New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-07
SOME GREAT PICTURES.
TIE COLLECTION Of Mr.. WILLIAM T. WAL
TIERS, OF BALTIMORE.

Baltimore, Aug. IAN unpretcndinG. indeed pam
looking, house Oh Mt Vernon Tlacc. holds some oil
the most beautiful. curious and valuable objects Of
artistic interest in The world. II is the home Of Mr.
william T. Walters, whose creates: plea Gre IN lfc j.
collecting fine pictures and rare brio abrac On certain
days. during the spring months OF each year. he opens
his galleries to the public for the benefit Of the Poor As
ISOLATION OF the city, to which charitable organization
lie allows the right OF selling all tickets.
This arrangement is a double charity. for without II
great many people would he denied the pleasure Of
seeing his collection. once in long while he opens th"
whole house for special occasion ana there Is not
A corner In 1t that does not hold its treasure. y
small front the second floor Is devoted TO the
watcr-colors of poo: unhappy Leon Bonvin. The
room on the third floor. This furnished,
a. fir possible. With thing, that lave mt time
been used by the unfortunate Marie Antoincue. The
walls are hung with blue satin brOcaded in the hcr
delys and arranged that when inside the room
and the door cAesa the wall presents an unbr0kcn
surface. The bed Is small and has canopy Of blue
silk and cruclfx hung beneath. Opposite this room
is another filed with old Dutch furniture There
are wooden chairs beautifully carved but with such
HIGH straight backs and hard there could have
been little rest found in using them. There f.
square mirror set in wood and brass hanging over
chest of drawers which has no doubt held many 1T
tie madens linen. Curious Old beer mugs adorn the
walls and a platter in blue and white has the Lords
Prayer on it In old Dutch. On all available wall
and engravlnGs back room on the second floor
contains the celebrated collection OF Ealye b?Onzcs.
OF which were seen in Network about two
years ago when the exhibition given there OF
Daryt's work on the walls the original pastel
and crayom sketches Of animals which used
notes in his work by tbs great artist
The parlor Is really like n muscum-iul OF bronzcs,
pictures statuary and In the centre devoted 10
antique and historic jcwery and brio brac. At the
back OF the main hall turn slightly TO the right,
tall eight day clock is ticking away the hours,
and then down long passage lighted through three
large glass doors which form the inside wall Of the
dining room. Passing under portiere we find our
selves in The first bric-a brac Glass cases line
the walls filled with whose coOrings
examples OF lost art. Other cases stand about
the containing japanese carving In ivory and
jade in silver fgrec cut work and rcpoussc. Three
beautiful crystal globes are In the cases. In the
centre Of the room stands a large square Of bras
bound mahogany which rests japanese bronze.
six feet high. representing enOrmOus dragon ont
OF whose coils rises vase with smaller dragops FOR
handlc There pieces OF japanese in this
room 50 that the legation at Washington has
come over TO see them as examples can no longer De
found In Japan. Two small rooms open into this one.
In the one the left few watcr-cOlors crayOas
and engraving them the original design for
THE AngeusH and The shepherd at the Fold 10y
Moonlight" by Millet: Fortuny's The Mendcant7 and
Don Quixote,' waercolors and Mcssoniers d" Court
yard OF the Artists studio also waiercoOr. Here
to- are watercolors by Alma Tadcrna. Twixt Venus
and Bacchus," and Xanthe and Pharon.r or 1t H.
better known, The Bench Of the Question fiom
GcorS Ehors's book which suggested the picture In
a letter TO Mr. Walters. Tadema says:
..In fact 1t has now come to this | painted n
picture. Ebcrs wrote novel upon my picture. and
have now painted picture again upon this novel.
- have made the boy noble looking and near
the subject could, and the girl in her role dis
safis6 I'd with nndt az he
told to her about him. The seat was, according 10
Ebers, upon a dixie. Leading downward is stair
case. up which, rs you by the fallen rose
leaves Xanthe has with the gathered for
ner work.
al DO hope you may be satisfied as that Is the
only wish that made work hard and could 1t
be otherwise rs you must always look at this picture
a. a result OF your last visit to my studio, at which
felt truly gratiled'
All the pictures in this worthy Of mention
indeed, every is gem. Crossing the brio a-bIac
room again 90 through the door the right and
are in the little bridegroom which connects the main
gallery with the house. In it is long case filed
with japanese bronzes; and In uc Is small
glass mounted In rosewood and brass surrounded
by a velvet rope. This contains the precious Peach
Blow collection. The famous Is there, too, but
made TO stand modestly among the rest Of It's pink
| relations and attract undue notice. There was so
much said at the time OF the sale that Mr. Walters
seems 10 be slightly sensitive regarding It's publicity
In this room IS portrait Of Barge by Bonnat aud
one OF that artist himself painted by himself and pre-
sented TO Mr.. Walters.
Now We enter the largo gallery and our attention is
nj once claimed by picture TO the right" The Mar
tyrdom OF st. Sebastian" by Corot. This is I'M
mense canvas the largest in the collection. though
not the most Interesting subject. This picture was
painted over by Corot three times. In It's second
state nc presented II TO the lottery IN aid Of the
orphans left by the FrancoGerman war. The picture
at that time was circular ut top owing 10 ts framing:
but at a suggestion Corot filled out the corners. the
canvas being already there aud made 1t rectangular
ms IL Is now other works by this artist 10 be found
here are "The Evening star" a Country Lane"
bordcred with trees in the soft colorng Of very carly
spring; and "A Fishermans Cottage" This last one
| Is n recent addition. SO also is Greuze "The Milk
maid" ana a beautiful Turner, 1.-The Grand Canal,
Venice" Tadems is noby represented In oil By his