The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-19

historical, sporting and dramatic ma
teriai that Mr. Wendell assembled from
the four quarters OF the globe, but more
than 5000 Items were left for the public
sale which Is now being conducted by
the American Art Association.
The busy public, which Is Argus
eyed, will be sure to discover many
treasures that Harvard's curators Will
regret having let go. The 5000 Items
gives no fair idea of the extent OF the
sale. since many Of the Items" are
themselves groups of ffties, sixties and
even hundreds Of objects. No. 4357,
for instance, is a set of 120 portraits
Of Sir Henry Irving SO partisans of
Harvard will be only amiably censorious
Of the committee that left SO many
good things to be fought for by private
collectors. Besides. Harvard gets the
money anyway.
Mag want Portrait Back.
These private collectors probably
would prefer having as little light
thrown upon the good things as pos
sible, until after the conclusion OF the
sale, but II is impossible ito fool all Of
the people ali of the time" and the fact
Is, there Is a portrait by John Singer
Sargent in the Wendell collection. and
1t Is portrait of Henry Irving
Harvard very likely will sigh to get
this little portrait back later on. 1t Is
just head, a study of the great actor
as Friar John 1t is In Sargents early
manner. carefully and searchingly
painted. Sargents, needless to say. APP
pear but rarely In the auctiona
Another good thing. also with double
associations" of painter and sitter, Is
Frank d. Millet's portrait of william
Winter. 1t Is one of Millets best works
portrait of Jimmy" Whistler by w.
Greaves his pupil, tells all the world
why people liked to call Whistler
Jimmy" 1t Is intimate and also rather
caricaturist. 1t is just the sort OF
portrait that would have a perpetual
success in a national portrait gallery. IL
America ever gets one. Greaves, who
never has received more than a con,
temptuous recognition in this country,
deserves to be remembered for this
sketch alone AS painter he scarcely
merits high rating, but In his feeling
for his master there was a sort of Bos-
wellian alteration that lends a borrowed
authority to his biographical data.
Mr.. Wendells picture gallery was
almost wholly of the stage. There are
some that gain attention because of the
artists who did them-such as r. o. C.
DarIey's Frederick the Great" the wash
drawing by Gustave Dore. c. W. Peale's
portrait of Miss Hallam as the flower
girl, and William NJ Chase's portrait
of Charles w. Couldock. but the ma
tority appeal because of the celebrities
who sat to the artists. They form a
long procession OF bygone favorites,
such as Charlotte Cushman as NEG
MorrSEes, the three Booths, Edwin, John
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course. In the still remembered sables
OF Hamlet; Ada Rehan, Edwin Forrest.
Mrs. Sarah Siddons. Mr. and Mrs.
3arney Williams. Lester Waliack. Joseph
JEFFERSON, Clara Louise Kellogg, jenny
Lind, Tyrone Power. Henry J. Montague
and Charles Thorne, Jr These last two
are particularly animated and amusing
likenesses.
Autographed Caruso Caricature.
In the countless sets of photographs
OF actors. doubtless all OF the past and
present generations who have the slight
est claim TO fame are included. 1t Is
up to date enough to have a caricature
by Viafora Of Caruso, and signed with
the autograph OF that singer
The old color prints of New York re-
call the days when Fifth avenue still
presented two long rows OF brownston.
views Of Broadway. Of the harbor, OF
the famous old confiagration and OF
various historic spots contain literal
truths as well as quaintness Military
scenes and shipping also received Mr.
Wendelfs attention as a collector His
well known fondness for songs and his
ability in singing them account for the
great section OF the library that is de.
voted to old songs
TharA In, r. l.
with Just about as much emphasis laid
upon the time Of the Revolution as upon
the civil war. There are various works
relating to Aaron Burr: American I'm
prints. such as Jonathan Dickinson's
vindication of the Scripture Bishop
Samuel Mather's apology for the
Liberties of the Churches. in New Eng
land" Thomas Chambers Appeal to
the Public" 1857, and Anna Stewards
"Monody on Major Andre" 1881.
The Lincoln material includes the first
edition OF Herndon and weik's Life
Of Lincoln" There is much upon Nor
monism. many pamphlet accounts of
trials. regimental histories, genealogies.
sermons and newspapers.
The photographs of pusiiists and
prints of sporting events vie in interest
with those OF the stage. The first edi-
tons and autographed books include
such standard publications as the works
of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Robert
Browning. w. C. Bryant. John Bur
roughs. Samuel L. Clemens, George
Cruikshank. Charles Dickens, Emerson,
Ftz-Greene Halock Bret Harte. Haw-
thorne, o. w. Holmes. w. D. Howells,
Washington Irving. Rudyard Kipiing.
Longfellow, Lowell d. G. Mitchell, Edgar
Allan Poe, ]. w Riley. Ruskin. Waiter
Scott. Bernard Shaw. r. l.. Stevenson.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bayard Taylor.
Thackeray. Thoreau. Wilde and Walt
Whitman
The paintings are to be sold Tuesday
evening and the auction continues every
day until Saturday.