The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

the Grafton Galleries In 1911. In ad-
dition to the collection Of Daubigny.
the picture has been In the possession
Of MacGavin, the well known Glasgow
collector. and Of James Cowan OF Ross
hall. Crookston. Paisley. where II has
been for more than thirty years.
There has been opened In the print
gallery Of ths New York Public LII
,rary an exhibition Of prints illustrate
ing portraiture Of the Colonial and
Revolutionary periods. loaned by
Charles Allen Mum. The exhibition
offers also a review Of the activities
" early American ensravers. Much
Of their work 10 exceedingly crude,
although some OF the messotints ex-
hibited are Of . high order Of ex-
c~ellence.
On entering the gallery many nota-
bic prints will be found on the wall
at the right devoted to American en-.
gravers. Among the pre-revolutioaary
prints are the portrait Of Cotton
Mather. engraved by Peter Pelham in
1877, the earliest mezzotint produced
In this country; important and rare
portraits. also by Pelham. Of Sir Will
lam Peppereli and william Shirley.
from paintings by John smibert. and
the rare mezzOtint inscribed REV. Mr..
Jonathan Edwards OF New England"
A group Of mezzotints by George
Graham includes a full length Of Alex
ander Hamilton and portreits Of Rob-
ert r. Livingston. after Gilbert Stuart.
and of Samuel Adams. A very curl
Gus print which will interest the stu
dent of engraving is the portrait Of DR..
benjamin Rush. published without
name Of painter. engraver or pub
Usher. Edward Savage is we'll repre-
sented by portraits OF Benjamin Rush,
William Smith. Benjamin Franklin,
David Rittenhouse and Thomas Jeffer-
son. His full length Of Washington
from Stuart's L~ansdowne portrait. on
the opposite wall. IL described as "the
most ambitious and important enyrav.
ing issued In this country up to the
time Of its publication In 1901"
Among the portraits of Washington
on the north wall Is the full length en-.
graved by Valentine 0reen latter Johr
| 1>,,rl,lt ,,ol l,. Nfr Ngn~N ~,h
lished in London in 1881. the first true
likeness OF Washington published II
Europe. OF greatest interest ant
rarity is a mezzotint engraved b,
Charles Wilson Peale after his owl
painting In 1880. Near by Is his small
oval portrait Of Washington. engrave,
in 1887. The first engraved portal
Of Washington published In this cou
try Is shown, with q companion piece
entitled Lady Washington" This en-
craving Is crude and Is said to be un
doubtedly after a portrait painting b!
Peale.
In 1875 q portrait was published Il
London representing Washington OIL
a rearing charger. drawn from If
by Alexander Campbell at Williams
putS ~ IN pubcIy uCNitIouS. rJUI
this n passes along the group o
interesting prints relating to Johl
Paul Jones and on to the English ficti
tious portraits on the wall opposit
the entrance, representing importan
Generals OF the American Revolution
These mezzotints were published
many Of them. In the first year Of tn,
Revolution. before there was n pos
sibility OF knowing the appearance o
the officers prominent in the revolu
tionary cause.
A number Of small prints are ex
hibited In fiat cases In the middle O
the room. They include the Du Simi