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the picture.
T h ere is a dep th o f shadow w hich
am ou nts to darkness in the p rin cip al effect; b u t it
is a degree of darkn ess n ecessary to the te rro r and
th e su b lim ity o f such a subject. T he p ro p h e t stand s
elevated above all th e oth er fig u re s, b efore the
portico o f a tem ple.
T h e d ism ay of the holy
m essenger is m ost strikingly blended w ith the ex
pressio n of his p ro phetic en th u sia sm ; b u t at the
sam e tim e he seem s full o f confidence inspired b y
his m ission. It is not the dism ay of d astard ly fear,
it is h o rro r m ixed w ith indignation a t the con
tem plation o f guilt. H is look, his air, his attitu d e,
e v ery featu re o f his countenance, the expression o f
his lips, and m anner o f addressing his h e are rs , all
seem to bespeak the m ighty oracle — "
Yet fo r ty
days, and Nineveh shall he overthrown
/” —
F o r the assistance o f v is ito rs , therfe is placed
in ev ery room a sh o rt description o f the painting s
it contains.
T h e gallery is open, g ratis, ev ery S u n d ay from
1 2— 2 o’clock. F rom 1st. M ay to 1st. S eptr. e v e ry
T u esd ay from 3 — 7 o’clock, and ev ery F rid a y from .
11— 3 o’clock. In S ep tr. ev ery T u esd ay from 2 — 6 ;
a n d in O ctober from 1— 5 o’clock.
Den Moltkeske Malerisam ling, Count
M o ltke’s Collection o f Paintings,
is in T h o tts
P a la i, th e front building o f w h ich is n ow the*