The Washington herald., 1922-10-22
Rare Collection
Loaned GALLERY

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1hses ere ssvssa, szsmpiss -
% xnsfiA possrsss seAesl suos
isadss-ps~ . haas..a. ga -
Dutch pertrsstA
rhs largest p1stzrs 4. O. rpuA.
sn almost souass o. 10 ~ ns1s-
mon Ruysdasd deee-ls7e,, 49,
nephew. Jacob Cvsa, Huysdssl. =
the grsssest iandscsps pssntsr Ia
land has ever produoed Ths p1s-
ture hsre. The windmxn.- n
typical windmill scene. with quzss
a number Of human ngures. all very
much subordinated TO the ousznt GA
mill. which shows up clearly sgnfnss
light sky. The old min buiidine,
cracked In q rigzag track. stands
beside the roadway. In me sereau
1 are four or i've rowboats and ons
very small. narrow-safled bcaA N
the distance church spires ars s.sn.
An old woman fn the doorway q
the building and a bent old usr
with q star and pack on HIS bach,
In the road. are looking st q man
with q basi1et who has svfdeuffx
just tumbisd, for his cs.s N an ~
ground beside him and be IN n n
very awkward poGtfon- ou1ls 4
large part OF the picture An 4. a
most indistfnguishant obscsvftx
Along the uppss. nghtsr s,ry pce-
tion are quite q fsw uaeies % Be
seen.
The two ss<t i.rrsst picture, sr,
portraits By two Dutch srtasts
nohad Jansen nsrevsft (rteg-
1sff). and Ja- vSusoers clsso-fs7s.
These are both portraits Of Dutci
ladisA Ths one By tAs former
artist shows ths more gtyiish
woman; ss1 tAs lace wort On a.
cap. the deep sieevs cum. snd rhs
tracings OF F0id thread on shs
bodics. are very daiuey and eIas.
orsts. staadinG out wondsrfv1i7
well The nedk rof 10 q work Of
art. This % . pisss-fAest. ss.sshds-
looking woman. but oufts proud is
her gala dress- On her hsnd, ara
several rfngs. On each vrta "a a
the neck are bseuftfurfy
pearl bracelets and peol<iaos. Bon
the hands and ths fsss are WY
good.
The second portrait sy vsceoors.
is from the coilesfiol of Princess
MsthfldG The elotbtus % very
much less slaborsss. yet On b .
typtcaify Dutch woman, and hss
that same look Of coascacus bsaaty
and su1ertority ehat 10 seen m
Msrevsfx's subject % but nes1s isss
degree
The -ls.douns ana cao6- n ss-
trfSutsd % Van Dyck and % from
the Duchess Of Montross eoi1sot3on,
England To Ne mis- hardly ap-
pears 20 be Van D7sk TIE Doehss
10 giancinG upward meditstfvely.
balancing her child - n By In
stinct, and win very rttl> con-
sciousnees Of ths iittis one rhs
baby ts perfect in form snd atzt-
tude. but there 10 somethfng . littis
strained about the attitude Of the
mother. The positions Of the ehfld,
and Of the mothers hand. the eloth-
ing. and the colortng. are modert
but the oppression OF the mother "a
distinctly Of RenaissaDce timsa On
the whole. mis- Madonna DO . very
pleasing one. especially IN ths reai
babyhood Of the child
John Opte. R A (ITt1-lsoD, has
q portrait Of q ntfls s4h, seatsd
There IS much nesh work In the
bare arms. the neck and sho~ltsrs
and the one foot protrudfuE from
under her dress She is . pensivs-
looking child, with great DARK eyc>
and cling1ng dark brown hair. One
lciasped against her sust abovs ne
foot. and the other, supported af the
elbow. falls heedlessly down n 70
1 A. a.
background is very dark with just
q glimpse Of gree. and ysalow SKY
TO relieve It
Very charaetsrfs1e Of SIR yushos
Reynolds. once president of the
Royal Academy, VINO lived from
1725 60 17s3. is ne portrait Of the
Countess Of C1ermont This picture
was formerly In the col1sptton Of
how. no matter what model hs
take<. . great portrait paintert
work can always be rsocSnired
There 10 q suotl> somechinE OF his
own personality that he puts inte
, room next 70 this hangn q picture
OF the Duchess Of Ancastsr, In ths
Ralph Cross Johnson eotzsee10,
which resembles this Ceuutess Of
Ciermont. One vonderu how mveh
these people rssemblsd sac2 ethss
N real life whether eSsfr frisnAs
ever saw a resemblance or vhsthas
10 is just that indennstts sonstlfns
OF the artists self which he puss
In that makes them siflrs. mn.
Hammond toe. IN ths Harv3st LAne
Johnston collection. shcws this 0Ds
similarity.
Sir Thomas Lsvrs.es (Br1seo1
! 1863; London, 1880, whe has sev-
ersl other works "a the National
Gallery. such a. ths portraits of
Lord Abercorn and krs. Towry IN
the Ralph Gross johnson soliectios,
and that OF LADY Essex "a Juliet
IN the Harriet Lane Johnston coll
} lection, 81 represented here by on.
: picture. This is Of Henry the
first Earl OF MulgTsve" ana 4. |.
very striking portrait The great
head 10 brought out stri<insiy by
the use OF q deep-red background
, varying from a duu glow 20 almost
, fire color.
John Hoppner has given US . very
pleasing study In his Portrait OF a
J Boy" Across the han. In the John
eton collection. is q Portrait OF
Mrs. Abington.- the lsdy with the
graytsh hair and gown 20 match.
: Sir William Beechsy, also repre-
sented elsewhere In the National
Gallery. has given ~ O portrait Of
gentleman. The faos 10 very forid
/ and the whole body rather plump.
so that taking into consideration