Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-28
CENTENARY 0F
 MAN WHO AIDED
 FRANCE IN 1870
Sir Richard Wallace Gave Thousands to Help Ger
 many's Victims.

London, July 27--One hundred years ago this week there was born one who, during the Franco-Prussian war provided food for the starving people of Paris and medical relief for the sick and wounded in the same manner that individuals and organiz- ed societies in the allied countries are doing for the unfortunates in the war devastitated regions of France and Belgium. This pioneer in war relief work, who remained in Paris during the seize and gave the people half million dollars with which to buy food, was Sir Richard Wallace, who is now best rem membered for the gen. erous gift of his famous art collection to the British nation
 Sir Richard Wallace was a natural son of his mother, who married the third Marquis of Hertford. She was devoted to this child and educated him herself. He was called Richard Wallace, and in Paris, where he went to live in his early manhood, he was known among all the art circles as Monsieur Rchard." He was a great favorite everywhere, and his fad for making rare collections gave him a wide acquaintance.
 Lady Hertford bore another son, who became the fourth marqus. He was, by right of succession, one of the largest land owners in northern Ireland. The marquis was very fond of his half-brother, Richard, and they shared the same tastes in regard to collecting choice treasures of every sort.
 By the time Richard was 40 years old he had gathered store o1 'bronzes, miniatures and ivories that 1 were famous. In 1857 he sent many of these over to London to the Mar quis of Hertford, and sold all that re- mained at high prices.
 Richard found himself strangely without an object in life after parting with his treasures, so be began tC aid his half-brother in perfecting the 1 collection he was making at his Lon don house. Proof of the affection and | confidence that Hertford had for his
 ha1f-brother is the fact that, at hi' death, in 1870, he left to Richard al the property that he could by righ l dispose of.
 l Devoted to Paris, Richard Wallace shared with the French people theil
 ssufferings during the siege, in tht Franco-Prussian war. He equipped aI Eambulance named "The Hertford'' ant
 this was attached to the 18th French Corps. At Paris he provided two more one under the charge of French an; l the other under English physician!
 and surgeons.
 t He also founded and endowed a < Paris the, "Hertford British Hospital for the use of British subjects. H,
 gave the sum of $20,000 to aid thos'
 persons who had suffered in thu
 bombardment of the city, and the am Il ount he gave in all dicections to oit N the people during the siege, was hal
 million dollars.
 | Dec. 24, 1871. Queen Victoria mad
 him a Baronet in recognition of hi noble services during this trying per
 iod.
 From 1873 to 1885 he occupied
 seat in the British Parliament. Il
 1873 Queen Victoria appointed hin
 one of the commissioners for the Pal
 is universal expositions, and at tn
 close of this he was created Knigh
 of the Bath-Sir Richard Wallace. H
 was a trustee of the National Gallery London, and the National Gallery a
 Dublin, and he gave valuable picture
 to both of these collections. Sir Richard married the daughte ot a French army officer, and he lief
 no children at his death in 1890. Hi
 widow died seven years later an left the ma gnificent Hertford-Wallac collections to the English Nation, i accordance with the expressed wis of her husband.
 III While discussing the question c
 where to place the collection, Parlis
 ment voted to buy Hartford House
 where the treasures had been gather
 ed, and to make it public museum. So the Wallace collection in Lon ,; don is one of the most remarkabl .. in the world, and is a memorial 0 , the critical taste and public spirit c : l. Ci, pichard Wal1acn