Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

the other of Thomas Jefferson. loaned by
the sculptor, Mr.. James p. Voorhees,. have
been placed on exhibition in the Corcoran
Gallery. They are well constructed and
sympathetically modelled, but they fail for
some reason to suggest the forceful person
ality of the men they portray. Through
Mr.. Voorhees, Interpretation Napoleon is
seen as a man, rather than as a great gen.
eral; Jefferson, as a courtly gentleman in
preference to a deep-thinking statesman
This is, of course. but a half reading of
either character but the other, more pic
turesque, side is much oftener presented
that, If 1t could not be complete 1t is not
unwelcome version.
There are now on exhibition in Wood
ward & Lothrops 10th street window, four
of the original color drawings made by Mr..
Harrison Fisher, as illustrations for "Bev
erly of Graustark." They are spirited and
clever and while not perhaps exceptional
performances still we'll worthy of note. To
students they should prove genuinely In
structive and to the casual observer pic
torially interesting.
The American Art News, the successor to
Iydes Weekly Art News well edited lit
tie sheet which, during the past two win
tiers has won the gratitude and approval
of art writer's and collectors, announced
in its last issue that the sale of Mr.. Thomas
E. Waggaman'S collection of paintings and
oriental art objects was scheduled to take
place the last of January or first of Feb
ruary in the American Galleries. New York.
THE coming on the market Of this col
lection 1t added. Twill be an event that
will bring buyers and connoisseurs from
important since that Of the Marquand treas
ures two years ago.
G,ct hot ra,,bi Inn
which, 1t is understood. is to be shown here
in January, under the auspices of the Cam
era Club, opens in New York the 9Th
Of December. 1t consists of three hundred
and fifty prints, which were selected from
over ten thousand sent, it Is said. from
all parts of the world. The jury was
whom We're John W. Alexander. Kenyon
Cox, Edwin HI. Blashfield, Ben Foster and
Irving Wiles.
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has just
made a valuable addition to its collection
of old masters in full length and ife-size
portrait of King Philip w of Spain by We
lasquez. 1t was purchased by DR.. Denman
Ross one of the trustees, from Francisco,
Prince of Bourbon and Duke of Anjou, In
whose family it is supposed to have been
ever since it was painted.
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An event in the art circles of Paris is
scheduled for December 3, when the famous
Ridgway collection will be placed on sale.
The specimens offered will include four
panels by Boucher for which 475000 francs
(s95, 600 was refused several years ago.
These were painted for Nine. De Pompa-
dour. Mrs. Ridgway, now deceased, was
the mother of the Dowager Marquise de
Ganay and of Henri Ridgway, a well-known
sportsman of Paris. She also was the
cousin of DR.. T. E. Ridgway of this city.
On Monday. November % there will be
opened at Veerhoff's galleries an exhibit
ton of water color paintings by Boston
artist, Mr.. Henry Plympton Spaulding. Mr..
Spauldings collection will comprise about
fifty pictures taken in Europe, America
and Alaska His work is well known in
this country, as he has been a frequent
contributor to leading art exhibits of Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
The pictures will be on view until Decem-
Der 10.