Evening journal., 1915-02-13

is TO Saturday. February ~, inclusive
Of all the portraits owned by the state
with the exception Of the large por-
trait of General Washington, painted
about 1900 by Dennis A. Volczan, a
nr0mincnt Philadelphia artist Of that
period. On account of poor workman
ship wnen this portrait was repaired
several wears ago Il is now in such
condition that II was not deemed ad-
visablo to move It from Dover The
exhibition will be under the direction
Of Dr George W. Marshall. member
'of the commission.
The following oil portraits VIII be
'on view
Commodore Thomas MacDonough
bv Thomas sully. 1917 Purchased
hy the General Assembly In 1871
Captain Jacob Jones, by Thomas
Sully. 1917. Purchased by the Gene
raj Assembly in 1917
Colonel James Gibson. by Jacob
Gicholtz. 1929 Purchased by the Gen
eral Assembly IN 1929. Colonel Glib
son was an officer in the war Of 1872,
and was killed in the battle Of Lake
Erie
John NJ. Clayton. by Ghereiein "
PYLE. 1895. Presented to the state by
the artist Mr. Clayton was Secretary
Of State, of Delaware; Chief Justice
At three different times United States
Senator and also Secretary OF state
Of the United States
James Asheton Bayard, (youngerl.
bv Gberetein Y. Pyle, 1895. Present
ed to the State by the artist Mr. Bay
ard was United States Senator for sew
eral terms.
John Wood Hall. by stephen J. Fer
ris. 1892. Presented by his children.
Mr.. Hall was State Senator and
Governor from 1879 TO 1883.
DR.. Joshua Clayton. by Howard
pyle. 1898. Presented by Mrs. Adella
Clayton Frame and others. DR.. Clay
ton was an officer Of the Revolutionary
War. president of Delaware State,
f7S9-1793: Governor. 1793-1796, and
United States Senator. 1898.
Cornelius p. Comegys, by Miss
Comegvs. Presented by his children.
He was Governor from tS37-lS4l.
David Hazard. presented 1898.
BY his grandson, David Hazard Wolfe.
He was Governor from lS30-l833, and
Associate Justice i'm 1914.
John p Cochran, by j. Paul Brown,
1898. Presented by his family. He
was Governor from iS75-to 1873
william II. Ross. by J. Paul Brown
1898. Presented by his widow. lie
was Governor from 1S51-lS5h.
John HUM. by Clawson S. Ham
mitt. 1907. Purchased by the General
Assembly. He was Governor, 1901
1905
Preston Lea. by Clawson $. Hammitt,
1907. Purchased by General Assembly.
Was Governor, iG05-oa.
Thomas Francis Bayard, by Clawson
s Mammitt, 1912. Purchased by GEN
eral Assembly Was United States Dis
'.torney; United States Senator
Secretary OF State of United
$3.50. and Ambassador e
Ufra ain. lso3-97.
james Rogers, by Laussat r. Rogers
1919. Attorney General. lsl5-3O and
lS35.80: Adiutant General, ls20-27i Sec
rctary OF State, ls33-35. Presented by
his family. 1918.
George Read, by C. w. Sohreyler,
1913. Was Attorney General Three
Lower Counties; Speaker state Senate,
l710; signcr of Declaration of lndepend-
ontc delegate 10 Continental Congress;
President Delaware State, l777; Chief
Justice. l703-l7a9 Purchased 1919. The
painting is copied from n portrait by
Gilbert Stuart, owned by Mrs. John II,
Rodney
William Penn, by C. w. Schreyler
1913. Copied from portrait in lnde'
pcndencc Hall Purchased 1913.
William G. Whiteley. by William r
McAlastcr. 1850. Member of Congress
ls57-6i: Associate Justice, lss4-s6
Presented by his son, Henry Whiteley
1919
George Read Riddle Member Con
rrcss. 1851 80. and United States Sena
tor. lsG4 .G7. Presented by his nephew
William Marvin Truss, Esq, 1913.
Thomas Mexican, by G. w. Schreylei
1913 Delegate 10 Stamp Act Congress
delegate to Continental Congress; signe
Of Declaration of Independence; Presi
dent Delaware State. l777-7S; signer O
Articles of Confederation; Chief Justic
of Pennsylvania Governor Of Pcnnsyl
vania. Purchased 1918.
Peter Stuyvesant. ~ Augustus &
Heaton. 1918. Dutch Colonial Governo
and builder of IT, Casimir. Purchase
1913.
Charles Brown Lore, by J. Pal
Brown, 1908. Attorney General. lS6s
"a; member Congress, lsS3-sl, and Chic
Justice. lS03-09 Purchased 1913
James Booth lyoungerl, by Laussa
r. Rogers 1919 Chief Justice, lS4l-5l
Presented by his family, 1913.
James Booth lelderl, by laussat I
Rogers, 1918. Privy Councillor, 1883
Secretary of State. l77s-99; Chief jus
tice, l599-ls2s. Presented by his fan
ily. 1919
Simeon S. Pennewill. by Rober
Hinckley. 1913. Governor. l909-l3. Pun
chased 1913.
Kcnscy Johns lyomger) by c. "
Schrcyler. lgli. Member Congress. lS2l
81 and Chancellor. ls32-57. Purchase
1919
Caesar a. rodney. by Augustus
licaton. 1914. Member Congress. $50
o5 and 1871 %: Attorney General Units
States. iso7-ll. and united States Sc
ator. ls22 23 Purchased 1914.
Richard Bassett by C. ". Schreyl'
1914 Siguer Constitution of Unit
States: Omitted States senator 1850
and Governor, ll9o-lS0l. Purchas
lgl4.
Cunning Bedford. Jr by Augustus
Hcaton. 1914. Signcr of Constitution
United States; delegate Continen
Congress. Attorney General. l7S4. a
JUDGE United States District Cou
I7S0-lSl2 Purchased 1914.
John Dickinson, by c. W. Schreyll
1914. Delegate 10 Continental Co
gress: President Delaware State 17S