American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . and general form seemexcellently kept; but the fore-ground lines are meaningless,and I can see no reason forthe complication of lines inthe sky. The tone of thewhole is, however, of admi-rable quality. One thing tobe noticed in all this super-fine work is, that, however di-verse the original genius ofthe men, when they are drilledinto superfineness their workis scarcely utter subordination ofthe engraver destroys his in-dividuality. Having no indi-viduality of his own, will hebe better ab
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . and general form seemexcellently kept; but the fore-ground lines are meaningless,and I can see no reason forthe complication of lines inthe sky. The tone of thewhole is, however, of admi-rable quality. One thing tobe noticed in all this super-fine work is, that, however di-verse the original genius ofthe men, when they are drilledinto superfineness their workis scarcely utter subordination ofthe engraver destroys his in-dividuality. Having no indi-viduality of his own, will hebe better able to appreciatethe individuality (the real per-sonality, I do not say onlythe outer clothes) of thepainter? J. H. Whitney doesa perfect piece of patient fac-simile in his cut of Joe (Scrib-ner, Vol. XVIII. p. 491, andPortfolio). In endeavoring toreproduce The Morning Stars,after Blakes wonderful etch-ing (Scribner, June, 1880, ), he has simply attemptedan impossibility. For his veryfailure, however, he deservesmuch credit. It is remark-ably close to the original. On the Old by R. A. Muller, after William Magrath. From Art in America, by S. G. W. Benjamin. Published by Harper & Brothers. The Haden etchings (Scribner, August, 1880) are failures altogether as representations of the larger etchings. They only give the subjects of the originals. I mustpoint to one more example of the Microscopic, — Leblancs reproduction of the frontispiece toGeorge Cruikshanks Table-Book (Scribner, Vol. XVI. p. 172). If this sort of thing be — can itbe? — carried further, Messrs. Harper and Scribner will have to atone by endowing a hospital forblind wood-engravers. And still another calls for notice, — Mr. Kilburns Sand Dunes (Scribner,July, 1880, p. 365). I certainly do not give it as a sample of Mr. Kilburns work, but as theerowning mercy of the New School. I can best describe it as a Juengling by I hope that Mr. Kilburn has invented a machine for the savin
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