New-York tribune., 1909-07-20
PAINTINGS FOR MUSEUM
George Il. Hearn Adds English and
american Works to Collection.

Ten paintings by American artists and five by
English masters have been added to the collections
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by George A.
Hearn. Before January 1, 1905, Mr.. Hearn gave
twenty-seven paintings 10 the museum and since
that date has given endowment OF S6l0O Tor
the purchase Of works by American artists He
has also aided the purchase OF hfty-seven pict-
ures.
The English paintings in Mr.. Hearn's most re-
cent gift include Sir Joshua Reynolds portrait OF
Mrs Bernard, landscapes by Cecil Lawson ana
John Crome and the portrait of the Earl or Aruh-
del and his grandson by Cecil Anthony an Dyck'
The pictures by American artists Autumn
Upands." by Bruce Crane; "Catskills by DE VIII
Parshall; THE Bridge" by A. P. Ryder; Dream
by Arthur D. Davies; EARLY Morning in Venice.
by w. Gedney Bruce; August" by Charles H.
Davis; Roaring FortIes.' by Frederick W. Waugh
"Woodcart," by Louis Paul Dessar; isle OF
Shoals by ChiIde Hassam. and Landscape by
Henry Golden Dearth
The museum has received from Egypt reports of
valuable finds by its staff excavatOrs who have
been working for three years at the Pyramids or
Lisht and the Oasis OF Kharga. The principal
work at Lisht has been the beginning Of the exca-
walton Of the causeway and temple Of the Pyramid
Of Sesostris l. Several statues and reliefs were
found there The work in the temple has resulted
in the recovery Of q large portion OF the coloreo
relief sculpture walls. The remarkable
state of preservation in which the ooloring and
modelling have been found makes this the most I'M
portant material now owned by Tho museum, as
illustration II Middle Empire relief sculpture
At the Oasis Of Kharga the excavators uncovered
part Of the ancient city of Hibis. known Ain e
Turha. and continued the excavation of the Chris
tian Metropolis.
). Pierpont Morgan. president OF the museum
visited the excavations and DIR. Hrdlicka, of the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, also saw
the work and made study of the burial grounds
one Of the exhibits at the museum is a
notable one OF drawings by italian masters, a few
Frenchmen Of the eighteenth century and Dutch
and English masters In this the most important
accessions three drawings by Rembrandt and
Welde. Cuyp, Peter Breughe and others. The re-
Gently acquired drawings of Arthur Davies also
hung with works ranging from william Blake to
Charles Keene and contemporary artists.
Mrs. Philip S. Van Rensselaer,, OF Philadelphia.
has given TO the museum in memory OF Mrs. Philip
/ S. Van Rensselaer, (nee Tamadge) rwenty-eight
pieces OF black and white laces. some Of
which were presented TO Mrs. Van Rensselaer, by
the Emperor o. Russia grandfather OF the present
Gar. during visit to ST. Petersburg with her
/ father, the late General Talmadge, OF New York
There examples Of Italian gIipure. bobbin
and point applique Brussels and Chautilly in this
/ collection.
Two replicas OF the special medal awarded to
Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the Pan-American ex-
Frederick S. Wait. other accessions are Sevres
tea Of I7S0 presented by Mrs. George Clinton
, Genet in memory OF Citizen Genet: English
bedstead. table. lov-boy. two arnchairs and two
I side chairs OF the eighteenth century. and
large and one small CinQuecento and two TrecentO
frames. Among the loans four paintings, "Por
trait Of a Man" by Sir Antony Van Dyck. lent by
Richard Mortimer: The Misses Paine" by Sir
Joshua Reynolds. and a Baby" by Sir Henry
Raeburn lent by Thatcher NJ Adams. and After
/ the Bath" by J. Sorolla BAstida, lent BY the
. Hispanic Society OF America.