, 1869-12-11
4 Eufted treasure.

The most sat7ab!e art cotIec'ton 10 tho co1nsfJ
has re=cIty ketu brought 10 The light OF itT in
lIoston. 1t con.hts OF q collection Of pl'aungs
9ntneted By tha llta rnoalAs Thnnpsan, Esq the
last repsrssptattye Of "a cid Boston fAull5, '1no
o,ed 10 New York iatt spsspa. Tsa ia.s picture
,-ddrd to tie collection MA Tbs Sleeping Deauey
10 tto SSooa," ~ w.2as, Vt Suw yots, tor ~h,ca !
tAoo0 aas p4,1 c.r:Atn privileges being retained |
By the sIi>L olhco then the gallery has bseu |
sbot ut iisit teleg having c1usicd Ill thfpan-
cd for ten Jeat1, /
ptc41uy Mr. ), Harvey Yonnx, tao director Of |
the Goo a!fa exhibition ot tho Boston AthenHl'p.
HsA sFr u!rse ID b{ kte cyeonft1 OF MF. Thomp.out
tEtate N cxA1Le aL1 catalogue tho rIctoses: md
That xttk he has how COMPLETED. Hr. Y0unS
foutd tho paintings II aho upper part Of =
building on Washington ftrcrt. near toe RoJlsian
NaIket. TneJ wero ia cresy possihte s'st0 Of
t. klect. lss9stR Of tdan ng against Tho RaIs Of
tczen YeoLs, SACKED lAt statct, or literally piled
alG.ott N ihn csunRs OF tho dlnereuE departments
Except NJ. YouuT. no lt>tuE nun uaa eter secn
them all
Their humbsrz ats 70 vast that xccks Hero rs-
quifrd to catalogue them, spt the <1pcnsa Ct
loving then to other Inoala lc tt- ssne city wAs
&:rh There arc, Of ooafst, 4uouJ them many
mediocre AID oven poor paintings; but taeEa arc
sit0 Ter, q mi co+tiy Aad rarc wotk4 Of att Tho
grand Cd n.A%ter. Of sha 1fteehth, txteenth, Aad
/ srSeases:h cen.ur.ra a1o fc1rcaaatoa. As vel 4.
The lsst AF:hta Ut tsa znouern ltattan, German,
FIrIen. English. and An..ficaa schools, Together
s'ia ne1a caane.s never heard al.
Old EaI:ef4 90 to*t1rd By Pea1est'
erd Eltlttscta Tu1t4s, cop.aIa, Le,s
nre e'bo- ed ~ yAc D5lts, Terie1s ltahros, and
all these cAi:sccs4tt-ie6etter- -i'h tie wosss VI
E.sslakr, Iawrc.c'. Reynolds, Ktcl!er. R.;aszy.
Gorlxud, Ca:p.lotuxh, Philip Ill :ar:b, Mrad-
owf, Et1E. Nasni ii, nunEeJ, Op:e, CopIs., Sts1-
ast, Merton Ssodixst, Of t.e Ea1aaa school;
! lhIcser. LaE.Liref, Ia Ba1e, NlxnAru. B4n,o
DE1Ne', 1saety, &c D:c1x, OF tie Frencn; S:htto+
| II, G-e1cltc, seebacn, PAal Zuceha.e;li, Van U.-
tide, D1z, Van AaAF, aid maDJ o:lers Of tho
ftxlRa, pltcb, ~ G+rnap kebo0lt-aefe piled IL
cnre,t.s heaps With democratic ncoodts, pcksd
I up for few dolArI It to1no patllc aucsion- TIE
! he Dozen ly U:aittadt, - well u Nosts hi
| Clurcb, uso7p. s1ny, 1amsc, Darand, Ptal>',
Lar'. Elsrh. peugsls, All o:acE. celebrated ten
,eats ago IL tie world of ars,
Nj. b,etttadt yal1es tee entiic collection At half
| u Etliou toItsla-
TIE tts.cty OF thia gallery Ct agt Ia little les IT,
! ttlcs:Irx than ths ~urka themselves. III. T1on.p.
