New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-05
RECEPTION AT THE MUSEUM.
A THRONG OF VISITORS IN THE ART
GALLERIES.
THE CULLUM COLLECTION OF SCULPTURES
EARLY AMERICAN AND OLD ENG


LIsH PAINTINGS
Fully four thousand people thronged the galleries
OF the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in Central PARK
yesterday afternoon at the twenty sem-annual
reception. long line Of handsome turDouts almost
filed the driveway In front OF the museum. and
from / until o'clock there continuous stream
Of fashionably dressed and their escorts
passing in at the large main entrance.
The Culum collection OF statuary. busts and
friezes representative OF Greek and Roman art at
tracted much attention. On the north side Of the
Culum gallery is a large relief from the Arch OF
Titus. in Rome. before which crowd Of admirers
might be seen standing any time In the after
Some OF the massive pedimental sculptures
OF the Parthenon. the statue of "NIobe and Her
Children and the three Amazon statues. copies
Of the original by Poycleites also popular
favores The visitors passed most Of the time,
however. In viewing the valuable loan collections
OF pictures in the eastern galleries the second
floor. The centre OF attraction the new loan
collection Of paintings by early American painters
in gallery No q Here THE Angel Liberating St.
Peter from Prison." by Allston, the cynosure
Of all eyes. or this painting George H. Story the
curator said: 1T Is probably the finest Aliston in
existence. since the destruction OF The Vision OF
the Bloody Hand" Other paintings which received
much notice were Portrait OF Sig. Carracci.
Sculptor. of Rome" by Trumbull: Portrait of
Colonel James Gibson" by Trott; General and
Martha Washington" by Robertson and PORTRAIT
Of Henry Clay" by Dodge.
Gallery No. containing the old English pictures
loaned by George A. Hearn, was also crowded all
the afternoon. valuable new gift to the museum
from Mr. Hearn is Midday Meal by Morland.
Among the guests at the reception were the ioi-
lowing: 49,.
Colonel George Tichenor. Bishop, Potter George
" Ballou DR. Bruce Crane A. H. R HarfSa Ball.
James F. Wenman John A. McKim the Rev DE-
Brady f. Backus, ]. Spencer Turner, Dr; u Is
Bettine d'Mose. the Rev. Dr. r. NJ MaeSracS Ken
Dr. Lewis A. sayre the Rev Richard B Post
Percival Knauth, Robert Bonner, Charles T. COOK
General Franz Slgel George A. Hearn Mr: and Mrs.
Eastman Johnston, c. T.. Russell, Job b. Hedges
Berg, Charles " Dayton. Henry Cotheal swqrdsi
Draper' Mrs a. C. Bettner, John d. yermeue the
Rev John Chamberlln, F. w. Rhinelander, Nine;
L. p dI Cesnoa. John, Jsroloman' , Genera.
sf ReD SPENCER Adroh General
s Mr and Mrs e. j. Gould vscount Paul Abzac
Baron Fava Judge Charles W. Taintor, MaIquis
Malaspina. Alexander MAITLAND, H. 5oi'oh Jon S,
s@ amRer' w HHrsns Colgate, Thsodcre L. peynne
DR. Charles |. Pardee, Joseph w; Harper. SchuyIer
ouackenbush. Judge Henry ". Bookstaver A6 9nea
SUtro, Mrs Ellen j. Banker Miss Josephine Drexe,
John s. Kennedy. william E.. Dodge. the Kev;
Thomas McMulen, John Crosby Brown, Hlrami
Hitchcock General Egbert l.. Niele, Rowland Peli
lieutenant Alexander Newburger, Edwin !. God-
kin Frederick Prime. Howard C. Smith Or. Ed
ward G. Janeway, John Q. A. Ward ]. Mccormick
Gibson, Professor c. L. Speranza, ana James u
NicOll