, 1874-09-04
THE M0NTPENSIER PICTURES.

Tho Collection Loaned by tho Duke
dc NIontponslcr to the Museum Of
Elmo Arts Mt Boston.
From. II. Boston Journal.
The collection OF pictures 1oaued to the Trna-
toes ct tLe Museum OF Fiuo Arta at Doaton. by
His Royal Highness tho Duke do Montpenslor,
vii bo opened to tho public at tho Athenoum
about tho 18th Of september. When tho an-
nounua,nent WIS made ut tho beginning OF tho
yoar that the Duko had offered to mako this
loan, the interest Of I'll loyors OF art throughout
tho country was greatly excited. In proof Of
tlia wo cannot forboar quoting tho following
paragraph from lettor written by Charles Sum
ner to gentleman in this city in Maroh last; !;
Ths thought of those pictures has cheercd-almost
ess5 .. Fl Ts We Wy sssa ef ag
In 4 Kings frUlte.
Upoxpootetl. difficulties, resulting from tho
nnyol character OF the undertaking, at ono time
threatened to put stop to j.. The Pctnfeat More re
April but, o. this turned out to be impossible 1t
vas thought better to POSTPONE tholr shipment
until August rather than to Aavo them afrlVo
hero In tho middle OF tho summer. IN mo mean,
time existing impodiulonta woro removed. and
J. tho way rendered easy by tho genorona offer OF
the Ol,uard Company to hrtns. tho pictures FREQ
of charge, via Liverpool to Boston, and by the
lind consent Of the United states oonsui At
az a.on ti,nm aafely shipped. This be did on tho
20th OF August, aud Il the plceuIoa 1cach
England iii tmo to catch tlo steamer % o. tho 21h
| !)th % OF 10tr Of september. As 1t Is doBirab1o
INT tho nublio should clearly unaon6tnnd tho
circumsta1icos which havc brought about this
roxut, It may bo we'll to state them as briefly aa
Guea,cd GI1uonoed BY tie troubled condition Of span,
aout tho llfty-Avo most valuable pictures in his
Palace Of San Tonao ut Boville to Gibraltar, with
tic intention OF forwarding them, to Loidon,
| where Sir Fsanois Grant. tho President OF tho
| lIo however Afterwards found hi1nself obliged
| to decline to do 30, on account of tho necessity
Of giving up the halls Of tl.u. noyal Academy lo
Tie pictarcs Of tho lste sir Edwin Landsear until
Th,,Y it happenod that the hlontponslcr pictures
Voro loft III tho Custom-lIouso ut Gibraltar.
where, being safe on English ground they
might hayo remained for months or; ycass
Mr. Arthur Goldman, passing through Gibraltar
on his way to YeaeviiIo FOR tue w!ntar,
heard Of them conceived tho iden TINT, rs they
could not 10 to Englapd, thcy might come to q
proper representations wero made to tho Duke,
aud guatantios offered by Responsible persons, 1t
was not impossible thae lo might glso hta COZ. q
sent. Application WAS Immediately nude 70 tue
highIy aeeompilshod author, who lau long i'oa
tllo o(lce Of private SECRETARY to tho Duo a'At'-
malo, aud WHO, both by Ills Influence with Tie
| Orloaua rrinccR and his knowledge Of tho PER
, tiea conoornol on thia BIdo Of tho Atlanio, waH
al to event proved, admirably Q.laliliol to serye
Nh nogoliator. Tho Duke conEontoA to tho 70
| uloBtof tho rrustooa. Us pro!1orod by NJ. Laugel
on condition that tho pictures should DO insusat
nraiuyt mariuo aud lro risk, on tho yaluatlon
sot down in lie list which lao Hont to l,outoNt &C
ooupauicd With d lcstor, Of which tho following
/ il nj extract; . .....
1hayo received, with great satisfaction, lhs' lotto
Which YOU did mo tho honor to write I'd In you
ns.no, aud in lilo uaao Of lllc Trusteoa Of tho Museum
of Fue Ar,4 a. Boston, concerning tho Loan Of COT
tnn l,,nor Of works ot art 10 your gallery from
1ujaco OF ban Telno 1T Seville. III making hs loa1
reloics to thlnk That the Grst time these picture
nms in IN American museum, Ii will afford Ii,
great puas,.ro to think et have thug been abo
sil tu sproal!ng and developing nohlo love Of ~
hays 20 loug united tho memba7a at my ta'uih