Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
HERE are certain adventures which
have universal and perennial appeal.
such, for instance, as digging up pi-
rates treasure or, in Eastern Europe,
an early Greek or Roman sculpture.

rates treasure or, in Eastern Europe,
an early Greek or Roman sculpture.
OF like nature is the purchase of an
old painting which upon cleaning and 1nvestt-
cation turns out to be the work of a great mas
ter hence worth many times the amount paid.
Such happenings increasingly rare and
many are the hopes that prove decisions, but
they do occur. Late last Summer the art world
was astonished by the announcement of the
discovery of an heretofore unknown Gains
borough Some months earlier collection OF
pictures from the Dover House, Clinton Lodge,
Sheffield Park, Sussex. England. passed into the
hands of Messrs Sotheby London auctioneers.
for sale. Among these was portrait, three
quarter length, of Dan Holyroyd third son Of
Isaac Holyroyd of Dunmore, and younger brother
of John, first Earl of Sheffield The artists
name was unknown and the picture was black
with CRIME. 1t was purchased for approximate
ly $500 by Luscombe Carroll OF the Carroll
Galleries, st. James Square, who discerned its
merit, and when the six coats of varniSh, by
which from time to time 1t had been refur-
bished were removed, fine painting in excel
lent condition revealed and authenticated
by experts as work by Gainsborough, worth a
small fortune. The consensus of opinion Is
that 1t was painted between 1760-62 but left
unfinished owing to the sitter having been
summoned to join his regiment, and that the
background was put in later by Gainsborough
after Holyroyd's death at the storming of Moro
Castle in 1852.
This painting, which is now on view at the
CARRIER Galleries in this CITY, represents young
Holyroyd in the uniform of an Irish regiment
red coat, with green lapes, bug wastcoat and
trousers, crimson sash, with black cap orna-
mented with crowned harp, shamrocks and oak
leaves. In his left hand he holds flag staff
or color standard. The attitude is full of ac-
ton At the lower left corner of the canvas
are the words, Dan Holroyd, esq, killed in the
Havannah July 81 1882" and on the opposite
side the Sheffield arms. In the background,
at distance under a clouded sky, Is seer Moro
Castle. The work has been authenticated by
the leading authorities on Gainsborough and
his contemporaries.
IA nth this now famous Gainsborough, Mr.
w Carroll brought to Washington for tenn
porary display notable portraits of Judge Matt
land, by Raeburn, and Of Sir Thomas Frank
hand. by Romney, both characteristic and ap-
parently not retOuched also, portraits by Fran
els Cotes of Richard Beaumont and by Phil
lippe de Champagne century earlier-of a
Gentleman. Witnessing to changes In fashions
and f1uctuation in values in works of art, there
are in this collection large paintings by Harpig-
mes and Decamp which a double decade ago
sold for between 900 and $4,000 and today
do not find purchasers at third that amount.
But for them better day may still dawn In
art. in frocks and bonnets, the wheel Of
fashion turns OF exceptional current interest
is painting of two young girls by contem-
porary Hungarian artist, Aurele Naray, repre-
sented in the leading galleries of Europe, whose
brush work is very individualistic and signifi-
cant, sensitive and discerning. Such paintings,
only transients, are welcome visitors.
IRON last Sunday afternoon until and
through today MAY to 13) there have
been on exhibition in the National Museum
the works produced in Washington, Maryland
and Virginia under the public works of art
project during the past four months This ex-
hibition set forth by the local Regional Com
mittee, consisting of Duncan Phillips, chair
man; c. Powell Mnnigerode, Charles Bittinger
Law Watkins and Olin BOWS, comprised studies
for murals and photographs of the completed
wall paintings, batiks, sculptures scientific work
for the National Geological Park and the Army
Medical Museum as well as paintings in Oil and
water color, prints and drawings. These works
completely filled the great hall entered from
Tenth street. with its many alcoves increasing
wall space
In some instances an entire alcove was given
over to the work of one artist This honor was
accorded both Richard Sargent and Robert
F. Gates, who under the P. w. A. project were
sent to Charleston, S. c., to paint typical
Charleston scenes. Probably city in our
South has been more or better painted than
Charleston, but like Venice and other much
painted European cities, its picturesqueness and
paintability are inexhaustible, and each artist
sees it from different viewpoint. Mr.. Sargent's
water colors of "Wisteria, Magnolia Gardens"
"Azalias," and third, Charleston Garden"
are fine in color and rendition, and very true.
His two sketches of musicians in the National
Symphony Orchestra equally are spirited and
extremely clever. Here certainly is a young
man of gift from whom much may be expected.
Mr.. Gates showing was also interesting and
his paintings of trees and swamps virile and
personal; less subtle, perhaps, than Mr.. Sar-
gents transcriptions, but essentially factual.
To water colors by Edgar Nye of the "Ameri-