Evening star., 1935-07-28

won MIN place among al CidSSeS.
II is said when told of the tragedy
of the murder of his cousin, Nicholas
ii of Russia. he exclaimed: They
can't have murdered the children-no,
rot the children"
Mr.. Salisbury. known as the royal
painter, owing to his numerous por-
traits Of royalty and court scenes,
rumhers his friends by scbres in this
country. He is clubable. fond of ten
mis- and motoring. A member of the
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, he
is also past master of the Worship
full Company OF Glaziers.
Another recent acquisition to the
National Gallery is the loan by Mr..
Robert Woods Bliss of Mr.. Herbert
Hsseltine's Field Artillery In bronze.
which occupies semi-circular pedes-
tai several feet long in the great en-
trance hall of the gallery on the
Tenth street side.
Strength, determination and action
are embodied in the men and horses
which compose this group, One can
feel the urging on OF the pluneins,
stumbling horses by the drivers and
the wheels of the caisSons bounding
in action along the road deep in mud
and rutS,
Mr.. Haseltine calls this group only
a sketch OF a section OF field artillery
enc formerly named il lie Soixan'e
Ouin2e." In writing Of 1t to Mr.. