The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
|ART IN RICHMOND
The John Marshall House-The Inman Portrait of
Marshall.

house. Silver candlcstioks In crystal
globes standing on tho mantel, old
| china on the shelves of tho mahogany
aiasboard t,sg give an air ; Of famiiar
red brick hearth and inviting winged
chair. Solid leather looks arc seen
through the diamond -panod desk doors.
IN tho reception room hangs q small
profile portrait OF Mary Willis Am
bier bier. wife Of John Marshall" being
piQuant. delicate face. looking out from
a highly frilled cap. In the same room
rs large r. ghotosrnph of charsoai
Pho1osrap oh of portrais Of Mr sF9 coi
ston. sister OF Chief Justice MARSHALL.
Thomas MaPshsli his y e,des, son ere IN IN
this room. There. too. is a large por-
trait of George Washington. BY Elder,
houettea OF John Marshall, and Of his ia
friend, Bishop Moore. are over the
mantel Of the room In which is hung
tho, Chief Justice. On table Is
mahogany and brass desk given by
Dr.. J. b. McCaw. tho former property
OF his grandfather. John Brown. SOC
Rotary OF the legation under General
John Marshall. ambassador TO Franco.
John MarshaIIs Room.
Upstairs on tho old four poster is
spread counterpart made o. cotton,
raised, spun and woven mt Oakley,
Caroline County. Va. and embroidered
by Anna Maria Goodwin Smith eighty
nine years ago. The pattern is n very
elaborate Mont Meilick design: In tho
which John Marshall used to place his
candle and book when he read aloud
The Dinine-Room.
The dining room has been furnished
as memorial to Mrs. Joseph Bryan.
the Elf firsi pfesidsn, Of F. v A. The
copies. or original pieces Of old ma
hogany furniture. An exquisite cako
plate, IN the willow pattern. bel2nsing
been presented 10 the a. =. " a by
the granddaughter of Chief Justice
Marshall. Misses Anne and Emily Har-
vie. Near II, on tho sideboard, is q
punch bowl. belonging formerly to
Patrick Henry On the wall on tho
ing OF the 1nman portrait Of Marshall.
This, too, came from the Henry family,
having. been the property OF William
copy SH II o ohs of Tie ii imam sa h portra,
Is being painted by Mrs. Jeffry Mon
t thsue for the A. r. v a.. and VIII
the Marshall House. The hanging OF
this portrait is looked forward TO with
much interest, especially since last year.
tho state Library. was loaned TO the
Marshall House, and people were given
an opportunity OF seeing how much at
,
his own room.
Inman Portrait o. John Marshall
Few people IN Richmond realize that
q. painting by one Of tho founders Of
the National Academy of Design, and
It's hrst, vice-president. hangs In the
state Library OF Virginia. The Innan
portrait OF Chief Justice Marshall. gen
orally considered ono OF the finest
pieces OF Inman's work. takes first
rank among the pictures in the library
/ This portrait bridges over the cen
tury, and makes us feel as though Mar
shall himself were still among us. The
color is. very rich, and the tone deep
and satisfying. Marshall Is seated In
an armchair law book In his hand
his head turned toward the observer
The eyes are keen hut kindly, and the
shadow OF n smile turks within.
Henry lnman painted many OF the
noted pcrsonages OF that day both in
this country and In ngland-among
them. Chief Justice Nelson. John James
Audubon. Fanny Kemble. Wordsw orth
and Lord Macaulay. The Lenox Library
and the Metropolitan Museum OF New
York contain portraits 10y Imam
II there IS any one In Richmond who
I hns not visited John Marshalrs home or
, seen his portrait. II Is to be hoped that
:nch person will soon avail himself OF
these opportunities for aesthetic en-
toyment offered by Richmond