New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
ENGLAND'S RICH LEGACY.
THE FAMOUS WALLACE ART CoLLEC-
TION LEFT TO THE NATION.
SOME OF TIL MOST VALUABLE WORKS CON
TANNED IN TOLD AND MODERN MASIEi-9
WELL RE- RESENTED.

tanned IN TOLD AND MODERN MAsTERs
WELL RE- RESENTED.
The famous Hertford or Wallace collection o.
nainilngs and other objects of art which has Just
been lef 10 the English Government b. the widow
Of Sir Richard Wallace. j. generally recognized TO
be the fines private gallery in tn. word ~ 'nl7
act o. Lady Wallace the Ensisa public gains access
N treas llres for which their former owner. Sf
Richard refused several years ago II Is said the
sum of $4,000 600 The collection was removed from
Paris 10 England in lS72 and wa frs SHOWN there
~ the oDenin, O. the Be,hnai Green Museum. IN
or. ~ the poores. parts Of Eas London. There it
remained from the opening OF the museum on
June a. ls72 until III sprinT o. l''o Wnen IL was
taken TO the CALLERS whiH', Sir Richard Wallace
bIilt for its reception In Manchester Square
some idea o. the exten, o. this wonderful collec-
ito, wbi,'i the poor o. London thus retained IN
their neighborhooi Tor nearly three years may De
obtained from the statement that II hcIuo'" 'o'
oil paintings a fine collection OF water coors anu
more than one thousand objects Of miscellaneous
ar, Among the latter are rare porcelalns ana
hronzes decorative furniture, number Of o"au-
tis,llv wrought snuff boxes and articles OF je"ery
OF every description. The paintings are however
the basis OF the collections worth and interest
II Is rich in examples Of the work Of me 90 mas
ters-Rembrand: Rubens. MUrio ana NelaSqu"z
in par,icular-anG the modern schools are also iu.y
represented In giving short account Of the
nictures il Is perhaps easier TO speak o. them ac-
cordinr to the nationality or rather the schooi o.
the painters.
Among the English artists. sir Joshua Reynolds
nrohabIy leads in the number Of specimens Of his
.orr There is his Miss Bowles" The engraving
~ which are familiar under the title OF Love
VI Love Nv Doe" His Nelly . Brrn,' which
has been shown on other occasions I'D Loh"o"' y
o,e of the most charming portraits ~ the Hsl
tcsides these there are portraits from his Dr''h
=, former members Of The Hertford family and
u~.Ul d.
u,,n randseer's Humble Friend examples Oh
cainshoroueh and Lawrence. and several pictures
;. ,ha vounc artist bennington. VINO died JUST -
b;s work promised win him fame. are chiei
among the others by English painter.
M the Flemish and Dutch paintings there is q
magnificent array In addition 70 the can'"ses OF
Rembrandt. RUbcns, and Van pSke, 'h'f+ are
Gyms Hobbenas. Metzus. Meris NanderVeides
,pi Vanderhevdeus In strlkias numbers. "H''1
tho R4mbranGis The Uumercifnl servant ana
"gurgomaster Pockan and His Family are the
most nrominent Thy show the strong lights and
sb,des which have become known az the chdrac-
teristics Of his work. and stand out from among
tho mixtures Of the other artists with peculiar
force.
Rubens whose gorgeous coiorlng seems still fresh
in most of the paintings. l. no less n0Diy repre-
sented There is his famous landscape wiih me
rainbow the gloomy sky and the iurn'f' ruShin5
stream Another Of mis- canvases IS Tchri'ts
Charge 10 Peter" and there = a sketch. masters
sketch OF cavalry fight at a broken bridge
Among the Van Dykes may be mentioned 'Phiilppc
LEROY and His Wife" formerly IN the collection OF
the King OF Holland. ana the well-known picture
paris" The most beautiful OF the Hobpenes l.
The Water Mill" also from the royal noiAhd
collection and there t. also the diploma painting
of this artist-the one upon which ho was admitted
10 the Amsterdam Royal Acadcmy-sIened ana
dated 1908 lie Coup de Canos' ana The Battle
of Solebay" are fine examples Of TN skill Of VAN
siIfI g n
pictures OF water and shipping. Among the re-
naming Dutch works a landscape by C!aude
Lorraine: interiors by Peter De Hooghe ana Dy
Macs; Gerhard Douw's st Anthony In Prayer
one Of Franz Hals's cavaliers gorgeous IN lac"
and embroidery and Tenicrs's Release OF >.
Peter" Cottage by 4 River ana d delightful
painiing Of a
While there not many Of the iialah PANT
ers yet the examples o: even these can by no
means he considered few. A beautiful Titan is
found in the Rape OF Europa" md there Is also
the ske,ch which the same artist wade ioF "'s