The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-12
SOCIET Y. ~}
C[JRIOS AND PAINTINGS
AT WOMAN'S CLUB ART LOAN
Unique Exhibit at the Club Rooms on ogIethorpe
Avenue
Avenue.

An event unique of it's kind in Savan-
nah and of absorbing interest to lovers
- arr and admirers of the great mas
,.rs collectors of curios. and those
% whom historic records, whether in
the way of papers, china, tapestries, or
nalntings, appeal, will be the Art Loan
Exhibit which opens to-day at the
Woman's Club, 103 Oglethorpe avenue,
aast 1t will continue to-day and to-
morrow. between the hours of ten and
seven. and is open . to the public.
Tickets may be purchased or the price
of admission may be paid at the door,
A complete catalogue of the articles
shown has been printed and may be
purchased at the clubrooms.
The paintings alone, many Of which
are by the great masters of portrai-
ture landscape, and animal painting,
number fifty-one; the miniatures,
about sixty, and this does not in
clude certain groups of two or more.
Among the particularly noteworthy
paintings are lifesize portrait of the
Countess of Nottingham by Sir Joshua
Reynolds; two charming portraits by
Sir Peter Lely of Algernon Sidney and
Henry Sidney, from the Duke of MARI
borough's collection at Blenheim; a
Landseer dogs head; a Turner water
coEor, from Ehrenbreitstein, which was
exhibited at Burlington House in 1889;
all, with several others of the English
and Dutch schools. loaned by MIR. S.
P. Shotter. The Shotter collection also
includes some beautiful colored en-
cravings, one of the Duchess of Rich
mond by Burke, and two by Petro W.
Tomkins, OF Mrs. Siddons, and the
Duchess of Devonshire.
There are four paintings from Mrs.
Ralph Elliott's collection, a landscape
by Munter, and other subjects by VIII
liam Severdonk, Herbstauffer, and
William Hart, the last being a scene on
Lake George. Another William Hart
picture, pastoral scene, is loaned by
Mrs. Harold Aver.
From Mrs. Florance Minis collection
are three pictures of Italian scenes by
Carlandi and Franz Roesler, and 1.-The
Dunes" by Howard Vernon.
Miss Meta Thomas has loaned a
water color by c. C. Griswold. An
exquisite little Corot drawing in black
and white, unmistakable in style, is
loaned by Mrs. Fred Myers.
Among the fine portraits is an orig
inal Peale, loaned by Mr. Mackall,
whose collection also includes water
coIors by Leroy and Weber, one of
Venice and one of the New England
coast and a very interesting engrav-
Ing Of the Oglethorpe settlement of Sa-
Vannah, 1874. One of the most inter
esting and beautiful of the portraits
is that of Nelly Kinzie (Mrs. w. w.
Gordon), painted by George Healey,
and loaned by Mrs. Gordon. A portrait
by Thomas Sully is loaned by Mr..
Paul 7. Haskell, and an original Gill
bert Stuart, loaned by Mrs. Charles S.
willy, Two other interesting por-
traits are Of John Tayloe Corbin (1760)
and Elizabeth Tayloe Corbin, both
loaned by DR.. Marion X. Corbin.
The collection includes much Of the
beautiful work of Katharine M. HUI
ger two pictures, loaned by Mr.. J. A.
Huger three loaned by Mr.. T. Pinck-
ney Huger and a number of minia-
lures loaned by Miss Lima Huger. OF
the work of Savannah artists, there
are also four paintings by Miss Emma
I. wilkins, loaned by her, a study
after Corot and one after Sidone, and
TWO from nature. Four Triscot water
coIors are loaned by Mrs. j. L. Gra-
ham.
There are two engravings by John
marsh, from R. Stoke, loaned by
mrs Isaac Minis, a colored engrav-
ing loaned by Mrs. Beirne Gordon, a
SoIored engraving by Francesca Barto-
lozzl loaned by Miss Lima Huger, and
d Madonna, loaned by Mrs. George S.
Barnum.
Two very interesting pieces, of quite
inherent character, are Madonna on
copper taken from the Cathedral Of
Mexico during the sacking of the city,
loaned by Mrs. Charles G.. Barney, and
d pen and ink sketch by Gen. Robert
Screven.
VI particular beauty is the collection