New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-25
BRINGS MANY PORTRAITS.
Editor of "The ConnoiSSeur" to
Give Exhibition Here.
IS PICTURES IN COLLECTION
Proceeds Will Be Devoted to
Dickens Centenary Fund
Loeb Exacts No Duty.

Herbert Baily, editor OF The Connois-
seur," an English magazine for art col
ectors, arrived on the Campania yesterday
10 direct an art exhibition in New York in
aid Of the Dickens Centenary Fund. He
brought a large collection Of portraits free
entry being arranged through Collector
Loeb.
The collection, which Is valued at more
than 100000, was made through the CO
operation of powerful committee, Of which
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone was chair
man. The insurance alone on two of the
pictures, Mr. Baily said yesterday, was
10000 Mr.. Baly added that the paintings
we're packed in tin sheathed cases to pro-
vide against a possible sinking Of the ship
There are about eighty-five pictures In
all, many of which have never been pub
liciy exhibited before and have been spe-
cially loaned by the owners for the oc-
casion. His highness the Duke OF Teck
has loaned a portrait Of his grandfather
the first Duke Of Cambridge, by Sir William
Beachey, and the Duke of Marlborough a
portrait of his great ancestor, the first
| duke, this being the first time that the
picture has ever left Blenheim since 1t was
painted.
Van Dyck's picture Of the Count OF Kill
macy has been given by the Earl OF Den
b!gh, who also has loaned well known
Gainsborough. Lady Dorothy Neville mas
contributed a portrait Of Lady hunting
towers by Perroneau. Sir George Iolle-
mache Sinclair has offered portraits Oh
Lady Hamilton by Romney and OF MS
grandmother. Lady Sinclair by Cosway'
Sir Joshua Reynods's picture or Lady WIN
terton comes from Sir william Bruces COL
lection. Canvases' by Hoppner have been
loaned by Lord Sheffield and one or Lazy
! Charlotte Dunders by the Earl Of Zetland
Canvases by Honthorst have been contrib
uted by the Earl of Carrick and the por-
trait Of Lady Bunbury, by Peter Lely, be-
longs to Sir Henry Bunbury's collection
Pictures from the brush Of Titan, Rem
brandt Ruysdael, Gainsborough and others
have been sent over by noted English col
lectors There also are Last supper,
by Ribolta, from the Earl Of Mornlngtoh
a Jocelyn Van Cleeve from Sir George Don
aldson, Sir Henry Ravens portrait or MIS-
Boswell. lent by Lieutenant Colonel Browne
and a Gainsborough portrait OF Mr. BEL
from Norman Forbes-Robertson
|
| "Adoration," By Boucher: Frans HAS
"Stroling Musicians" Fragonard por,
trait. lent by A. l.. Nicholson, ana several
Van DyCks will be exhibited. The work oil
George NIorland, John Northcote ana Rae'
burn also will be well represented.
OF special interest to Americans VIII DC
the portrait Of George Washington oy
Gilbert stewart. lent by Sir William Bruce
the contemporary copy on china OF joshua
Rcvnolds's portrait Of Major Andre made
bv william Garden. and small drawing Of
Charles Saltonstal an ancestor or Ehhu
Yale, founder of Yale University ana al
luucle OF John Harvard.
The exhibition will open on Aprll : II
the White Alom Company Galleries NO
10 East sod street. Two portraits OF DICK
ems by W. e. FritCh r. A; Dickens Ora"
ing Of the reading desk he used on NJ
American tour. with notes I'm his own manu-
writing, and one OF the first tickets SOLD To-
Dckens's first reading in this city are TN
chief relics Of this author.
\ special feature Of the exhibition VIII d
the four period rooms-Georsian. william
and Mary. Chippendale and an oak room
which has been shown at the Turin eNhloi
ton.