New-York tribune., 1910-09-05
AN AMBASSADORS PRINTS
Statesmen of the American
RevoIution-Royalties
and Ladies.
London. August IT.

ADart from the soldiers OF tns ReVo-
Jution passing muster in a previous let
fer there are important gfoups of
statesmen and dipiomatists among the
nrints at Dorchester House. Conspicu-
o11s among them are the Franklins, 70
which replica Of the Houdon bust leads
the way. Among the rarest Is a large
mezzotint by Savage. after painting by
David Martin, one Of Allan Ramsay,s
pupils He was an excellent artist, en-
craving as well as painting portraits.
and might have made a great reputa-
ton IL he had not married rich
woman and grown indoient. As it was.
he painted Lord Mansfield as we'll as
Franklin. and engraved Ramsay's por-
traits of Hume and Rousseau. The dip
lomatist in this large print looks like a
philosopher seated at a writing table
with books around him. In the French
engraving by Willie from a portrait By
one of the Cochins he seems like d
quaint alchemist with spectacles. There
is. too, an aquatint after Van Loo by
Pierre Michel AIix, eminent French
engraver. whose colored print Of Ma
poleon in coronation robes is well known
There is also rare print OF Frank
lin in big wig and with book in his
hand, looking like man of science and
letters. This IS a reproduction OF a por-
trait by B. Wilson. who studied under
Hogarth and Zoffany, and painted
George III and Queen Charlotte The
engraver was McArdell, an admirable
Irish artist. who made nnany Of the best
plates after Reynolds. The steel en-
craving with full length profile OF the
philosopher seated in chair was exc
cuted by Louis Carmontelle. who was
ashamed of being the son of a shoe
maker named Carrogfs, and adopted a
Shower name. 1t has ths theatrical in
scription: "On / a WI desarnner les Il
rams ct les Dieux.' There Is another
steel engraving by the French engrav-
er. Chevillet. from Houdon's bust, Is re-
drawn by Michael Honore Bounter.
OF Franklfn's friend, David Hartley,
VINO represented Hull in Parliament. op-
posed the war IN America and acted as
one Of the British plenipotentiaries in
drawing up the Treaty of Peace in 11S3.
there is an excellent nlezzotint after
Rornrev's portrait The engraver was J.
Walker, one of Valentine Green's pupils.
It IS the face. not of a brilliant orator.
but of statesman Of unsullied probity,
who was one of the Marquis of Rocking
hams intimate friends. There is also 4
line engraving OF Henry Laurens, who
was captured by a British frigate at sea
after being President of the Continental
Congress, and was imprisoned for fifteen
months in the Tower, where he received
many attentions from Edmund Burke.
He was on his way to Holland TO nego-
tiate commercial treaty. when his pa
triotic services We're interrupted. He
was ultimately released and allowed to
join Franklin and Jay in the negotiation
OF the Treaty Of Peace. Of Jay there .
a small line engraving by Durand after
a sketch and portrait by Trunbul and
Smart Among the diploratists is Sir
Robert Liston, painted by Sir David
Wilkte and engraved in nnezzotint by
John Young, one of Reynolds pupils.
He was British Minister at Washington
when an Infamous scheme for the seiz-
ure Of New Orleans and the employment
os Crees and Cherokees was proposed to
him. and promptly condemned IL as d
breach Of humanity and international
law.
OF John Hancock. President Of the
Continental Congress. there IS a rnezzo-
tint by Litt1eford, which was published
in London about 1775. and there IS a
line engraving with autograph There
are two prints of James Madison, one a
meZzotfnt from the original painting by
Stuart. and the other a steel engraving
with autograph. There is a steel en-
craving of James Monroe. and framed
in with IL IS an autograph on a, docu-
ment signed also by John Quincy
Adams as Secretary of State-the real
author Of the Monroe Doctrine. Benia-
min Rush is represented by a line en-
craving by David Edwin. an actors son,
who ran away to sea and returned to
America to find employment in supply
ing prints for publishers. The painter.
Thomas Sully. was also an actors son.
who studied art under West in London
and painted portraits Of Washington.
Lafayette and Jefferson. and a picture
OF Washington crossing the Delaware
for the attack on Trenton. Rutledgs IS
seen in a line engraving with the JOtnt
handiwork of Trumbuu and Herring
There is a small print of Robert Morris.
who financed the American Revolution
by frequently pledging his own credit.
and lost his fortune in old age. so thar he
was imprisoned for debt. LongaCre was
the craftsman and welch the engraver.
Near this line engraving are nine speci-
mems OF Colonial currency framed to-
gether
Copley painted John Adams. and II
this collection there is line engraving
by Hall of the portrait When the paint
er's Death Of Chatham" now in the
National Gallery. was engraved, he sent
copies of il TO both Adams and Wash
ington. There is a stippls Of Adams
drawn and engraved by Houston ard
dedicated TO lovers of their country and
firm supporters of its Constitution " The
statesman's autograph has been secured
separately and framed in with the por-
trait. A drawing by one or the Mas
sards. either father or son. is a rare