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most part buried under a considerable
depth of soil. In the course of centuries
earth has been washed down from the
and where once lay the proud and splen-
did city is now the quiet, fiower-hlled
garden OF the vicarage, the fields of the
glebe. and other pastures and pillow lands
The stones and Roman bricks of yeru-
lamium were, Of course, much used for
later buildings elsewhere. st. Adams Abb
hey is very largely BUILT from them. But
a great deal still remains under the soil
About sixty years ago, and again in 1869
the theater was partly and temporarily
uncovered. and some fine frescoes. pave
ments and marbles were found 1t Is the
only Roman theater in Britain. and Its
dimensions are almost exactly the same
as those Of the theater at Pompeii
In fact. the whole town of Verulamium
singularly resembles Pompeii as regards
shape-an irregular oval-dimensions, and
arrangements and position of streets and
buildings. 1t is slightly larger, its walls
walton ought to provide extraordinary in
terest. If 1t Is done thoroughly, as no
doubt 1t will be. we shall have within a
few miles of London an object lesson OF
SURPRISING educational and antiquarian
value as to how the Romans lived In
Britain 1000 years ago.
The purchase Of the cream Of the Maui
rice Kann collection for half million
art dealers. who bought Rodolphe Kann' S
greater collection for a million pounds
two years ago, has caused vibrations iii
all London's artistic quarters. The four
Eembrandts are all important examples.
and one of them. The Woman With
things DR.. Bode. in his authoritative
work, sets it and 1.-The Man With the
Magnifying Glass in the years between
1855 and 1860. about the time of Rem
brandt's bankruptcy, the period when his
brooding spirit made its most transcen-
dental flights. 1.-THE Auctioneer" is signed
and dated 1855.
"The Pilgrim at Prayer"
The "a Pilgrim at Prayer" is better
known than the others through reproduc-
ton and comment. 1t would probably
rank next to 1.-The Woman With the
Pink" All these pictures are mentioned
by DR.. Bode. None of them has been ex-
hibited in England. The Franz Halls pic
lures are a half-length Portrait OF a
Man. and a Portrait of Woman"
bought from the Beurnonville collection
In 1881 (probably the Femme a la Col
lerette," that was sold for e72D. There
are several Albert Suyps, the best being
the large "Horsemen in Hilly Land
scape," exhibited at the Old Masters, In
London, 1894.
A very fine Jacob van Ruysdae. 1.-The
Cornfields.'' in his most serene mood
Reynolds full-length Portrait Of Lady
Elizabeth Taylor" eight panels painted
by Boucher to decorate the Chateau de
Crecy Of Nine. la Pompadour and a
marble bust BY Donatello are the other
notable works in the collection.
All the works will be brought to London
about the middle of the month and will
tober. The subject that chiefly concerns
the public here is the destination of the
Dutch pictures-whether any Of them will
reach the National Gallery. That Is, !
think. very unlikely. The trustees have
still to clear off the arrears of the Mala-
hide Halls group and the National Art
collections fund can hardly be expected
to move again so soon after It's splendid
capture of the vanishing Holbein lady
Further, the gallery Is now exceptionally
rich In works by Rembrandt and Halls. 1t
is to the art galleries throughout the
country that the opportunity of acquiring
these works will chiefly appeal 1 had
some conversation with an expert yester-
dav on the subject, and he told me that
Of the Rodolphe Kann collection only
portance. remained in England. All the
rest went abroad.
He expected that all the chief examples
in the present purchase would go either to
America or Germany. The rich English
amateurs were buying Barbizon pictures
ers of the great English collections are
rather selling their pictures and have not
been buying for long time. and the
wealthy manufacturers now rarely form
collections as their fathers did. In Ger
many there are now several very rich
men forming collections, and there is a
certain number of steady American col
lectors with deep purses. This was the
gist of the conversation. There can be
no doubt that London is the art clearing
house of the world.
Would Rebuild Crosby Hall.
After negotiations extending over two
years 1t has been decided that Crosby
Hall is to be rebuilt in Chelsea. The site
chosen is facing Cheyre walk and the
river. a part of the world that is rich in
associations of Whistler and Carlyle. With
the exception Of few cottages. the site
is already cleared and work will probably
commence In a few weeks time. The
Of the new buildings initiates
the original pretty closely. though 1t
would be impossible. of course, exactly
to copy It, At first only the hall and
will be built, the students
rooms and the rest of the block following
later.
The hall will be in the fifteenth century
style and the gateway and other build
ings Of the Tudor period This is follow
ing an idea common In many OF the Ok
hali is often of quite q different date from
the other college buildings.
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