Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-05
AN ART COLLECTION
Mrs. Gardner HaPbassd ossrs That of
Her Late Husband.
CORRESPONDENCE OF TEE SUBJECT
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Resolution lntr6bucedin the House
by Mi. Cummings.
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The magnificent collection of engravings
and arr books Of the.iafe Gardiner G. Hub
bard is tc. be given to the Library of Con-
gross and made accessible to the public. IL
Congress accepts 1t. ~ 80 e7e =
Mrs. Hubbard has offered the collection
and Representative Cummings of the Joint
library committee introduced resolution
In. the House today empo wering M John
Russell Young, the librarian of Congress,
to accept 1t, and to communicate to Mrs.
Hubbard the grateful appreciation of Con-
gress of the public spirit and munificence
Manifested by the gift. ~s@ ~
Mrs. Hubbn rsl'a Letter.
Mrs. Hubbari's letter to Librarian Young,
VI der date of March 81, 1888, making the
proffer. is as follows:
Il hereby offer to thu National Library,
for the benefit Of the people of the United
States. the collection of engravings made
by my husband, the late Gardiner Greene
Hubbard, and in addition thereto, the art
books to be treated as part of the col
lection. .,-g- ~- -.-- j. =
This disposition of the collection, the
gathering of which was to him the pleasure
Of many years chiefly devoted to the well
fare of his fellow men, is in accordance
with his wishes, and Is that which gives
him the greatest satisfaction.
II desire that q suitable gallery in the
library be sdevoted 70 this collection and
such additions as may from time to time
be made to it, to be known as the Gardiner
Greene Hubbard Gallery where it can be
accessible to the public, to be studied and
enjoyed under such reason bic regulations
as may be made by Congress or by the au-
thority to whom Congress may delegate
the control of the National Library
Accompanying the collection is a bust
of Mr.. Hubbard by Gaetano Trentenove
which I desire may be kept in a suitable
place in the gallery.
Il propose during my lifetime to add to
the collection from time to time and in nv
will to make provision for increasing the
collection by creating a fund of 500, 900, to
be placed in the hands of trustees, the in
terest of which Is to be used by the Ii
brarian of Congress in the purchase Of adj
ditional ensravings, it being my under
standing that the, expense incident to the
proper care of this collection will be borne
by the Congressional Library, and not be
Il am, very sincerely yours,
GERTRUDE M. HUBBARD.
Librarian Youngs's Reply.
To this Mr.. Young replied as follows:
u March 2S 1898.
Dear Madame: have the honor to ac-
knowledge your Latter, In which you pre-
| sent to the peoplelbf the United States the
works OF art WHICH belonged to your late
husband. Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and
wherein you likewise e1nvey the wish thai
they be preservedinfn fhe Library of Con-
Gress. ,y .,f
..As the librarian of Congress. it gives me
| the greatest pleasure go acknowledge this
act of munificence and Ito express the graf
itude which all must feel over so noble an
addition TO the art treasures of the ma
ton. The accumulation of this priceless;
collection by your husband was as YOU
| say. the pleasure of many years of a life
chiefly devoted to fine Welfare of his fellow
men, and thosei4ins thei direction of the H.
brary VIII take pride in SO CARRYING out his
! wishes, that It wq ndt alone remain as :
commemoration OF the. ,far-seeing generosi-
ty OF the, Eiver. but, as was his desire. be
ever accessible to the people for their belle
hit and instruction. -~--------
Your letter has been submitted to the
joint committee on the library for offica,
consideration and for such instructions as
Will enable the librarian to carry it's sug-
gestions into effect.
yours. very sincerely,
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG,
So Librarian of Congress-
Value of the Collection.
Mr.. Young selt the letter to the chair
man CT the joint committee on library,
Senator Wetmore, who introduced in the
Senate a resolution similar to the one Of
fered in the House by Mr.. Cummings. Re
ferring to, IN letter to Senator Wetmore,
the value of the collection Mr.. Young said:
1.-The collection OF the late Mr.. Hubbard
has long been regarded by expert judges
many respects the most instructive and
valuable in the country. That distin-
guished gentleman gave many years to
it's accumulation, grudging neither pains
nor expense to obtain the finest examples
OF the masters in the various modern
schools.
Germany is seen in the works Of Schon-
gauer and Albert Durer. There are speci-
mems Of the Italian artists, Marc Antonio
RaimondPs engrayfngs after Raphael, as
Well as the works of Carracci, Spagnoletto,
Piranesi and Raphael Morghen. The F1enl-
ish school constitutes achievements of
Lucas van Leyden, contemporary of
Durer and, likewise, of Vorterman and
Paul Pontius, who worked under the eye
of Rubens. The collection contains, as your
librarian is informed, the largest number
of Rembrandts in the United States. many
oe rarity and value. There are examples
of Suyderhoef, TeI1iers and others, and, 1t
is believed, that there is not well-known
Flemish engraver from the time of Rem
brandt to that Of JOSEF Israels. who does
not find place.
1.-THE French school opens with the seven
tecnth century, embracing the works of
Claude Lorraine and other masters Mr..
Hubbard showed his historical taste by a
unique gathering together Of the portraits
OF Frederick the Great and Napoieon-a
hundred of Frederick-three times as many
OF Napoleon
THE English sche oil includes the work of
Delaram, in the carly part of the seven
tenth century. as well as what was done
by Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Root.
Strange and Turner a. esqs
'.The American section opens with Paul
Revere. who drew the Harvard University
in 1880, and contains specimens Of every
noted American engrayer since that time.
ss..As the committee will see from this
enumeration, the value of this collection
is not alone because of its interest, merit
and beauty. but for its educational utility
az illustrative Of the evolution of modern
art. And when itsis remembered that we
hx,Iesa ready IN tsHe,lihasrys 8. 600 engrayfngs