The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
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are the daughters OF Charles Car,,r
OF C~arrollton. and hat the man stand
ing close behind them is their father
If you will look carefully YOU will
see hat ii is the left hand VI Cha,ls.
Carroll that is about the girls wals,
and not that Of her sister.
at is historically a fact that Char,..
Carroll had remarkably small hands
This quite possibly was known 10 N.
artist Trumbull. But whether q, h.
not. you will easily sec that the hars
In question Is his left hand. and tba,
In SIZE and shape II matchcs his rlgh.
hand. which. as you will observe. rcs,,
on the back of n chair in front II him
This is only one of a number NJ,
criticisms popularity current in regard
to the great historical paintings b,
the Rotunda Of the Capitol Ano,b..
Of them relates to the Surrender n.
Cornwall!s'-the comment in this ca,,
being that Washington Represented
OH a white horse in the middle Of m,
p%icture) does not belong there A, al
inasmuCh as on the historic occas,c,
in question he DID not personally 70.
cclve the surrender. but delegated
that duty to a subordinate officer.
the absurdity Of this remark f,
obvious when II is explained ,ha, The
man on the white horse is not Wash.
ington at all. hut Gen. Lincoln. the
American officer deputel to receive IN.
surrender. CORVALLIS, pleading In.
disposition. obtained Washington,
consent to make tho surrender hy
deputy. and appointed Gen. O'Hara I,
perform that duty. II 50 happened
that on a previous occasion Gen. LIN.
coin had been compelled To give w
his own sword to Cornwtrlis and
Washington thought 1t would soo,ts
his feelings II the situation were 70.
ersed. Accordingly. in the rlcturc
Gen. O'Hara. on foot. is seen surren.
derlng Cornwallis's sword To- Lincoln.
"Over there. on the other side a,
the Rotunda, is the Baptism NJ poca.
hontas.' In the foreground. you vii
notice. Is the seated figure of An IN.
dian, understood to represent Opeche.
Canough. the uncle Of the princess
He is barefooted. and. II is claimed
the artist has given him sIX toes on
his left foot.
"a sixth toe Is a dcfnrmity mot very
uncommon among Indians. II Is pos.
sible hat DpeCheCanpugh may hiA
had such IA popularity. and that he
painter of the picture, eager Tor he.
torical details, dug the fact ont d,
ear v Colonial literature. Bu'. 4 '1l
will look close. you vii see that u i
by no means certain that tho foot ~
the picture has six toes. What loos,
like a sixth toe may merely be mean,
Z" represent the bulge of the Zoo, he.
hind the NTH toe.
ANOTHER favorito criticism relates
TO the picture of the Landing u 60.
lumbus.' in which the artist Ns
painted three flags. one of these Aars
1t is claimed. is blowing cast, one wc,,
ane n s~outh-which indicates a very
variable condition of the Wind IN that
famous day.
THE answer in this case - that tNs
criticism has no proper basis IN fact.
one OF the so-cailed flags H. not really
a flag at all. but a banner Of heavy
embroidered stun. Plainly. It j. at tie
instant being spread to the breeze,
falling straight by icaso OF It's weight.
But, as you will see, the wind l. turn.
ing one Of its lower corners "a. ,A
same direction with the two real aas,
whose deviation from one l.no is due
simply to the circumstance that they
are luttering."