New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05
NEW Halls PORTRAITS
Sent to Metropolitan Museum from
Morgan Collection

Although only lent to the Metropolitan N1u-
scum of Art. few Of its accessions In the last
month, temporary or otherwise, are Of greater
interest than two pictures by Frans Halls from
MI Morgan's collection. which have been hung
in Gallery Pa They three-quarter length
portraits. one OF Hesr Bodolphe and the other
Of his wife Both are dressed IN black. The
oanvases. dated 1913, and signed with q mon
osraIn, the work OF the artist after ne had
passed his sixtieth year
Hanging IN Gallery 10 are I'VE pictures tech
nically bought from the George A. Hearn fund.
but practically additional gift from Mr.
Hearn- With these Is picture by George de
Forest Brush, called an the Garden" the gift
OF Mr.. Hearn. The Hearn fund Is a grant OF
S125,O00, the income of which is to be used TO
buy paintings 'by persons. now living who are.
may be at ths time OF purchase. citizens OF
the United States" This gift was made year
ago last January. but as II did not begin to
produce any income until last July Mr.. Hearn
offered to take what would accumulate in the
year for Ave pictures. and also to give the
painting by Mr.. Brush This shows the paint
eT's wife, bearing child in her arms. while
other, in loose. half open garment, stands at
her side. The five other pictures are q 'Por-
trait of Lady" dated 1901. by Frank W. Ben
son: Seventeenth Century Lady by William
MeTTtI ChASes Ih6 seer Dy WlIlleIn ser
geant Kendall: THE Young Pioneer dated
1903. by Douglass volk, and 'L'AIlegro." dated
1903. by Frederick Ballard Williams.
purchase from the income OF the
Rogers fund may be seen through the coming
month in the room for recent aocsssions. the
first floor. 1t is Nativity" by Florence di
Lorenzo, a little known master OF the Umbrian
school. who born in Perugts about 144O and
died after 1921
The collection Of antique arms and armor has
been enriched by large number Of gifts from
Mrs Ridgley Hunt. in memory OF her father;
William Cruger Pell. These include a heads
mans sword. from Stuttgart; powder horns or
various types and times, early types Of pistols
and muskets, a richly inlald cross bow. with
winder and seven Quarrels. Of the sixteenth cen
tury; battleaXe and many other pieces. She
also gave to the Museum a seventeenth century
distaff and upright spinning wheel OF the
succeeding century, a wood carving Of the
Madonna and Child" pewter tankards and
stamped and gilt leather bookcover.
William F. Havemsyer gave relief OF George
Washington cast in bronze from early pa
pier-mache original, which has been added to the
Huntington collection. From Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick s. Wait the Museum received eight
bronze medals Of George Washington, one
bronze medal Of Gilbert Stuart. a bronze medal
OF Franklin and another Of John Paul Jones'
Various other accessiOns. textiles. pewters and
example OF French sculpture are TO be seen
In the room for recent acCessions.
Some other accessions not yet on view, which
are to be exhibited slngy from time to time are
some eighty rubbings Of military. ecclesiastical
ana CIVILIAN monumental grasses. 1hese are All
Of monuments in the counties Of Berks. Bucks,
Cambridge Kent, 9Iiddlesex. Suffolk. Surrey
Sussex, Warwick and Worcester. One rubbing
shows the monument OF Lady Percy. the wife Of
Hotspur who later became Lady de Camoys
There Is also Of Margaret earlier De
Camoys. OF special interest the copies OF
the Penn brasses 1597-1641). from Penn, in
Buckinghamshire. Admiral Sir William Penn
father OF William Penn. descended from a
branch OF the family settled in Wits. near
Ninety and the coat OF arms found on two OF
these plates Is found also on the Great Seal OF
the Proprietor ana Gouvsrnour OF Pennsyl-
yania" in 1899.