Evening star., 1932-03-06

B. Clarke collection was produced be-
tween 1889 and 1876, and may have
been painted for the panorama which
Savage produced for exhibition in New
York. 1t shows George and Martha
Washington on the porch OF Mount
Vernon with George Washington Parke
CustiS and Eleanor Parke Custis ex-
amining a map laid on a table between
them, and their now famous black
boy" standing behind Mrs. Washing
tons chair-an excellent piece OF work.
To the right and left Of this great
canvas hang portraits OF George wash
arately, both by Savage, purposed
without question as companion pieces,
and painted for John Adams during
Washington's first term as President.
The Adams family have preserved the
receipt for these paintings. 1t Is as fol-
lows: Received, New York, April II,
1890, of the Vice President of the United
States, 46 and 2-3 (dollars) for a
portrait of the President Of the United
States and his Lady"
Likenesses Found Different.
There is another interesting and ex-
cellent portrait Of George WaShington's
Lady" in this exhibition by Charles
Z
Historical Society, and third by James
Sharples lent by the descendants of
the Lee family. Among the many
representations of Washington shown
here at this time, not least interesting
is that by Joseph Wright, the Quaker
artist, painted during Washington's
presidency, with a map on his knee Of
the future City OF Washington.
Needless to say there is great divers
ity in the matter OF likeness among
these portraits, evidencing perhaps
diversity of viewpoint on the part of
the artist both in the matter OF re-
Semblance and character But there Is,
even more than one might expect a
similarity, an entity, which may be
traced throughout.
In the second gallery, Of the group
set aside for this Bicentennial exhibi-
ton, are portraits of eminent jurtsts-
members of the Supreme Court during
Washington's administration. Every
justice Of the Supreme Court is repre-
sented in this collection, but an ex-
ception has been made which permits
the inclusion of a number of portraits
by contemporary painter Seyfert-
rendered in a broad manner but old
style, suitable to the subject, yet lack
ing, one must admit, the ring OF
authority.
To an extent the visitor is compen-
sated in this room for the bridging of
time by a superb portrait of John Jay
parison with the best works by the great
masters of the British school.
An outstanding example of fine por-
traiture and superb painting is to be
found in the portrait of Alexander Ham
ilton by John Trumbull, on the end
wall of the third gallery, lent by Mr..
Mellon. In this same room, unique in
tereSt attaches to portrait of John
Adams by Gilbert Stuart, lent by C. F.
Adams, and a charming portrait of Mrs.
John Quincy Adams seated at a harp,
lent by Miss M. L. A Clement, the
painter of which is unknown. There
are two excellent portraits of Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney, one lent by the
Worcester Art Museum and the other
by Miss Josephine Pinckney, both by
James Earle. There are, furthermore,
two delightful portraits of Samuel
Washington, the third Of Mary Ball
Washingtons children, and his wife,
Jane Champe, painted by John Hessel-
ius, who died in 1755, both lent by Mrs.
Samuel Walter Washington.
The Corcoran Gallery has lent its
portrait OF Benjamin Franklin by Jo-
seph Wright; Washington and Lee Uni
versity its portrait of Marquis de Lafay-
cite; the Polish embassy q portrait of
Thaddeus Kosciuszko. There is an in
tereSting portrait Of Mrs. James Mon
roe by Benjamin West, lent by Mrs Rose
Gouverneur Hoes, and very quaint por-
trait of Betty Washington Lewis, lent by
the Kenmore Association 1t Is, in short,
a remarkable aSsemblage in celebration
of the 200th birthday of our great gen.
eral and first President.
This exhibition, opening TODAY to the
public, will be on view until next No
Vember.
The members of the National His
torical Loan Exhibition Committee in
cludeS the Vice President of the United
States, Mrs. William H Taft, Mrs. CAL
vim Coolidge, the Mexican Ambassador,
the royal italian Ambassador, the
French Ambassador, the German Am
bassador, the Polish Ambassador, the
British Ambassador, the members of
the cabinet, the Swedish Minister, the
Venezuelan Minister, the Governor of
Admiral William v. Pratt, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, Maj. Cen B. H. Fuller,
Leo s. Rowe, @. Bascom Slemp,
Charles G. Abbot, Alexander wetmore,
F. Lamont Belin, Miss Mabel Board
man, Frederic A. Delano, Mantle Field
ing. Henry Ford, Miss Helen G. Frick,
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, Miss
Frances Benjamin Johnston, Henry W.
Kent, Mrs McCook Knox, John F.
Lewis. George B. Mcclellan, johns Hill
Morgan, Charles Moore, Duncan Phil
lips, Potter Palmer, George A. Pope,
Walter G. Peter, Robert Writ Wash
ington. Alexander Wilbourne Weddell,
Mrs Rose Gouverneur Hoes.