Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25

In the Corcoran Art Gallery, is a cast of
that which stands in front of the Hamilton
Club in Brooklyn. 1t is a striking figure,
heroic In size. showing the great statesman
In the attitude of addressing the delegates
10 the convention at Poughkeepsie, per-
snading ttxm with all his eloquence to cast
their votes for the confederation.
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Mr.. Richard N. Brooke Is engaged upon
another of those subjects of colored life by
which he is SO well known to the public.
This, with several landscapes, he expects to
show at the coming exhibition of the Wash
mgton artists. Mr.. Brooke has received
from unofficial sources the welcome news
that his picture. THE Coming Storm has
been awarded honorable mention at Atlanta
The painting, supposed to be by an old
master. of Salome carrying the head CT
John the Baptist on a charger, has been
cleaned and sent from the Corcoran Gal
lery to New York, to undergo examination
by experts best fitted 10 determine the
artist by whom it was painted. There has
been much difference Of opinion concerning
II, Dr. Barbarin, curator o. the gallery with
many others, deeming 1t, on account of its
Gepth OF color, unquestionably work Of the
Titan school, while other good authorities
attribute 1t to either.
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Mr.. L. S. Rrumidi is putting the finishing
touches on portrait of Mrs. T. H. G. Todd
and is busy with a number of interesting
canvases for the coming exhibition at the
Cosmos Club.
On February 3 Mr.. r. LIE Grand Johnston
will
annual exhibition. for which he Is now
busily preparing.
Mr.. A. G. Heaton has commenced a por-
trait of Prof. GooCe Of the Smithsonian In
sttution, and is also working on an interior
view of the church of st. Mark in Venice,
from studies made while abroad In this
one sees scattered here and there the char
acteristic faces always found in European
cathedrals; tourists, guide book in hand ;
beggars and kneeling worshipers. The fig
ures are we'll grouped and show considera BILE
study.
An exhibition Of Howard Helmick's work
opens Monday at Heitmuller's gallery. The
larger part of the exhibition will be pastels
and water. colcrs. happily interpreting a
wide re nge of subjects.
Mr.. E. G. Messer is elabora ting many of
the studies made in Virginia last summer
for the exhibition which he intends to hold
in February. He will also show some land
scapes based on material gathered in Maine
and a number of familiar scenes In Ana
costa.
In view of the recent revival Of the minia-
ture art. the exhibition next week at Fisch-
er's gallery will be Of more than usual in
terest. OF the Washington artists repre-
sented Mr.. Keeling will show perhaps the
largest number. Among the most notable
of his are miniatures Of Mrs. James Brown
Potter, much admired at the New York
Portrait exhibition; Mrs. Fred Gerhard, Mrs
Stilson HutcEins and one of the Princess of
Wales, after Luke Fildes. Miss Sara Bartle
will have portraits Of Mrs. Parker Mann
and Mrs. VIM. Cunningham in her exhibit
and Mrs s. NJ. Fassett and Miss Loury will
also show examples of their work. Among
the foreign miniatures will be found speci-
mems by Swebach, the famous decorator CT
Sevres china ;Augustin, Isabey and Latoucle
in the Morrisset collection, and examples by
the English artists, Shelley and Fra onard.
A contemporary portrait of Pauline Bona
parte by Jacquet, will also be shown.