New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-18

turc is the famous "Kt-Cat Club consisting OF
Steele Vanbrugh. Addison. CongTeye the maIqu nS
of Wharton, Darteneuf, Earl OF wilmington, L0Tu
NOhun and Jacob Tonson, ana near tnese iolJoio
and impressive picture of Pope resting ms head on
his hand-an Invalid. IL Is a fascinating lace' W.
pe,t como Ia a fine group of pictures III the Dust
stvIe of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Ihey represent
George Ill and his Queen, the marriage OF hins
George and Queen Charlotte at windsor CastIe'
vorous lords and the Ladies Naldcgrave, very CeIe-
bTatcd beauties in their day. Much admiration was
excited il the first days OF TINS eAhlDitoh Dy tTo
pictures representing two lovely glrs the one WiSI
ing linen. the other ironing-which were hoted III
the catalogue the very celebrated beauties whose
prOmenades used tOrequlre extra police Arrangements
I'm account of the crowds attracted by them Eliza
beth Cunning duchess of ATgylD ana Mara dun-
ming Countess of Coventry. II turns out now
ever, that although these We're sold to LOrd mans
field as the Cunning girls, they were really the
daughters Of the painter OF the pctureS-Henly NOW
land There is, however, beautiful little oval OF
Elizabeth Cunning. which is undoubtedly genuine
and fully bears out the traditions of her quiet beauty
However, the most beautiful woman OF Englan9'
il GainsbOrOuglIs portraits are TO be ,OeIeVed;
was Anne Luttrell, aiterward Duchess oil
Cumberland. The particular portrait to when
| refer was painted in 1866, and represents y
most spiritual, deep-eyed lady, with mouth I,,ii
of poetic eXpresSiOn-the perfect Norman
type The face Of Bongbrokc is that of refined,
pretty, cold, skeptical man-the last one Woud say,
TO have inspired Pope las he did with that me a9QHe
the feast of reason and the flow of soul" when
would he rather suggested by the neigborng DI0ag,
comfortable face of Richard Steele tone OF hneleI
finest works. How some OF these PORTRAITS Cl1IIso o
ones precOnCeptiOns Who would have fanole9 ln 9
Addison was a girlish fellow like tins (eVlaenty
careful 10 have his nice hands pantedl OF tnal SUh-
greve so completely addicted TO NeiyeIs ana tno
like ? Speaking of giIlish men reminds me 10 say
that there is graphic picture sent here ny sir J9h
Pakington of Edward Hyde, aiterward IhId Eall OF
Clarendon who was Governor OF NewtoTkG III INC e
reign of Queen Anne. lie IS represented Nt was
painted i'm 1928 in female lownecked evening dress,
it being his idea of loyalty to his Queen to dress IKE
her Among other aplsh tricks says Miss Strlck
% I'D n Inn he al
Earl of Clarendon, is said TO have held his STATE
ievees at NewYOrk, and received the principal colo
nsts dressed up i'll complete female court costume,
because truly he represented the person OF female
sovereign his cousin, Queen Anne" Here, Slde Nv
side, are Swift and Stella Esther Johnson lie a
regular flaXhaired German student In lOOkNery etu'
however she a merry, brOwn-eyed, pouring beauty;
And here is Cav, the author OF the " Beggars opera
Hogarth), broad-faced, jolly, ugly but win uhis-
taxable genius Nature, one would say began 10
make butcher but changed her mind, ana en9ed
with poet. Is it unSeemly, after that 70 say thaI
the third portrait OF him. prohie ny VI, KlGharsOn;
gives him very much the face OF H. W. Beechel
One of the most charmng pictures kneIler Is thau Oh
Winifred Herbert Countess of Nthsdale, the ocot-
fish lass light-haired and Tuddy, who has strong
eve and nose and brow, which did her husband good
service when she took his place IN the tower WINE ne
under sentence of death for participating III the Larl
of Mars rebelliOn escaped dressed IN her clOthes'
With much interest looked upon the huge rough,
stern face of Bishop Hooper painted by HOgarthl,
whose refusal TO wear the church VestnehtS pSg,nl
that war which, among other results, founded New
England. Lady Walter Montague, as painted by
Della Rusca is the most curious blending OF tho
worldly the intellectual, and the kindly woman
have ever seen. OF course we have here the Ola
actresses and charming they must have been; IN
fact if any face here vie with that OF the Duch
ess of Cumberland, it is that of Little Comedy,
alias Kate Hornbeck as pictured by Sir Joshua she
is like an embodied white flame. Mrs. Oldheld, reg
WofingtOn-all Charles Reade's heroines-are well
represented .:
it is Just possible that my reader may have inn
agined that Peg Wellington is simply the creatl9h OIL
Charles Reade She was an Irish girl, born IN DuD-
1r.Dn - Ip,., y 4 ~
nous ropedancer, Madame NiOlante Peg played LOT
a time In Dublin, but when IS appeared at Covent
Garden as Sir Harry WidairD where her beauty hna
spirit won universal admiration. she acteu Win
Garrick who wrote q lOve-sOng to her as MY
Peggy" She was gaining fast on Mrs. ClODer ana
Mrs. Beamy, the stage heTolnes OF the tIne When
She was struck with paralysis while acting In l'of
She died AT TeddingtOn three years later: She was
very remarkable for her sweetness, her IoNelhess
and her charities Sir Joshua Reynolds painted her
i'm the character of Penelope wearing crown, neI
hands crossed VanlOO has also left us this beautiful
picture of her in low negge dress, with blrd-cage
by her SIDE from which the canary has come forth
TO perch upon her shoulder. She was more lovely
than beautiful Mrs Anne Oldield who IS the chief
She appeared at an early period than Reg. she was
apprentced to a seamstress at Westminster, but AT
tTacted the attention of Farquhar and was induced
to appear in a piece of Vanburghsi iii 400. She
gained her fame as Lady Betty MOdish. in Clbbers
ECareless Husband" She is the "Flayia' OF the
"TateTp and POpes "NaTclssa" When she dlcd
there was great lamentation, and her body lay IN
state in Jerusalem Chamber and was buried with
great ceremony. This picture represents her az very
pretty with low dress, held by chain OF pearls ana
Jewels she holds paper III her hand, and Is crowned
with bay.