The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-27
Henry G. MaTquand Dies at
His Home In New York City.
WEALTHY AND CHARITABLE.
Identified With Eady Railway Enterprises
In Southwest HIS Gallery Contains a
Splendid Collection Of MistsTpscIS.

New York Feb. g7.--Henry G. Mar
quand, for many years president of mo
Metropolitan Museum Of art. once :"
member % the banking firm of Marquand
A Dlmock and since that time well known
in this city as capitalist and philan-
thropist. died yesterday AT his home. IL
East Sixty-,ighth street. Funeral SER
vices viii Ia held at the fftth Avenue
Presbyterian church
Henry a. Marquand has lonS bteh
known IN this city as prominent capi-
ialIst am able. man Of Affairs. a muniii-
cent patron of the arts, and phllan-
thropist ready 10 do good work IN the
bubble service lie was the son OF isaac
Marduand. and Hvas born In New York on
the nth of Apri. 1919.
After a couse OF education IN this chy
and I'm Pittsheld. Mass. with view 10
a college career, m determined 10 enter at
once lpon an actS-e business life and so
became the agent for his brother, the
late Frederick Mariuand, In the care
of large landed AMI other interests, a
dnty which ne dis,harged with equal ca
racity and fidelity For many years. ne
.levosed himself 10 the development OF
this property which, owning 70 his en-
ergy and sagacity. incmased steadily IN
value.
MANY ENTERPRISES.
In course cc i'mc he embarked upon
variety OF enterprises, largely connected
with the cons iruction Of railroads In the
Southwest The building of the st. Louis
and Iron Mountain railroad was due
largely to his efforts. and he was first
vice president and then president OF the
line, until it's incorporation into the Mis-
souri, Pacific system.h
He was for many years partner of a.
w Dffnock under the name OF III. g.
Marouand & Dimock, but the firm dis
soved more than % years ago, and Mr..
Marquand then gave most Of his time 10
his railroad interests.
In few instances he continued his con-
nection with corporations for years after
he had practically retired from active
business To me time OF his death he
was still a director of the Equitable Life
Assurance society and a trustee of the
Mercantile Trust company. After the
failure OF Henry Marquand Co. OF
which his son was the senior member
Henry G.. Marquand was found TO be
personal unsecured creditor to the amount
OF s10s f12.24, which represented the bor-
rowed money with interest.
For ten years he was banker I'm New
York and during this period he became
interested in many large and wealthy
corporations. In the. early days OF his
career he was impressed by the poor
design and faulty construction OF much
of tie local architecture and Il was his
zeal for improvementTin this respect that
led to his becoming the first honorary
member OF the American Institute OF Ar
chitecfs.
The magnificent residence which. later
on, he erected for his own occupation I'm
East Sixty-eighth street, is an evidence
of his good taste In this as I'm other de-
partments OF art.
EXPERT ART COLLECTOR
These tastes, with the large private
fortune at his control, he was enabled
10 crafty to the full, and for many years
he had been known, not only at home
but abroad as one of the most liberal
as well as one of the most expert and
judicious collectors I'm any country. of fine
paintings and other artistic objects. His
own picture gallery contains one of the
richest assortments Of masterpieces by
old and modern masters I'M the posses
sion of any private person. But his in
vestments in this direction were prompted
by n more generous impulse than mere
personal qualification.
He lost no opportunity OF encouraging
public appreciation Of the beautiful. and
was always eager to help I'm any scheme
for furthering general artistic education
The Metropolitan Museum of Art OF
which he had long been the president.
owed its foundation and growth I'm no
small measure. to his enthusiastic labors
in its behalf. and many of It's choicest
treasures are the gifts Of his treless lib
crality. Ne made valuable presentations
also to many other artistic institutions.
Among other masterpieces IN the col.
lection OF planting which Mr.. Marquand
gave to the Metropolitan Musuem may
be mentioned the portraits OF "The Paint
er and His Wife, by Franz Halls. both
examples In the painters more refined
style. and the latter among his very best
works. Better known. perhaps is the
fine portrait OF James Duke OF Lenox by
Van DyCk, which dominates the collec-
tion.
With II may be compared the moro en-
ergetic portrait OF an unknown man. a
superb carly example Of the same mas
Ter. but sull bearing the name OF Ru-
ocns IN the catalogue
THE DUTCH SCHOOL.
The Dutch school is % rhaps. best rep
,esented 10y a wholly charming example
ef that very rare master Oermeer OF
Delft. The two Rembrandt portraits.
representing both the earlier and later
periods OF the artist. are fine specimens.
The. minor examples OF the. school are
arithmetic and Of considerable interest.
including, among others, a characteristic
cnyp.
IN its examples Of the Dutch and Flemish
schools. but the portraits attributed 10
Nelasouez. with one exception. the "Ol-
wares" which is Of doubtful authenticity.
are of great artistic value The Euglish
landscape school has At least one master
liere IN Turner'S 'Salta~h, ANA trumc
is not Tar behind " in quality Two im-
porsnni. lf not wholly satisfarturv. COM
stables. "a big tiaiushnrough in his best
vein. and brilliant little Bennington, are
IN this list. :
Hogarts enhancing Miss Rich is one
Of the finest portraits 81 the English
school. and good Sir Joshua and ro-
mantle Gansborough bear Il company.
The Italian school is represented by a
masterly portrait OF an unknown man.
attributed 70 Moroni. and which certainly
Il one of tho best pictures of the north
Italian school
The proportion of pictures OF the first
elasr ~ unconmonlv high. constituting a
rrotable tribute. not only to the donor
generosity. but 20 his sound Judgment
- and good sense. His gifts TO the mu.
sfurn included antiuues OF al kinds. cera.