New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09

whose ual signature u Sebastian venctus ~
cebat." This portrait Sf Colu...bus Learn a.
following inscription lTaec est eiiigies Lsut
Miranda Columb antipodum primus rate ouI
nenetravit in orbem Sebastianas Vcnetus facit
william Harrison Bradley, Of Chicago. .UnitA
States Consul at Nice, contributes a portrait o.
Columbus to the collection, which he purchaser
in tho winter Of 1922 from the heirs Of An
aristocratc French surgeon, lmbert-Dolonnes bv
name. wh0 figured cOnspcuOusly at the court Of
Louis XVI. The portrait resembles very closely
tne Talleyrand canvas Family tradition has n
that in the general panic and flight which follow
ed the Inauguration of the revolution Imbert
Dolonnes fled with the multitude Of Royalists IA
sock safety outside Of Paris. For some time IA
remained secluded at Avignon but hearing that
many Of the Kings paintings and household elecs
were 70 he sold at auction, he ycnturnd 10 return
opd save from the wreck this portrait Of Colum
bus and copies Of two Titians, which are nov
in the Louvre The canvas Is cased in an old
frame It's general tone il somewhat sombre, aud
tbe school is Enthusiastically Flemish. The
NAVIGATOR is represented in dark green green.
bl,ck coat and his headlines is Of the same hue
Tho backoround is filled in with very warm and
reddish brown. Across the top of tho canvas Is
nrintod The legend in Latin Chrstoph Colombo,
Iigur Orbem, alterum ExcOsitavit ct primis
,.ix;t an 1902 Az the side OF the picture %.
pears the line from Virgil
EFT mihi fact fama sat est.
How the portrait came into the royal family
no one knows but it is claimed 10 be- the original
Of the DE I,ry print. Of which the author Of the
"yoyaqcs" asserts that it was painted from LIFE
Inv order of King Ferdinand: ana stolen from
room NJ tho Council Of the Indies and taken 10
the Netherlands. >.
we'll known candy dealer and collector OF odds
and ends. Charles 7. Gunther. or chicago. has
rrohably the most romantic story of any that You
soc in the La Rabida collection. IL was painted
bv Sir Anthony Moore. an artist OF ErrgDsh on
=, Flanders ~ Chevalicr Antonus Morr Won DARN
horst who was born in 1919 and died IN losl
He visited Madrid in 552. at the request o.
Charles to paint tba pcr nnI the time 81
philip ri. when. for some slight offence. said .?
have been herctical ntterances ne was n'nouhoel
to tie Iqsto1,b n. lie 1s of ri. % in Flanders
Ills portrat was printed about 1870 from
miniature of Columbus, said 10 have neen IN the
possession Of the II Fo par ,am qcnt of the yc
Lands under Philip IT. II was removed 70 SPAN
when the Spanards abandoned the Hetnerlanas
and it is said to have nma IN in ,I be famous az
tomnt IN descend upon the coast Of Ireat BRIAN
The vessel which carried il went 70 pieces on sas
Cornish coast and the oT Ss share ar Of the wrecE
Ep, that date 70 the middle of the present
century il remained in the possession o. .h' c sIS
family. when il purchased nv "llllsm Sr. n,;
- Tovont Garden London. His descendants SOLO
IL 70 Charles F. Gunther. II is painted upon
nanol Of wood about three feet by Nv? IN a s,e
and hears in faint letters hhG ''c !. ncIo.ei Is
Colombo The fran" IN whicn u u 20 hs
a marvellous piece Of carving, ana aPpai' " W
a. p 9 Somers HAYES. of New-Yorl City. contributes
Columbus portrait. said 70 have heen paii n.eS
~. ono rortez n pupl Of Velasqucz. II Is paintc1
"n n cedar panel and belonged 70 an old Va.nSls
family. Bernard Henry. who was consul OF ;n n.s
United States at Gibraltar in lsol marie i an.o
the family and obtained me ,p lciIore Tainhrise
80 tho United States Navy. from whom II was ih'
herited BY his grandson Mr. IlnvHs o,,,..;o,
There are other portraits s"nt 70 ms IN
rv American owners. snch ~ those helohgif,; 70
Mr. LAWSON. Of Baltimore: Mr. Norak;, q wv wv.
York: and Mr. Ersliine. Of RoNbury Ny: 1r.
they arr AS a rule. Of Gliestionape an,.ic.o' ,
IA HHn noutioning Others Of which good conas are
49,, md many prints which possess unnouo'ra
interest OF one OF the latter ! cannot re:lst ,ne
temptation of brief mention. pecause 81 or,ai,
70 Lav, been made from life IL Is the W'rh VI
Ia Goa the Discoveries pilot. who marc 'ne
first chart Of the West Indies. AMI AZ me tpp' ~
tLe centre placed vignett" renrfr, hting 's
Cbris.onhnr bearing tho Christ child across
s,raar emromatic Of Columbus carrying 'H,r
t;anitv 70 the New World. Tho features Of ~.
Christopher are said 70 he thosc on rnn Scnht
Of This there must always remain some 1 pa..
UumhoIdt discovered the chart in 49, IN iafls
where il was in the library OF one W wal Sna,t
II il from tho latter that the Spanish GovcrnIenS
purchased il and II now haii@s /" viz
w ~ modern prints the best by far is an etching
bv = Focilon. Of Paris. after painting III p,
session of DR.. di orchl OF %mo, AM in Madrid
III. nIatn I believe is owned ny w. II. Lowder'
milk and v G. Fischer, Of Washington