New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

"Saskia at Her Toilet" The most mastery
composition by Rubens is Lord DArnleys
queen Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus which
has often been exhibited. and the finest Van
Dycks are portraits of his Genoese period-the
Duke of Abercorn's ..Marchasa -Rrignole-Ss.Isa''
and superb picture from Philadelphia, Mr.
widener's 'Marchesa Brignole-Sala and Her
Son" There is also brilliant example of a
great Dutch painter whose work is seldom seen
in EngIand-Jan vermeer Van Delft This is the
Soldier and the Laughing Girl belonging to
Mrs. Joseph.
Velasquez is represented only by tavern
pieces painted in Seville when he was in his
teens-the Duke of wellingtons Water Car
rier' and Sir Frederick Cooks "Old Woman
Frying Eggs" which were exhibited at the
Spanish show at the Guildhan a dozen years
ago as evidence OF the determined realism OF
his earliest work. A blackened RibaIta, the
Gross Bearer a doubtful Zurburan portrait
of lady masquerading in religious guise. and
TWO GrecOs one a portrait Of q girl and the
other quaint Supper in the House Of Simon"
are among the Spanish pictures; and there is a
noble Goya-the Duke of Leedss portrait Of the
Duke of Wellington. The French pictures in
clude little masterpieces like Watteau's sum-
mer," from Mr.. Lionel Phillips's gallery: Nat
tiers lie Silence" and lie Point du Jour"
Chardins La Ratisseuse' and several I'm
art with great distinction by three splendid
canvases: Miss Georgina Lennox. afterv,a,I
countess Bathurst; Mrs. Mcguire and Artbrr
F1tzJames.' lent by the Duke of AbercOrn. and
MIS- Angerstein and Child" a superb work
from Mr. Leopold Hirsch's collection The
Gainsboroughs include Lady wantage's Gwen
ing portrait of Gainsborough Dupont Ior5
veashs Miss Tyler of Bath" 1.-THE Cottage
GrI and Lord LstoweTs shepherd Bow
ha I'D
ooWnes Laurence Sterne'' and LADY Io,,isa
Fitzpatrick" Sir Edgar yincept,s ..1ir. -
Ashourton and His Sister," two DiIletanti Co
clety groups and the artists own portrait The
paihtAhss are filled out in the alcoye and +bs
eho room by admirable collections of drawings
mainly French, belonging to Mr.. Charles PieI-
etts' MT Charles Shannon and Mr.. 7 he,
tine. - = hesei-
Exhibitions of old masters have been held for
many years at Burlington House until ,oIIo..,s
nave grown weary of lending their art traa co.
and having critics with detective rr,,o,,.,.,-
discredlt them by articles impeachine. The o.,
ulhehess OF we'll known works. Owners of pvir,
..'' A'"iidn ana Flemish works have complained
'H1' 'ne'r pictures were seriously damaged bv
AIesPohS'Oie gossip about inaccurate descriptions
and clever forgeries; and there has been an In
cFeaslng reluctance on the part OF collectors y,
ant
art criticism based largely upon book tno,,,l-
edge and literary research Mr. Francis Ho,,-
ard. who has shown his American energy in
organizing this exhibition, has succeeded in
overcoming the preJudices of collectors and in
getting what he wanted from the town and
country houses. Not few of the hundred oil
paintings at the Grafton Galleries are exhibited
now for the first time; and four out Of five
have not been seen for u long period. The OBJ
ject has been to bring in shillings at the gate
and consequently 1t is variety show OF old
masters, with representative Italian, Dutch
Flemish, Spanish. French and British work and
the best of the kind all around Certainly it IS
a unique exhibition. surprising in Importance
range. quality and interest any recent art show
in London. 1t can hardly fail To promote public
interest in the development of the resources OF
the National Gallery as the greatest collection
OF paintings in the world y T.