New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-27
MUCH INTEREST IN ART.
PAINTINGS BY DETAILLE. BONHEUR,
MISSIONER AND GEROME IN VAN
DERBILT COLLECTION.

Art circles discussed with lively interest yester-
day the exclusive story IN The Tribune OF the pro-
posed exhibition OF the collection OF paintings
owned nv the late William H. Vanderbilt at the
spring opening of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Through the generosity of George W. Vanderbilt
II is likely that the public will have the opportunity
TO enjoy for A year to come what has been de-
scrtbed the costltest private collection Of mod
paintings in America.
William H. Vanderbilt did little nothing for
native art, but was a generous patron of the
studios IN Paris. Samuel F. Avery. the we'll known
connoisseur, was of great assistance to Mr.. Van
derbiit In attending 10 his commissions. Many Of
the pictures in the collection painted to Mr.
Vanderbtlt's order Mr.. Vanderbilt I'm ISIS had
four pictures painted by Detaille. Rosa Bonheur.
Meissonier and Ger6me. The first familiar through
photograph copies, The Arrest of an Ambulance.
Eastern Part OF France. January. ISL" is
46 inches by g. The title of the picture by Ger0me
is The Reception of the Prince of Conde by Louis
XIV. description of it given by Ger6ms 10 Mr..
Vanderbilt follows:
The reception takes place on the grand staircase
at Versailles In the year 1874 Condo had returned
to court, where he received in triumph. The
King forward him the grand
staircase. which not his usual habit. The
Prince going up slowly, on account of the
govt. which made him almost helpless. As soon as
he the monarch, Sire said he L beg your
majesty's pardon make you wait long. My
cousin answered the King do not hurry. When
is loaded with laures you it is
difficult to walk quickly BY the side of Louis
XIV stands his son, the Duke of Burgundy, whom
they called the Great Dauphin. at that time thr-
years old. Behind him is his preceptor,
Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux."
Messonier's picture of 1873 IS small canvas IS by
Is. entitled An Artist and His Wife, and the
painting by Rosa Bonheur has for its title A
Flock Of sheep" Alma-Tadema in 1879 painted for
Mr.. Vanderbilt picture which has been greatly
admired. entitled Down to the River" a canvas
IS inches wide and 81 high and which exhibited
year there also painted Tor Mr. Vanderbilt
the following pictures "A FeJe During the Carui-
val" by Madrazo; The Portrait" by Louis Lelolr;
Ready for the Hunt" by Rosa BOnheur, and
color. Ready for the Fancy Ball. by Alfred
Stevens.
Meissonier painted Mr. VanderbiIt's portrait In
1850. Homeless, a small canvas. painted by
Antoine Seitz, Of Munich, and two water colors
painted by Nibert and Detaile. Professor
Knaus of the Berlin Academy, and Defregger, OF
Munich, executed commissions in the following
year In 1S>2 Jules Lefevre, of Paris, painted for
Mr.. Vanderbilt 90 by "a, entitled "Attirtng
the Bride" Among many other noteworthy plct-
in this collection may be mentioned the fol-
lowing: lie Bourget." by De NeuvtIe; Meissoniers
The Ordinance" exhibited at the Exposition of
1861 and purchased from the collection of Prosper
Crabbe. In Brussels; Millais's The Bride OF Lam
mermoor," the original of Ger6me's The Sword
Dance Pettenkofeu's Hungarian Volunteers
The Water Carrier by J. F. Mlet, and Mels-
soiners General Desaix and the Captured Peas
ant" There about two hundred pictures IN the
collection