Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

The National Gallery Of Art has for
i6yhs time had . group Of rare and
-fllautifu1 paintings by great masters
q the past. lent BY Ralph Cross john
Sen Of this city. Within the last week.
H6wever, this loan has been Increased
SfA the collection, which now num-
hers twenty three paintings. has been
hung In the second Of the series Of
psilSriAs 1t the National Museum.
which affords excellent space and ad-
mirable lighting for their exhibition.
It Is Z wonderful display. and only
those who nave visited the great gal
leiIss Of the world can fully realize
how we'll chosen are the examples and
how high 10 the standard which Is
maintained. II 10 not An extravaga nce
to .f1nd in this group reminder OF
lie wallace collection in London. one
y u the public collections in Europe.
and the opportunity that the exhibit
tioh OF these paintings in Washing
ton. the National Capital. oners Is so
notable that its value cannot be over
Estimated. In this one room. for ex-
:lapls, Are now to be seen examples
~ ffti1n, Rubens. Rembrandt. Sir
Joshua Reynolds. Raeburn. Sir Thorn
AS Lawrence. Gainsborough, Wilson,
Farnst not to name all;
the middle Of the south wall between
two splendid and very different ex-
amplAt Of Guard, is a portrait Of one
Of the great men Of Venice when Ven
ice wA6 At the heiEhth Of her glory,
2 great Venetian with the dignity.
He 10 seated In a high-back arm
chair before q table, on which lies
IN, open book. He wears a rich velvet
gown over q vestment of finest white
linen: n tone the picture is dull. as
shadowy recess Of great hall. But
the canvass fairly s1ows with color
and the painted figure is strongly
imbued with personality. Those who
would wish to know why Titan
tseit painters and great colorists Of
the world seeing this picture will un-
The painting by Rubens is a Ma
donna end Christ with Joseph and ST.
which kubsns used many times. but it
10 safe 70 Say that At no time more
successfully. This painting IL beauti.
fully competed and wonderfully rem
dssed. intensely human and yet at the
same time spiritual.
There 10 another wonderful Madonna
end Christ Child in this same collec-
ton pAinted, ~ Van Orley. who was
hotn IN 1881. the year well rer1em-
bersd - that In which America was
diScovefed. This painting shows a
quaint and interesting landscape
bssrSuns pictures ss,s . Of Suilaings
tafns ana foAdways.
The place Of honor on the east wall
has been given to . landscape by
Richard Wilson, the great English
painter who painted landscapes when
hSnre paintings were in much greater
and, reverence for nature The CLASH
car element ID strongly evident. the
ptotntt - q whole 10 extremely decor
ati~e, but 4tote everything else it is
4 6ttifhtfpl competition, rich In tone
and lplsn6idiy rendered. q great work
Af lie Ssl Of sh,s sA1ns hall hangs
= ian11eApS By dainybofoush,. very
lyrical and very eapfsssive. Gains
66f3u6h WAb fAf better known az
palattr Of b0ftfAits than - = painter
ofsiAndoe4H1s, but 1t was the latter ne
l&{tSiy did - recreation and. though
uSsopfeeiAted in his own day. they
"a. thlo lAnAtoape 10 introduced q
6tDup Of Atufss with very pleasing
fSsuit.
ArnenG the portraits IL that mag
ntdetHt one BY R4ebufn OF an elder
~. Scotch gentltman. which, in the
ESSiovemsnt ia this particular field.
tS1e poft1aits can Aate comparison:
AAx ySt g. simple - tee manner Of
f4Ae6tteu tAAt Ss1 fofGet1 the paint
G.gn tas rsfssnAiity ct the man
Scms time been on exhibition in the
xxa6nil Gallery. but Il y one which
NISDr leses interest ana which the
i9st4 Ssssn seen becomes the more
RSxt TO It nov HAMS an admirable
NE same day 81 otef6t Asfnhey.
VzSy individual and very 1AtiSfActory.
-6ey0Ad - the night hangs the pof.
tram Of q Dutch gentleman BY Mich
SlAx Mas, = wonderful piece Of paint.
EG and ~ enAsins interpretation
On the opposite wall II to be seen
4 no less noteworthy portrait Of an
1ngiishman Of aristoefatic bearing
By. Sir Thomas Lawrence. Lawrence
6Ad haebarn were contemporaries.
9f5he Royal Academy the latter wrote
him for advice with regard to re-
IlsSSing from Edinburgh to London.
4saring rivalry. lawrence is said to
Wye counsslAd him to remain at
s Il, ~ s.s :sss. 9n. e 81 SCOTCH sssS
freNs s1SeSted in subsequent years
~ NasttfA. RAsbafn and Lawrence
were both treat pai9tets. and neither
s1:s s.s.sss 3 s ssa:sof OF
80 This eAyAS collection. - we'll as
t1A ans Softraits, one Of 4 man. the
etAsr 81 I woman. By Sir Joshua
Nsyneits. ana z rohderf1iiy painted
Xse.ft i :. es e 81 tss best aossrth's IN in
There 10 40 picture in this col1ec-
tiSn which q not I MASTERPIECES, none
witch Will not repay careful exam
Nssien as s,, ,tusy. and to hay have such
1Bean much to the people who love
Afts and yet have not had the ad
xxutages OF travel. 1t is such col
1sctions as these which 4 national
cutlery Of art properly makes availa-
bic. And II is the generosity such as
4hiS loan exempliies which hahs up
besilt our great museums and will
through, the cooperation Of the gov
eminent. Eventually help us to realize
3 great national gallery In wash
iagsen.
II the Dayton Galleries on Connec-
tieuf avenue 10 now on view a collec-
tipn Of paintings and drawings by
lss. ana Mrs. Musgrave, who have
iltAly como to Washington with the
ihtention Of making II their home.
Mr.. Mussrave was for some years a
member OF the NeAiyn Art Colony,
Cornwall, England. where he painted
With stanhope Forbes, r. A. He et-
hibtted with other west Of England
aftiSts in the Royal Academy in Lon
don. He has also exhibited in the
Brighton Academy, England, and
Melbourne, Australia.