The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13
LEE STATUE COMPLETED;
READYFORSTATUARYHALL
Work of Virginia Sculptor Given Iiish Praise-Confed-
crate Chieftain Is Represented in Full
Dress Uniform

The State CT Virginia las for some
time contemplated the gift CT statue
% Gen. Robert +. Lee Tor presentation
TO the Statuary Hall Of rne United
States Capitol BY an act OF the as
sembly OF the state Of Virginia an ap-
preparation Of $1,000 was maze 10 defray
the expense Of this statue and the com /
mission intrusted to Edward V. Yalen-
tine. a Virginia sculptor
The selection Of Mr.. Valentine for this
important commission was a wise
choice. Aside from the fac. that the
sculptor is Virginian. and well quail
fed by education ane experience for
this important work. there was the add
ed advantage OF personal acqUaint-
ance with General Lee. an acquaintance
OF such an intimate charactc- that the
sculptor had. some two years prior to
the death Of General Lee, uidue careful
sketches and measurements II eparatOry
10 the possible chance Of some Gay
mOdelir-< a statue Of this conspicuous
soldier OF rhe Confederacy.
The statue has been completed and
cast in bronze at the works OF the
Gorham Co, in Providence, p L The
work. judged by those best qualified 10
pass upon its merits. IS considered as
perfect a work as 70 Is possible 70 re-
produce in bronze. General Lee is rep
resented in his full dress Uniform. the
uniform worn ut the time OF the sur
render at AppOmatOx. This uniform
was new az the time OF che surrender,
and has been carefully guarded in The
Confederate museum IN the mansion
IL the mansion formerly occupied 10y
Jefferson Davis, in Richmond, and care
full studies were made OF all necessary
detail OF the uniform, before the sculp-
tor commenced his work
The State Of Virginia IS now repre-
scented IN Statuary Hall, Dy statue Of
Washington, q COPY OF a work by
Houd0n- This COPY IS DUL q poor re-
minder Of the work Of this distinguished
sculptor, who made life studies Of
General Washington at Mt. vernon As
work -Of art. and as q conception Of
the personality Of the drst President, Il
falls far below the bronze replica Of
Houdou's Washington nOW in the Cor
coran Gallery With the statue Of Lee,
in Statuary Hall. the statue Of Wash
ingtOn VIII convey the impression or an
| Indifferent recognition ia this hall o.
statesmen and heroes Of that great
/ soldier, statesman. and President
Frick's Purchases.
The publication in a current art mag
azi1e Of reproductions OF the examples
/ Of the work Of Rembrandt and Van
Dyck. recently acquired by H c. Frick
2nd p A b Widener, from the Cat
Itaneo collection. conveys more adequate
/ " than the previously published ac-
70 %
these purchases. The Rembrandt ac-
Quired by Mr. Frick. is one Of the most
important examples Of the work Of this
great master ever brought 10 this COun-
/ try The picture referred TO is q self
/ portrait OF Rembrandt painted in 1658
! MS picture OF a man Of mature years
clad I'm princely robes. and with that
! serenity and dignity % cCfiHfeuance OF
man who has LIVED through The many
{ changes OF life and mas become by this
process superior 10 the trifes which veN
and annoy, and who looks upon the
I matters OF the world with a mind chas-
tened and strengthened The type OF
manhood Is ldeaIZed and inspiring
Z Whether Rembrandt ever felt thar NE
/ had reached that philosophical plane
tCf life IL matters not He has given a
type that shows the ability TO paint
( character as il should exist
The best examples Of the work OF
Van Dvck were purchased by Mr.. Wild
ener, and include three portraits Of the
ICarJaneO family. OF these the most inn
E0rtanI is the large portrait Of Elena
Grimaldi. wife Of NicOlc Cattanec- In
this work Van Dyck shows his ability
as a painter Of royalty. Rembrandt
seemed 90 paint for small paneled
I spaces. Van DyCk for the walls OF pal
aces and art galleries. In the portrait
of the wife Of NicoIo Cattaneo- he pre-
sents the portrait Of a diGuihed vo-
man. richly but not frivOlously EoWnedi
a woman born 10 command and 70 eX-
.pect obedience. acquainted with all Of
the povver and luxury OF wealth Leav-
ing the pOrtico Of her castle, she is at
tended by a negro page, who shields
with q sunshade the face OF his mis-
tTroSS-
The other two portraits are those OF
Young children OF the Cattane0 family
these pictures were painted In 1924, and
while Of lesser Importance than the one
described, they convey an idea or The
power of the artist, who from the study
l0r The works Of RubeUS and OF Titan
was able 10 develop for himself some
of the qualities OF both painters. and
at the same time make his own individ'
dominant