mirrored, it is Nature very charmingly complimented. Mr. Moran's oil-painitings are a humorous illustration of Burns's lines Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others see us!" and a couple of very clever studies, entitlecd ' The Stable-Door' and 'Twilight.' Mr. G. H. McCord's painiting of ' Sleepy Hollow' is worthy of notice, both fr-om the subject ancd its treatment. The artist has succeedecl very creditably in portraying the impression suggestecl in " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," describing the re pose of the locality, and at the same time adhering to its literal character in the immediate surroundings of the old church, the trees, &c. In the east cor-ridor there is a pretty specimen of animal painting by Robbe. It is a pair of sheep and two lambs resting on a hill-side, but the drawing, colouring, andl general treatment, are botlh clelicate ancl sympathetic, without being weak. A lar-ge paint ing of I Kauy-a-hoor-a,' Trenton Falls, New York, by J. B. Sword, is a bold yet delicately-treated piece of work. Great skill is shown in the paintinig of the rocks and water, and in the distribution of light, while the foliage has a rich suggestion of exuberant forest-life. Mr. T. Richards is represented by one of his carefully-elaborated Wissahickon studies, made in I870, but he has done finer things both befor-e and since this work wvas painted. ' The Bluffs on the Coast of France,' by Mr. Harry Case, is a spirited study in the French mannier. Two opulently-coloured Eastern scenes, by Mr. S. Parrish, also show the traces of foreign influence in their style. Indian Rock, Wissahickon,' is a familiar bit of landscape worthily reproduced by T. B. Craig. The scene is caught during an au tumn day, and the contrast between the bright, glowing tints of the maples and the pure, deep green of the pines is strongly depicted. Mr. F. De Bourg Richards has two companion-pieces-'Twin Lakes, Colorado,' and ' Lake Lucerne, Switzerland 'subjects which are str-ikingly contrasted, and handled with considerable skill and dramatic effect. ' Lake Lucerne' is shown in an open view, taken from a high point behind the town, and overlooking the lake. Mount Pilatus and the Rigi stand out in bold relief, while the snowv-capped mountains in the distance mingle with the clouds. The day is a still one, the water of the lake is calm, and every object on the shore mirrored in its emerald depths. The foreground is enlivened with figures and animals, and the whole tone of the picture is cheerful. The companion-picture is taken from the Rocky Mountains, and the rugged scener-y is dramatically treated. In the distance a gathering storm breaks the lights, and concentrates the effect upon a narrow strip of land that divides the lakes and continues up the mountain-side. The foreground is in shadow, and is composed of massive rocks, between which spring up tall firs and pines. There is an encampment of Indians on the margin of the lake, and the whole scene is a decidedly im pressive one. In the first picture the highly-cultivated valleys of Europe are shown; in the latter the unbroken, natural soil of Ame rica. In the one are the houses and churches which mark the abode of civilisation; in the other the wigowams of the savage. Both pictures are marked by careful attention to details.