The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-23
MASTERPIECE THAT WASN'T LOST.
Gerome'. "Shadow of the Cross" Exhibited
Not Long Ago Turns Up as Discovery.

Discoveries o. masterpieces neglected and
dusty in unsuspected places harpen too fire.
Quently In New York TO awaken much interest
nowadays. Usually. however. they belong to
some period considerably more remote than
that OF the painting described in supple
nent last sunday rs found through an old
New Workers misfortune" evidently unrecog-
nzed and unaplreciated. 10 Judge from the
context OF the article This discovery differed
In some other particulars from the customary
find 1t Is a genuine painting in III, first
place and Ia the work Of J l.. Gir0me II was
never lost moreover and Richard Dixon. who
Gays that he owned It last exhibited the paint
ing In Brooklyn only three years ago. Accord
ing To the published story the picture was
now in the possession Of New Yorker who
had lost hts means All in preparing to sell his
Household eT+c's discovered among them
Garonc's famous 'Consummatum Est" known
tls, ~ The Shadow Of the Cross"
Mr., Dixon Of Brooklyn would like 10 know
how i comes about that the picture by Geroms
should have been in state to require such
Uare'u c'enning before its beauties and origin
were "I,be He says that 1t has been out Of
his possession for only three years. and so far
o. ha knew was carefully kent IN s'o,ng
va-ehOuse Mr. Dixon told q Sun reporter
yesterday this story o; his connection with the
picture
IN 1870" he said. ''onc Of the Goups. tho
IiHure dealers. who had married a daughter
o: Gerome. brought the picture first 10 this
country ltcreat"d a great sensation and was
exhibited for the benefit Of n church here at
B. cents a head After II had been in Mr.
Gou'irs possession for n while. Henry V.
Smith. then a wealthy broker associated With
Jay ucu 4. and Jim" Fisk bought the pic
tur" To- Sll,5Oo, H. k~pt II until IA lost lot
o! money In Wall Street, and had e. dispose Of
i 10 7: = Musgrnve. who bought II for SIS
.p, :, After n while II became necessary
!sr.:, and 10 isa T9ught The shallow ' 81
, ,ss c';, irI% lanes SG who had i o.
sni received from him the letter printed the
o orner Gay as having been sent 70 the present
tine alter / bought the picture. / was co "ms
Ieued 70 raise n certain some OF money more
S SgGSy nag osy wa GWSnyepent for mG on a.
over the picture 70 my brokers IN the Mills
building owed them about 50. 700. and /
o%T Tbfaae PPetaTr snbI,c, only to thai "nuty
lent It TO The rxhib ton. II was taken there
was unt., III" impress sion that President Char.
nan ~ the academy had sent the picture to
, nsTH loTH storage house. after assigned the
T NS. ,b In 1t t. my, brokers; thought It
home OF an old New Yorker who has
ho,ninc To- sell Int his pictures. tapestries aud
collection, AS the NeroH says and II the agent
Mho saw my picture suddenly caught n
sNnpse o. wha' appeared TO be dust-colored
painting. carclessly resting on the top OF q
warlrobe in corner OF the room should
very much ike 10 know how It got there. was
age" ' - ""' sun III ''''
wshrence Darling. n photographer at 1872
rs, ihlrty.siSth street. says that when he
Ilpfmra 90 a rtp hat lad
renewal and showed signs OF having long been
gGeRecte'i To prove it's condition when
"tGi u: he said. II have two photographs.
o.r taEen before and one after the picture was
T"ah"d'' He sold he knew nothing OF Mr..
ip1on claim on the picture, or what It's his
T'n was. heyond the fact that II IL the original
.ne famous painting. Whether or not Il was
mtrIsh Tor sale by the broker to whom Mr.
pIAOn gave II he declIneh 10 say