The various winter exhibitions at the Art Galleries promise to be unusually in-of the Royal Academy annke no Goal deteresting this year. Though the Council
cision until after their meeting next month it is practically settled that they will show upon their walls the works of artists deceased during the past fifty years. The New Gallery will devote itself entirely to the works of the late Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Lovers of this great master therefore have a great treat in store for them At the Grafton Galleries during the first three months of the year Verestchazin, the great Russian painter, is to occupy the walls; later on, during the summer months, 8 most varied and novel exhibition will be held in these galleries. In addition toa collection of pictures by living French artists which will occupy the walls, Tiffwny of New York is sending over @ numerous and varied assortment of lovely and artist tic articles for exhibition—China, glass, Not content with this, Monnier of Paris is to show the most recollection of Parisian bronzes hibited in this country, and one room is to be devoted to an exhibition of ancient Japanese art which is said to be I visited the Autumn Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Painters at these same lleries a few days ago and found it most interesting; one portrait will, however, far outweigh all the rest in interest, The Sirdar, by Hubert Herkomer, R. A. It is not newly done, in fact, it was exhibited about six years ago in the Academy, and was painted before Sir Herbert attained the position of Sirdar, but it is a fine Painting "face fal of promise, which has n fully realised. Mr. Herkomer likewise shows twenty small portraits all of men or women of mark. The Into Lord Tennyson, Mr. G. F. Watts, R.A. the Right Hon. Prof. Max Mille Mon, Archdruid of Wales, being among the number. Mr. Ellis Roberts who is rather the fashion just now has no less than seven works on view, the best being a of the Duchess of Portland which is very charming. Messrs. John Collier, Legros, Shannon, Lavery, and G. F. Watts have all sent contributions and helped to ensure the success of the exhibition, which I believe is now regarded as an annual func-
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