The sun., 1889-04-28
THE CENTENNIAL LOAN COLLECTION
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| eraI nor,roit nnipters ,vbo b,yo NOT sircn hoo,
surnassed n thev hovo heen o,u,l,ed an mi.
side Of tho occan Enough of thoir Lettor
works are nresent "a give Nou yorters thoir
| first reoI ideo Of what ia moan, hv N ron,av n
| Stnort or n Trurhul, Apa ,a ro,ords Woeb
ippton portraits ot all events tho colIection
| surpasses In interest the ope in philadolrbia
| and IA undoubto,llv the bost that has over heen
got together.
| First in celebrity is tho Vaughan portrait
| no 27A, which Stuart painted from life in 1895
1t shows the right sido of the face. while the
Lansdowne full-lcneth and the Athenrum
head show the left side In color and in
haudlinS It is an excellent example of Stuarts
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likeness instead of SO often copyiny tho other.
that 1t has become tho acce pied sinulacrum Of
the Father of his Country. Very similar In pose
| and character is tho Gibbs portrait (No. 2S)
that hangs near by. 1t has suffered by clean
Ing apparently, but must at all times have been
| INFERIOR 10 It's neighbor. and those critics are
right. perhaps. who regard 1t rs replica. not
another original from lifo. The big replica Of
tho Lansdowne portrait No. 29l is thoroughly
bad example OF Stuart at his worst but 1t Is in
| terestinS as showing the school of the famous
| original Several repHcas OF the Athenrnm
| head are likewise present, good bad and in
| different. the finest being undoubtedly the one
| loaned by Mrs. Pruyn OF Albany No. 33l, and
formerly owned by Samuel Washington. Here
We have beautiful color and good execution.
| and less OF the nlouthy look than usual
In strong contrast with these Stuarts, all Of
| which while they vary In excellence. show the
| same general conception of the great original.
| is tho large three uarter length by Joseph
Wright mo. 4OL This. with the companion
picture OF Martha Washington NO 49), was
purchased few years ago by Mr. c. W. Bowen
after careful examination OF written and print
ed Testimonies. which certainly seemed TO
prove that they were indeed the ones which,
| 1t is known. this artist painted from life.
But they need no credentials to give them in
terest or add authority to the INTERPRETATION