, 1876-09-02
Tho Great Ioan Collection OF
Pictures at the Expo
sitiOn.
One OF the Finest Displays OF Art
Treasures Ever Seen il,
Chicago.
David Nen1's Great picttre..-TWo
Contributed Criticisms
Thereon.
Some Interesting Notes on the
Centennial Picture-Gal-
lery.
TIE EXPOSITION.

TIE EXPOSITION.
During tho week rapid progress Inns been
u,adc In gathering in, hanging, and catalogu!ng
the pictures which will form. the J'loan collec-
tfonn at this ycar's Exposition. Nearly Goo
works, including about 10o watcr-coloFs, nearly
ali from the studios OF European artists wllD
have uchlcycl q Worldwide reputation, havn
been recclved, and nbout onc.talf OF them have
bccn hung. The collection establishes the faet,
the existence Of which was not generally known,
that Chicago Is rich in really excellent works of
art. The contribution 0f the Hon. >.
Russell Jones, numbering 100 canvascs, Is
nuw In place. ani makes very
i]nc display. They arc in tho northeast roo'n'
In the southwest room will bc found the colicc-
t!un uf the Hon. Thomas D. Bryant which Is
composed OF portraits Of the Presidents from
Wasp!ngton to Lincoln, eminent Americans tn
law, literature, and craftsmanship, aud several
works from the cascls Of the old nlnstcrs-Alu-
tillu, Guido, Raphael, and others. In tho east
crn room IS Tie collection owned by Mrs. Alcx-
audcr Mitchell, OF Milwaukee, Which is largely
made up Of works by Roman urtists. During
the week about
200 PICTURES WE'VE RECEIVED.
Mr.. F.. 4. sticKncy contributes thirteen oils
md two water, including works Of Meyer ron
rtcux. From the collertlun Of Mr.. 8. n. Mix
crsnu there lsaye hcou received twclve oils und
pno water, Including David Meals Interior
Of 81. Marks, Venice, landscapes by
g, C. kock anil Gustasc Dorc,
figures hy Errscluur mud Escoss.lra,
aud flowers by RuhEc. afr. Daniel Thompson
toaus 1avfd's portrait Of Napoleon l., aud Anton
seitz's .'uld Friends" Frutn Miss Mary Drum
n,orl there has bcrn received the !" Head ol
.losepl,' by Philip van schcndcl. Mrs. f. C.
Porter contributes three oil paintings by Ter
man nrtists. slr. n. X. Farbank sr'ds stx oils
neiiaas. l.alnl,lcll, mud Drlschcr.. Mr. q. ~.
Pullman contributes eight. Including works by
Ricrsta,lt, Eastman Juluson, and Carl 1lus,sler.
Mr. 7. VI. Itarvny loans four oils md three
;rlni '"ATe Faiihtni Watcher.'7 Mr. i. Il. Ar,,oli
Ioans two landscapes by ". l.. pnlnLer, stnl uf
lhc American sculptor. From the collection Of
,1 Mr. caSEs s7san + sssodpa Rssapa hfs sthny sSa nts a
Krotky's "startingf for the Fair at Mont'l'orene
Mougtnet's large picture Of the "Aliscr anh Ills
Npc'' md Gi,e's Asrnoker" have been loaned
lends four oil.paintll,gs. x landscape Dy YER
- roupEI.Ax rlauns-r1EcE
by Cootnans, aud a gstn BY Eastman Jel'nsGn ?,
works fro1n tho studios Of Hcyllgcrs md
plnsau. From the private collection Of Mr..
John Newell there hnye been obtainetl pictures
Nlr. deorge sturgcs loans i've fine paintings 1y
Caselear, Cortczzo, and Hcrangcr. From tile
collection. Of Mr.. Georgo Armour there have
been loaned si1 oils anu Que water, Including
nSik' md nSy.c sy 'fS Ii! ss'fE! 1kssz &y seas ssf
stx otl-laintlngs and one water-color
Yhrcc OF the former arc by Walberg Wc1,zlcr,
1nd i'ils. Airs; VI: U: JaHics loasls TWO pictures
L.ut1t liz prrn ri Lrf