The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12

What Is In most respects remarkably
fine example of it depicts the Countess of
Dalkeith in the act of drawing on her long
white gloves. This also Ia three-quarter
length, the figure nearly in left profile, and
the head, that Of brunette, turned some
what to the spectator,
The Countess wears a robe Of white
and gold, pearl chains about the bodice,
and deep lace ruffes to the sleeves. while
around her shoulders Is a wrap OF rich
dark blue. The light falls on the face and
| near shoulder, touches the elbow and
CLEANS down one or two long folds OF the
sumptuous dress. Thus most OF the drape-
ries are in half-light or shadow, and the
broad yet subtle manner OF their render
ing Is superb.
Also by Sir Joshua, and painted In 1890,
Ii the charming haS-length Of Miss Nor
clifIe, pretty blue-eyed English girl,
whose delicate complexion Is piquantly
set of by powdered hair, She wears a
white pelisse, bordered with ninever and
decked with gay pink ribbons, and the
background Is conventional landscape,
chiefly dark foliage, The remaining ex-
amples Of this master are a portrait OF
Sir Francis Blake Delaval and a small
study for the weD-known picture Of Mira.
Lloyd as Rosalind.
From Reynolds one passes naturally
to his great rival, Thomas Gainsboroush,
r. A.. here figuring both as portraitist
and landscape painter. One Of the best
specimens, a half-length, shows the shrewd
and kindly features OF DR.. John Hunter.
The eminent doctor 10 arrayed In sober
gray, relieved by white stock. His right
foreflnger indicates a monkeys skull,
! held In the palm of his left hand, and he
seems, as Mr.. Mccormick suggests, 10 be
saying to himself:
Now, shall or shall not discover the
Darwinian theory?'
BY the same artist a bust portrait, rather
under life-size, depicting Miss Edgar of
Sudbury, Suffolk, Is an admirable and
/ distinguished charac terization Of a some
what prosaic personality. The lady's face
Is narrow, eyes small and mild and Shout
ders fashionably sloping The blue Of
her low-necked dress Is fine In quality,
and what is further striking about this
work is its sple ndd condition. It has
evidently never been overcleaned or
| retouched.
One of four other Gainsborough por-
traits ia q tiny presentment Of Princess
Charlotte Of Wales. with pompa dour Golf
fure and gay attire of blue and pink
A very characteristic mans portrait
by George Romney was probably an ex-
cellent likeness Of Frederick, fifth Ecrl Of
Carlisle. The present head Of that IN mily
is, by the way, an amateur painter Of some
ncte.
I Other Romneys are tiny and attractive
/ little portrait Of a demure Mrs. Re binson,
n large one Of Thomas Bromley Sander
son, purchased from his descendants, and
a smF Il full-lergth of Richard Cumber-
| land, the dramatic author,
John Hoppner, r A., is represented by
| n picture Of boy seated in landscape,
with crsyon in hand ard completed sketch
lying at his feet, called -The Young Ar
tist," and by portraits OF Lady Sinclair
and Of Caroline de Lchtfeld, which latter
lady tho artist subsequently married.
Carcline rio Lichtfleld daughter of Mrs
Phoebe Wright, IN American, WIS an artist
who cent England about 1880, and ex-
hibited work at the Royal Academy. Hero
she is shown seated and leaning forwerd,
her left elbow on her knee and finger laid
ag inst her cheek
She has dark eyes and waving curly
hair one lock Of which droops to her shout
ders, in the sentimental fashion Of that
day. She wears IN enormous straw hat,
| hocped about with black ribbon, holds
a book in her right hand, end nurses in
the lfp Of her roseste dress black puppy.
Sometimes this rather well known portreit
is catalc gued RS 4The Girl With the Dog
Another artist here represented by por-
traits end a picture is Sir Thomas Law
renee, p. II. A. Phenomenally successful
was Sir Thomas in his day, countilr 6 amcng
his sitters kirgs and Queens, a Pope and
Cardinals, and practically any person he
desired to paint.
Thus Mr. Mccormick has his portrait Of
no less rersorage than Edward Augustus,
Duke OF Kent. fourth son of George III.
and father of Queen Victoria. 1t is TECH
nically excellent, well-drawn ard strongly
modelled, ard otherwise n pleasing like
ness Of n full-cheeked, amiable man, with
prominent light-blue eyes. But FOR the
clean shaven chin he bears a strong likeness
to his grandson, King Edward VII.
The other Lawrence portraits arc an