ttD, vt tlye nsli, Nsx The .asl member Of at vld
! ntd ~tal.y Eoss0u fui,liy. LIE iuet.1ttd . for
| atIe of aut nj million du-1a1A eunrsctn:s real
tt1A'e 10 cst every Part OF tie city. lie lnhe.-
| nee, ais. q Hoat singular dlsposluon. anf, IN
ccul.c oi t1ne, bis 1liot> ncracies separated hgl
nt1e Ct ksd lTL.a BIS II Leo, atli, NJ l4tf,
lotA hts belrpst ffietdl As he :Gt1, or wIs lett
y. LstIe !Etrnds. hurer,r, nc gathered a;ouEd
hlns o'hets wLiea he ioa.,t thought would remain
| t1Le 10 h,u lie euu:ht out fttiEIt.e-1th never
i'd rttr toaId his god ii Mr. Thoua.on
hcordtA LIS Wofts Of arr a rtqness fur per:1ls-
aet to eea them 4aa nlvn,s refused or Graded !;
| lns On rare ccessteha tie wuult tcs!re "a Oil
tre8a + IL altlst % les .pest them They 4cre 20
,nlut1Cus ard 10 Iootiy III, pla5et, tovescr, tsas
lo r*zsen ws' ever nale 10 SIC item al 1t ore
rialr, and Fecouc 1nsttst,oo Eas rcrcr C:veu.
III lEo1 there &o.k. were RI Gt4ttDycd bF dc
They bad Gust upward Of te9oo tn gold; but Hr.
1Eon p,on uu41ucd tlr Roney loss lnucn ies.
thar tho r:ctnles, therlseIr-a, nl4ey of wt!cn
cocid never be Terleced. In Heo.t ,uuc. now.
ever, be tecuus ac1 col els ~1sk, and 10 flIf q
ot1en 5eafs had Eaaio 4 caltecEou raalr larxc7
AID more s.lash:e toaa the nr.s st th:a tine his
eGesEtrscit.es hal separated h.o iron ntatiJ II.
! hlk 1fleEd% FS!l!cE u see 1Ey {lult 10 ALA oan
coruuct AL T1ou sau thought his iE7rcds IN ap-
lHscl&stve. JsaIoc., n.1 Lfss. A difficulty mnn
tee Aseeesor, xsso, N enrear., lmpo!ed tax-s ua
wartbtanly upon hh property. Fre:tpssaset step
which he had probably cpatelnplA.sl for sore
tine, AEd aAuut zen Jtzfs ngo ID turned b =
back up1n hM Ea;iFa city, reyer to etses
II rne,c. s1an allowance ha1 besa uass
far hi1 Thlcs, lite cnasi:1 exhibited for
tlt i:ofytcfaciss. .. D. d he deemed himself cra-a,
ataat d By bis teIow't eancs generally. He gave
f'Ti.E trters 10 Ills b1sILct pt% cot to dtlclAst
| BIS ris.e 0E 1esdercc. Taeet utuera wtfe fs1.h-
su1lJ cbeFtd-sueted, It u NJ. prooan!s tna. a ueh
tL!r,tss was telt IL LIZ tsr, except br artists aad
dealers, Tho h4u Aluas fup.tl Alu a Rod euau y
II er ard lleefrl fr1cni SIT, he ,ser,=asts
Charged hI8 place OF a!sode, living II ur4s III
cantn.dsc. Metlord, salem, saa Mi.r towrA IL
! he Legnb>tnooA VI bost u, ana haaliy. IN tue
uEttcsA.ary tear Of ',r,LE Traced ou', ..nossus to
greater dIe:auce. E,tLs.s1J Le reuuscd to
New York, VII. II tie tt-t las: .rr1nS.
Nr Thompson Was h.sra. 10 po1r aod k:r1g-
& Tug astists, but ,nfsxl-!e IN ht4 detes1ntoaloa
lss.r tp bu, IeSs pctIfe :sotn :eA.cs. a..a ~
Gro u Judge u, 10 u,4kr II Lext TO !1paas.a.s to
| tu;re:e unNu hl1.
The collection 1ll thot:is t'c reroyed u Neg
! Yofk, Hhtrc II Will ic puo iel} e1hsolied. Ten
tze,Rh c41s Will he 1-qu red Tor tEat purpote, and
essn n Il - tbs p.c'e1xs Wit hAse 10 oo packed
cioseIy, KtluoEt u 1!!g,.