New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24

London, June 23-The Wallace collection.
after being reserved for royal inspection
yesterday. Is private view to-day and
will be opened to the public next week
Hertford House. in Manchester Square, has
been partly reconstructed. four large galleries
having been built the site OF the stables and
one gallery having been added on an upper floor.
The collection has been arranged with sound
judgment, to convey the impression Of a
richly furnished house in occupation rather than
of a museum of art and curiosities. Renais-
sance and rocOco furniture. porcelains and
maJolica, bronzes and garnitures miniatures
and snuffbOxes, and all the other ornamental
objects have been scattered through the spa
, - rooms. Only one gallery is entirely de-
voted to French furniture and ornaments. There
are twenty-six galleries, all well lighted. and the
paintings are hung where they can be seen The
collection a whole is unique in Europe and Is
a National possession of supreme artistic value
Among the features of this treasure house are
extensive series of Venetian canvases by
Canaletto and Guard; two representative gall
leries OF Dutch paintings of the seventeenth cen
tury: a splendid collection Of French and Eng
lish art Of the nineteenth century, with Corots
Macbeth and the Witches as the masterpiece;
a great gallery of Italian. Spanish. Flemish.
Dutch and English pictures. with works by
Murillo, Velasquez, Titan, Gina, Rubens, Rem
brandt. Vandyok, Lunt Hobbema, Reynolds.
exhibit of French art Of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. with Vatican Lancret
Pater, Fragonard. Greuze. Boucher. Nattier.
Oudry and lie Moyne magnifCentIy represented;
two watercolOr rooms. with Bennington. Turner
and DeCamPs as chief masters; a collection OF
European and Oriental armor filing four gall
leres; one Of the most complete exhibits OF
Sevres porcelain in existence; a superb collec-
ton of majolica and Limoges enaueIs; a mar
eIIor ICt oP
furniture from Versailles and European cha
teaux and palaces; a complete exhibit OF
French decorative art in bronzes, porcelains and
worries; garnitures of three centuries. a famous
collection OF snurboxes and a beautiful series
| of French and English miniatures.
The Wallace collection takes rank at once
after the National Gallery as London's second
treasure house. and supplements il at it's weak
est point, that of French art. in which the
Louvre is now rivaIled under several heads. The
opening OF this magnificent collection is one or
| the most important events in the annals OF art
! The only work catalogued as representing the
American school is Suliy's portrait of the Queen
| in the first gallery. There may be a touch OF
| satire IN this proceeding: SulJy was born in
England, and wss honorLd with the friendship
| of Sir Thomas Lawrence but identified himself
with America. and died there in his old age.
American art. according 20 the catalogue. is not
represented by Americans like Whistler Sar-
gent. Shannoc and Abbey. who take precedence
| in London and Paris and live abroad. but by
EnglIshmen WHO lived and died in America.
Three busts Of Lady WaEGce. SIR William Wal
lace and the Marquis Of Hertford. at the head
of the grand staircase. with it's famous Louis
QuatOrze baiGst-&de. are ii. the places of honor
where recognition can be paid to the three
patrons of art to whom England is Indebted for
| this house.
This beautiful collection was begun by the
third Marquis OF Hertford enlarged by the
fourth MARQUIS. completed by Sir William Wall
lace, and given 10 the nation by Lady Wallace
1t represents three generations Of collectors
The fourth Marquis left the collection and a
fortune for enlarging it to his natural son, and
diverted ii from the direct line his cousin TAX
ing the title and little else. AS Sir William Wal
lace lost his only son. his art treasures are now
National possession. while the direct line OF
the family has been impoverished. and the heir
| TO the title has recently appeared in the bank
ruptcy court in consequence OF having a beg
carly allowance The diversion of these coIlec-
tions to the ilIegitinate has kept them to-
gether and saved them Tor art lovers The
Peel heirOoms and library, which were handed
Gown TO direct descendants. have been auc-
| toned off and scattered. The satire of this
contrast would have amused Sir Robert Peers
friend the Marquis Of Hertford, who was known
/ as the wicked Marquis" and appeared in
rhackeray's Vanity Fair as the MARQUIS OF
Steyne.
! II there be any doubt in the United States re-
| spectng English opinion of Mckinley and Re.
publican politics. it may be dispeued by the
reticence Of the London and provincial press
respecting the work of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton There are few comments upon IL and
such as there are have a perfunctory sound
/ These are not eUlOgies Of Mckinley and the
Republican party is not embarrassed by English
/ patronage or hattery The party platform Is
described as moderate. and the nominations as
/ good as the circumstances permitted The near
est approach 70 compliment is The SPECTATORS
remark that Mckinley is possibly too much OF a
/ politician. but that he has won and receives in
/ ternationaI respect. The English press is pre-
occupied with large affairs in South Africa and
/ China and has no space in reserve for a trivial
/ incident in AnglO-Saxon history. such as the
\ election of President BY nation OF eighty
millions Moreover, there are no Illusions here
I respecting either President Mckinley or the Re-
publican party; both are known 10 be downright
American, and not IN any sense English Prest-
/ dent Mckinley Is not suspected OF having ever
made an apology for introducing the tariff bill
/ which bore his name and the party which re-
/ nominated him, so far from repudIating protec-
I ton, has reafarmed It and added 10 u sub
| sides for American shipping. Nobody in Eng
/ land ever speaks OF Mckinley as anything but
an uncOmpromising champion OF American IDEAS
| and policies; hence his denomination is received
/ here without enthusiasm and with quiet reserve
as possibly not the best choice. but one which
1 divides the Republican party least
/ There is a continuance OF the almless talk
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