New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Vanderbilt Gift
To Museum on
Exhibit To-day
Bequest to the Metropolitan
Comprises Ten Paintings
and Two Rare Pieces of
18th Century Furniture
Morgan Tablet Unveiled
Fifth Exhibition of Indus
trial Art Will Be Opened
to Public December Is

The William X. Vanderbilt bequest
to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
comprising ten paintings and two i'm
portant pieces of furniture, will be
opened to the public to-day and shown
as group in Gallery 25. 1t will re-
main there all winter, and later the
pieces will be distributed to various
galleries.
Of the ten pictures which the be-
quest includes me earliest in point of
date is the portrait Of Lady Guildford,
painted by Holbein in 1927. This paint
ing was borrowed for the recent fftiesh
anniversary exhibition OF the Museum,
and also had oesn shown in the mu-
scum in 1907.
-Four of the paintings are of the sew
enteenth century Dutch school-"The
Noble Slav," by Rembrandt; Scene in
a Courtyard,' by Pieter de Hooch;
View on the Mas" by Cuyp. ana
Entrance to a Dutch Port" by Willcm
van de Nelde. Three rictures OF the
French school Of the eighteenth century
are included in the beQuest-"The
Toilet of Venus" by Roucher and les
Eufs Cases. and "Danae," by Greuze
The British school Of the eighteenth
century is represented by Reynolds's
portrait of Colonel George Coussmaker,
Of the Grenadier Guards, and Gains
borough's portrait of Mrs. Grace Dal-
rymple Elliot.
Pieces From Dukes Collection
The furniture is French, Of the eigh-
teenth century. A commode and a sec
retaire Of black and gold lacquer richly
ornamented with ormolu, companion
pieces, formerly were of the collection
of the Duke of Hamilton, and both bear
the cipher of Marie Antoinette
A tablet erected by the trustees Of
the museum in memory of the late J.
Fierpont Morgan in the central dome
of the main hall has been uncovered,
thus carrying out project initiated
several years ago. The memorial tablet
takes the form of a stone slab eleven
feet two inches in height by five feet
four inches in width. The commission
to execute the memorial was given to
/ Paul Manship, and upon its execution
he has spent the last six and half
years.
An important gift to the museum is
that of group Of German Renai =
sarce prints, presented by Felix NJ.
W2rburg. The greater part of this
cngravings, woodcuts and q single etch-
ing.
Another bequest which is now open
to the public is that of William Milne
Grinnell. a collection Of Near Eastern
art, Potteries, miniatures and frag-
ments, in all 27T pieces, are included
in this addition, which is shown in the
room known as the Rug Gallery and
the adjoining room.
The fifth exhibition Of industrial art
at the museum will oren December Is
and continue until January so. These
pieces, brought from factories and
from jewelry to furniture Some
three'score firms ana individuals have
coCrerated with the museum in get
ting up this exhibition The work rep
rest nts selected group of objects Of
current manufacture, the design for
which is based upon sources in the
museum itself.
War Portraits Shown January l9
Announcement is made that an ex-
hititon of war portraits will be shown
at the museum from January IS to
February 10. These are portraits Of
distinguished leaders Of the American
and Allied nations. painted for the
National Art Committee by American
aiIlslS. Inc collectlon, winch Will be
presented to the National Portrait Gal
lory in Washington, will be sent on n
circuit this winter throughout the
country, of which the exhibition at the
metropolitan Museum is the first stop.
An interesting piece of Chinese
sculpture, the entrance to a tomb of
the Tang period, has been placed on
exhibition in Room L II. A Louis XVI
shop front, the recent gift Of J. Pier
pcnt Morgan is among the interesting
new acccssions. AMI a Bernini bust
Of Cardinal Raimondo Capizucchi is
another recent acquisition.