The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-06
"A RUDVES FOR THE MUSEUM
HETROPOLITAN'S MOST NOfA.
BE ACQUISITION RI PURCHASE.

uATNANs ~ WV NNfA hHAIN wv
lection Added To By 10 Paintings.
A largo number Of new acquisitions
10 the Metropolitan Museum. including
paintings by old masters. landscapes,
marines and figure pieces Of the modern
American school. and sculptures, was
announced yesterday by acting Director
Edward Robinson. Many Of these ac-
Oessions will be placed on view to-day
in tho galleries Of the museum.
The most important IL The Wolf and
Fox Hunt a master work by Peter
Paul Ruhsns. which the museum has
just acquired by purchAss. Director
RObinson il authority for the statement
that this famous Rubens h the most
notable and valuable painting ever Pur-
chased by the Metropolitan Museum.
The picture depicts wolves and foxes
attacked by dogs and nanksd on either
side by mounted huhtsmeO, engaged IN
combat. The figures on horseback to
rhs right are said to represent knbens
himself and Isabella BFant. his hrst wife.
Another hOrseman 10 seen further 20 the
left and between these groups are several
men on foot. one with a horn, another
carrying a spear and the third a club.
Az the extreme left are two men attacking
a wolf. which hitss ForOciously At their
spear heads. A second wolf IL almost
overcome by Shs dogs in the struggle,
while wounded foxes lie under their feet.
Two dogs hold a fox at bay, and in the
distance may be ssen a hOrasman gallOp-
ing over the plains and followed ~ dogs
According 20 John smith, a historian
Of Dutch and Flemish painters, the picture
was painted Tor Gen. l.egranes. com
mander u Marquis Spinola's artillery IN
Flanders. and passed later into the pos
session Of Count Altimera. IL was later
taken by the French from the Counts
descendants az the time Of tho NaPOleonio
wars and transferred TO the Louvre.
where Il was exhibited in 1914 IL was
restored 10 IL former owners in ISIS
and subsequently, returned 10 Paris Tor
sale. the price asked being 5000 francs.
II was bought IN IS71 for 5000 francs
and afterward was acquired by Alexander
Barring. first Baron AshburtOn. Tbs
picture was recently purchased from the
Ashburton collection by Sulley a Co.
London. who in turn sold il 20 the museum.
The painting IL - feet Z inches long by
3 fest high and was probably completed
by Rubens in 1911. when the artist was
about ~ years old. The picture was
engraved by SOutman and Van der i.suw.
Il has been placed On eXhibition in
gallery "a
The George A Hearu collection 81
paintinRs At the museum has been
increased by the additional Gifts Of Eve
Old masters and fOurteen new pictures
by American artists.
The old masters given by Mr. Hearn
include The Earl Of Arundel and His
GFandson.' by Van Dyck; a landscape
BY John Crome. a portrait Of Mrs har-
nard. bv Sir Joshua Reynolds: a portrait
az Miss BaFinR.- bv Sir Thomas Law
rencs, and a landscape hy Ccril lawson.
Included in the list % pictures by Amer
ican artists presented hy Mr.. Hearn are
The Open Sea by Emil Garrison. Quad
ron .. by George Fuller. Spring
hEIre piece by Lillian Genth; North
easter. by Winslow Homer Evening
Medhsld- by George lnness. LOUISE.
by AlphOn-s J0nger-; -GitaRa- by John
y Sargent. Edith Nv J J. Shan-
non. -Giverny by Theodore Robinson;
-Pleialez hv Elihu Ne,ider. narrower
by Huraiio Walker. -MoOnTi-e a. Sunset
by TryOn: Tea Leaves. by William W
7 Paxton. and -AdirJndarks 10y Alexander
n Wyani
The American pirture- have all been
grouped together "a one gallery and
three adjacent galleria~ Gill IL devoted
20 the exhibition u ptCtures given by
Mr. Hean Or purchased from the hearn
/ fund
The Funeral a painting Nv Edouard
Manct has heru Recently purchased and
Is nov on exhibition In the room u new
acCessiJns. u y mentioned IN Durets
catalogue II MAnetS WORKS a. having
bs.an painted 10 1870 Tie picture shows
a view ~ Pari- IN the foreground y q
Csmetery with trcr- and an open space
through which pas-'. a funeral pruce~-
son Beyond the cemetery the Mon
tagne Ste GenGvieve rises with tho Pan
th,.un az 10 summit The picture will
h. placed eventually in gallery p Wit
three other works by Manet. The Boy
with the sword The Girl With the Par.
rot, owned hy the museum, and The
Dead Christ Between the Angels which
has heen lent
Another recent purchase u Importance
j. The Portrait Oi Lady. by Fantin-
latouT This picture which haS been
PLACED IN the room u new accession
shows a woman Of middle age. three
quarter length, seated with hAnd- resting
In her Lap Her gown j. blaCk and she
wear several pieces Of jewelry, including
a brOOch Of turquOi-es and pearls. Both
the Manet and Fantin-l. atouT we're
bought out u the income % the Wolfe
fund
Among the sculptures acquired are the
marble groups % Cupid and Psyche
and -OrpheUs and Eurydice. by Rodin.
gifts from Thomas =. Ryan and nov on
view a. the museum. An alaba-ter hglre
81 an Apostle. English of the fiiteenth
'Sentury. haa recently been acquired by
purchase