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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5495, 27 June 1879, Page 5

From occasional London "Art Notes" received by last mail, a correspondent sends as a few extacts which will be interesting i :o Melbourne people. " The sister picture ' to Edwin Long's ' Esther ' in your gallery, lad a companion picture, ' Vaahti, , are to be in this year's exhibition at the Royal Aca- ; iemy. People are at a loss which to admire i the most." "Chevalier is prospering. At '. bis reception there were over 300 visitors, '. imongst them the Duke and Duchess of ' Edinburgh, and tha Duke of Teck. His icademy picture,' Hinemoa, a Maori Girl,' ; which -was purchased in the studio, is very ; nuch admired." From Sydney we lean?. ;hat Mr. Newmann, whose collection d j paintings has attracted mnch notice there. J j 'or some time past, is about to visit Mel- i K>urne, bringing with him some of his best | Dictures for exhibition. His collection con- 1 ;ains some excellent work, and in particular ' i "St. Cecilia," by Gabriel Max, which is j ipoken of as a picture of a very high order < >£ merit. 1