Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-21
40 MASTERPIECES
ARE GIVEN VIRGINIA
John Barton Payne's Collection
Will Be Housed in
Battle Abbey.
MURIlL0 AND RUBENS LISTED
Reynolds Piece Is Also Part of
Gift-Will Be Placed on
Public Exhibition.
MURlLL0 AND RUBENs LIsTE[

Notification that Virginia. through
inc General Assembly. had accepted his
Sitt OF a gallery OF paintings was sent
10 Judge John Barton Payne, of Chi
cago. yesterday by Governor West
,noreland Davis. The collection. which
includes Muril!o. Rubens. a Rey-
nolds and forty other works Of art. is
estimated to be worth more than
sI.o00. 900, and becomes the property
~ INC state without restriction other
.shsbitcd to the public at stipulated
lines without cost.
Judge Payne. himself native vir-
The valuable gallery to the State. stip-
nlating that Il should be housed in a
the public on Saturday afternoon and
holidays without cost. He suggested
after personal investig alton, that
ate Memorial INSTITUTE, and they will
be shipped thcrd immediately On re-
rcipi OF the letter OF acceptance from
Is Native OF virginia.
he donor OF the collection of mas
terpiccrs il u native Ntrginian. having
For years he WAS n leader OF the CHI
caEo bar, and until recently was gen.
eral counsel tor the. railroad admins
ration. which position he resigned TO
becon:" chairman n: the United states
Shipping Board. whIc'i uow controls
Ia the world. Recently he was Invited
by President Wilson 10 accept a Cab
inet post 10 succeed Secretary Lane as
the head OF the Department OF the
~ a letter to Governor ,pavis ten
dcr!nS the pictures: J udge Payne gave
tion Was composed OF. Among the
nas.erp;sess are the fgilesing:
Adore tion o: the Shepherds" BY Mu
rifo 'Landscapc." by Nicolas Poussin:
o5,rai 5y oha hroRn Rnssefi fman rhss sr Grand AND
t,haa,ps ,:,is, E;iyssces.,' by Raffaeii; ..Le
ESISt alSana by wls Mai'f1 the AfMfa; chsfry Ss
Several Portraits Included;
portraits, chiefly by George p. \,
phil!ip Barbour: the portrait Of
ster. Clay and Calhoun. and an espe
cially lnc group by Hcaiy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Barbour Bryan tnative OF
rage Bryan, l., late ambassador TO ia
pan. These portraits, and some others
not here mentioned, BELONGED TO the
Mr. i'ayncs late wife. Jennie Byrd
Judge Payne, in December was in
Rich,nond and looked the state IL
trary and the Confederate Memorial
institute. known as the Battle Abbcy.
the latter rs the ono most suited for
housing the art treasures. He suE-
cested the removal of bookcases and
the installation of lighting system.
The officers OF tho institution readily
agreed to the changes ans onn1,i and bli Is
bly, TO appropriate $4,000 to carry out
his suggestions.
TO beaueath @ns s eeHi the saierY ~ Of Psintinss
~ Virginia at his death, but ho has
given his beautiful country home near
Ircn and the organization is anxious
10 take possession. Tho collection
will he hoxed and shipped to the Eat
safely stored pending tho necessary
alterations
Makes Art Center.
With the Payne gallery added to the
great Confederate memorial will draw
many art lovers to Richmond in the
future in addition to The Payne col.
The mural and panel paintings now
being completed by Charles Hofbrauer.
the noted French artist. who laid
ago to answer the call of his country,
but who has M returned TO Eichmond to
land. at cost of 100000. Meanwhile.
a wing is being added to the insti-
dHtiom ~ ION, 20 .aEe care OF the hundreds
Richmond
Judge Payne: after taking up his
residence In Washington on succeed
ing Secretary Lane. is expected TO be
q frequent visitor here. lie is great
had erected in Fauquier County T.
monument to his family, twenty five
Of whom served in the Confederate
army. Judge Payne is the son of tho
late DR.. Amos Payne. from whom he
received his earliest education.
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