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                                      THE ART-JOURNAL CATALOGUE OF
VITOR BRODSKI, a subject of Russia, resident the Russian Court one of the
most meritorious and attractive of the many objects of value it
in Rome, a sculptor of rare ability, supplies to |                      
             contains. It is a marble CHIMNEY-PINCz, charm-
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  ingly designed and exquisitely carved, and is classed as a production of
Art-manufacture. ture court of Italy, where we find several marble
  to be regarded as a work of high Art, although Victor Brodski, however,
triumphs in the sculp- statues of very great merit bearing his name.
  than a little also will pass under our notice, concerning which  park and
an open air museum; and, in the midst of this varied and
  widely conficting opinions will have been formed and expressed. wonderful
scene the vast edifice has grown up,-an iron Coliseum
  And, perhaps, before our task shall have been completed, we of far greater
than even Coliseum magnitude, that has gathered
  shall feel constrained to admit that here and there we have together beneath
its roof the works of nearly 50,000 exhibitors
  encountered what has excited either indignant surprise or sor-     all
parts of the world, and that expects from all parts of the
  rowing disappointment. While itis passing through a transitional world
some millions of visitors.  We call upon the Imperial
  state, and. settling down to that fully developed condition which  Commissioners
to fulfil their administrative duties with becoming
  eventually will stamp it with the authoritative impress of its true magnanimity.
Their own dignity, no less than the importance of
  character, it rests with the Imperial Commission to determine the the charge
entrusted to them, demands from the Commissioners a
  degree in which, in time to come, this year's Universal Exposition    
 co mprehensive, and truly noble course of action-such
  shall justly be considered to have realised, or to have failed to as will
reflect fresh honour upon France, because it.will promote
  realise, what the world has a right to expect from it.        the best
and dearest interests of mankind.
    With a combination of energy and skill beyond all praise, a
  broad waste has been transformed into a felicitous compound of a      
                             CHARLES BOuTELL, M.A.
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