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seen that the sciences are known and valued in 

 America, and that efforts are making to further them, 

 although no one anxiously studies as a means of liveli- 

 hood. The fine arts, on the contrary, have not yet made 

 a significant progress. Amateurs and connaisseurs 

 hitherto have had adequate opportunity to supply them- 

 selves with works of art, paintings and copper-prints, 

 from Europe. The genius of America, however, is 

 beginning to show itself in these matters. Philadelphia 

 possesses in Mr. Peale an artist, native-born, who may 

 be placed alongside of many in the old world. In an 

 open saloon at his house, lovers and students of art 

 may examine at any time a considerable number of his 

 works. This collection consists for the most part of 

 paintings of famous persons : Washington life-size, 

 with the British standards at his feet Franklin, Paine, 

 Morris most of the Major Generals of the American 

 army all the Presidents of the Congress ; and others 

 distinguished in the new states are to be found here. 

 Several painters and artists of mark born in America 

 have settled elsewhere. Mr. West, and Mr. Du- 

 chesne + were particularly mentioned to me, and a 

 young man of promise, Mr. Copley. America as well 

 as the old world has its geniuses, but these hitherto 

 (conditions having been such as to assure easier and 

 richer returns in trade and agriculture) have remained 

 unknown and undeveloped. 



America has produced as yet no sculptors or en- 

 gravers. But stone-cutters find a pretty good market. 

 Mr. Bauer and Mr. Hafelein, at Philadelphia, make 

 a business of preparing tomb-stones, chimney-pieces, 

 and other heavy decorative work, using the common 

 marble of those parts. A foot of worked marble costs 



