Arizona republican., 1907-11-30

Rokcby Venus"-this collection even outranking that of Madrid's Prado
 gallery in value. In a nearby room
 two canvases of Claude Lorraine hang on either side of one of Turner's. at
 the request of the latter. who felt that in the instinctive comparison of sim
 liar subjects criticism would favor his conception and execution.
 The British schools give abiding de- light. As has been said. these artists desire to convey truth rather than produce an effect: and none has ex- celled the sublime perfection of Key
 holds and the realism of GainsbOrough and Constable. Here they may be seen at their best in such examples as The Heads of Angels" a small can vas. deeply loved the world over:
 Praying Samuel" Mrs. Siddon." The
 Parish Clerk" Three Sisters Decor
 ating the Statute of Hymen." The Mil on the Stour.' The Hay Vain" There are wonderful portraits by Rae
 burn. and the animal likeness by the
 great Landseer. and an entire gallery
 devoted to the far-famed works of Turner. glowing in light and color. I DpuEl We hnDN We SttH DuA d
 few of the many treasures. yet there is joy in our hearts for the sight of these few. which we have to hold in memory through years.
 unique experience comes in visit
 ing the Wallace collection on Man chester square. which combines the
 treasures of the art gallery with the
 beauty of a palatial setting Through
 the generosity of the late owner. Lady Wallace. the entire collection. with the
 spacious home in which it is housed. was given to the nation. IL is the "Gaunt House" of Vanity. Fair" and the Marquis of Hereford. its owner.
 was a model for the cratic Marquis of Steyne. Here paintings by Greuze.
 Lancret and Poussin find their natur-
 al setting amid the decorative access
 sories of their own period. There is a
 broad long gallery. devoted to armor. it's walls thickly hung with swords. guns. knives. from all parts of the world. with suits of mail of fine work manship. the whole collection the best i in England Many a carved ivory handle. bit of embossed gold. or chased silver gives one a long study in artis- .tic expression.
 | One room contains cases of minia- lures. picturing faces of beauty and genuis, the work of celebrated artists of France and England. and set in precious gems. Among them are Vel ! lington. Napoleon. Josephine. Louise,
 the little king of Rome. Holbein, (by
 himself). Oliver Cromwell. Mary. queen of Scots. statesmen and generals. so-
 ciety belles and grande danes.
 Out from the center of the city. on
 the banks of the Thames, between
 Lambeth and Vauxhall bridges. is a section of the national gallery. known
 as the Tate gallery. from its donors name. The waters of the river wash the terrace opposite and the passing barges float near the granite balus- trade The picture-lined halls are dis
 tinguished by central courts. light and quiet. with bowers of palms. freshened by the play of fountains. in whose basins dart goldfish, like sunbeams among the shadows: and here among the greenery are many of the groups of sculpture.
 These galleries are specially rich in British art: one room is devoted to the large and varied canvases by George Frederick Watts. and another to un- finished color sketches by Turner, full of beauty. though sometimes the out lines are indistinct and form is lost