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Jur 3, 1885.J THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. 419 THE ANTWERP INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. [from a special correspondent.] It will be scarcely possible to refer to all the numerous pbotographic exhibits that are scattered about in the vari ous sections ; but we propose to take note of those sub jects that impressed us most as we sauntered round the exhibition. From the very close relationship between the French and the Belgians, it is perhaps not surprising that the former have taken so much interest in the grand display which is now gathered together at Antwerp. As a proof of the great sympathy shown, we may remark that the French Government voted no less than 840,000 for the expenses of their own section. In the photographic department, M. Nadar makes per haps the most interesting, if not the most extended, ex hibit. In the frame of portraits of celebrities may be mentioned those of Gounod, Sarah Bernhardt, M. de Brazza, and the illustrious Victor Hugo. Of the series, the portrait of M. de Brazza, representing the African explorer just returned from the Desert, is the most successful. M. Nadar also shows some attempts at subterranean and serostatic photography. The former were taken in the well-known catacombs of Paris, by the aid of the electric light. The large balloon photograph is an enlargement from a negative exposed in 1866, and in which the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, and the Arc de Triomphe, are distinctly discernible. This picture is par ticularly interesting, for it was the first successful balloon photograph, and was obtained before the days of gelatine plates and instantaneous shutters. M. Levy, of Paris, has fitted up a small cabin glazed with a large series of window and lantern transparencies of both an artistic and educational nature; in this exhibit we noticed several stereoscopic slides produced by the well-known firm of Ferrier and Soulier. In the extensive exhibit of MM. Braun and Co. are in- eluded several °f their well-known large photographs, taken direct, of Swiss scenery also a numerous collection of iv® now much talked of reproductions from the galleries of Windsor Castle, Dresden, St. Petersburg, Louvre, and of our own National Gallery. M. Van Bosch, of Paris, whose work has frequently been noticed in these columns, in addition to a frame of excellent portraits, exhibits an original screen suitable for the drawing-room or spacy boudoir. The screen consists of about a dozen trans parencies of family or other portraits mounted on a crimson plush framework; and each picture is embellished with a wreath of pressed ferns and variegated grass, tastefully arranged on the glass itself, and thus completing a very effective and original ornament. In M. Gallot’s series of portraits of the officers of the French Academy we notice the features of the illustrious de Lesseps, and also those of the now departed Victor Hugo. M. Chalot exhibits some good general work, but the ballet scenes, taken at the Eden Theatre, Paris—like other attempts at stage photography—suffer very much from want of definition, in consequence of the large aperture of the lens necessary for the purpose. Landscape photography is well repre sented by M. H. Krafft, who shows a number of pictures taken in his native country, Greece, Japan, and China. Some very graceful photographs of acrobats and gymnasts in the act of performing are contributed by M. de Saint- Senoch. Of the enlargement shown by M. F. Vandenbosch, of Bordeaux, perhaps the less sail the better ; we have seen worse work. M. Leon Vidal, the chief of the MortilMr de la Pholotjraphie, is represented by a little case containing copies of his journal and several of his well- known photographic manuals. We note specially a copy of Poitevin’s last treatise, which is editel by our excellent French Correspondent, and is embellished with a very satisfactory portrait of the author. • Continued from page 402. MM. Attout-Tailf r and J. Clayton exhibit a coloured screen composed of ribbons of pale yellow and indigo blue, with a star of salmon tint; also two photographs of the same ; one was produced on an ordinary gelatine- bromide plate, and the other is from a negative on an isochromatic film. In the former result all the colours are reproduced in almost exactly one uniform tone ; but with the isochromatic negative the colours are translated according to their visual intensity. Space will not permit our noticing all the numerous examples of photo-gravure and mechanical printing here exhibited ; but excellent work is shown by MM. Droulde and Terpereau, Jules Hautecoeur, S. Krakow, J. E. Lecadre, A. Quinsac, and Victor Rose. An extensive display of apparatus is made by the French dealers. M. Fleury-Hermagis exhibits a series of lenses to which are attached an original form of mounting for the stops. The latter, which are of the Waterhouse type, are rivetted together, and hinged to the metallic mounts, so that with such a fitting no fear need be entertained of losing or mislaying the diaphragm when out on tour; on the other hand, as each stop is differently situated in the mounting, out of the set of six, only one could be properly centred ; and thus, looking at the apparatus from a theoretical point of view, we should be of opinion that flare spots and want of definition would frequently result. The same exhibitor shows a neat and very practical drop-shutter working next to the diaphragm, and also several instantaneous pictures taken by M. Grassin, who exhibited such excellent wor at Pall Mall some months back. The case of optical and electrical apparatus displayed by M. Ducretet contains a polariscope with camera attached; also several photographs of salt, nitre, sugar, &c., taken with the apparatus. It will be remembered that Mr. W. Crookes, F.R.S., first succeeded in obtaining micro photographs with polarized light about twenty years ago, but, as he pointed out at the time, such results would never prove satisfactory, from the absence of colour. Apparatus well worthy of examination is also shown by MM. J. Audoum, George Balagny, Balague, Gilles freres, F. P. Jonte, Mackenstein, H. Martin, Schaeffner, Schrambach, and C. Vavasseur. luthe Italian section, Ganzini and Gabriel, of Milan, show an enlargement of a portrait of an old priest, in which the features of the veteran are exquisitely preserved. Signor Naya, of Venice, exhibits a gigantic frame of re productions from oil paintings, which would perhaps have been more satisfactory had the isochromatic process been employed. The phototypic reproductions by Danesi, from chalk sketches, are very effective, and should prove valu able for educational purposes. In the exhibit contributed by the Principality of Monaco are shown several excellent photographs by M. Messey, of the luxuriant grounds and gorgeous buildings belonging to the famous gambling hell at Monte Carlo. In the Haiti collection we noticed an interesting frame exhibited by M. Weik, and containing photographs of the transit of Venus, the instruments in the temporary observatory, and a group of the expeditionary party sent out on the occasion of the 1882 transit by the Portugese Government. In the Canadian section, which—by-the-bye, attracts many visitors—Mr. Tapley, of Ottawa, shows some very effective photographs of Canadian river scenery. Among the most successful is a picture showing the mouth of the Saguenay. Among other good work now on view at Antwerp may be mentioned the landscapes by Herr Bernhoft, of Luxem bourg, the portraiture of M. Uniao, of Oporto, and the instantaneous pictures of performing elephants byMirsch, of Temesvar. Before concluding this notice, we should mention that those of our readers who contemplate visiting Antwerp during the present summer will have an excellent oppor-