The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-09
NEW ART WORKS AT
THE METROPOLITAN
Valuable Collection Of MezzO-
tints Acquired Through Be-
quest Of F. 7. Martin.
NEW PAINTING BY HENRI
Examples of Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Century ArmOr
to Be Exhibited.

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art yes !
terday announced that through the be-
quest ot the late Frederick Townsend Mar
tin It had acquired forty-flve colored mez-
zotints. chiefly after the works Of George
Morland. as we'll ~ "A Dutch clock and a
collection OF arms and armor
The arrnor consists OF the following
pieces. which have not yet been placed
on public exhibition: A sixteenth century
breast plate. two ewords, late sixteenth
or early seventeenth century, and a varied
collection of German. French. Spanish and
scandinavian swords and rapiers Then
there are shirt OF mall. casdue OF
the sixteenth century. an Arabian belt.
bullet box and powder horn OF the eigh-
teenth century. ~ well as a bow. culver
and CULVER holder Of Japanese eighteenth
century workmanship.
The most important OF tho recent ac-
QUESTIONS is the painting by Robert Henri
called THE Spanish GYPSY" II was pur-
chased from the lIearn fund. II will be
added to the collection founded by Mr..
Iearn after It has been shown In the
room of recent accessions. The subject
Is member of the gypsy band which
encamps at vontas. village on the out
skirts of Madrid. whence they forage
the surrounding country. II Is said that
when the artist asked this gypsy to pose
| for him she assumed the pose shown in
| the portrait. When she saw the finished
portrait she In said to have exclaimed
the gypsy equivalent to What a beautiful
woman
In preparing an autobiographical sketch
for the Metropolitan Museum Robert Henri
/ adds to the list of places In which he
| studied with masters for years indie
pendently In France, Spain and italy
II was evidently during this period OF
| independent study In Spain that the pic
, turc Of the gypsy was painted.
The selection OF this picture to add Ia
the museums collection liz in line with
the course of other museums in selecting
Mr.. Henri's work At the Art Association
OF New orleans he IN represented by "Thc
Spanish gypsy Girl." at tho Carolina Ar,
Association. Charleston. by his "Gir! o.
Toledo. Spain" and IN the Columbus Gal
lery OF Fine Arts by THE Dancer In the
yellow shawl" The Bulletin OF the mu
scum says of the work The picture nov
owned by the museum Is OF a type thai
Mr.. Henri delights in painting. The skill
liz OF tawny color eyes black. hair Ions
and coal black and the mouth and CHR
strong 1t in an excellent example Of hi'
work"
Other recent accessions which were an
nounced yesterday were two court swords
Italian early eighteenth century, and
Turkish sabre OF the nineteenth centur,
he gift of Mrs. Edward Robinson Gu,
nese vase OF the Ming dynasty from IN
beauest OF John l.. Cadwalader. which ais
includes a brass fender, pair OF andirons
tongs. shovel and poker and "A mant,l II
, the style Of Adam eighteenth century
, seven faence tiles from Karl j. Freund
! "A marble group. Buddha and attendants
I Chinese Of the Wei dynasty, the gift o
r Edgar Worch. n bronze bust OF Abraham
T. Lincoln, gift Of Theodore Starr: SIX
% teenth century Chinese screen and panel
$ from "a Japanese screen OF the siNteent
Z to early seventeenth century. the gift q
the heirs of the late Charles Stewai
q Smith.
:, ACQUISITIONS by purchase include In al
g ditlon to the painting by Henri votv
= lamp of sixteenth century Venetian manu-
facture. six pieces Of English cighteent
d century pewter including -SUo inkstands,
tankard, bowl, plate and cup three stor
n relIofs Chinese OF the Han dynasty
bronze statuctte by Henry Lindner and
q bronze statuette by Abln PolaseS.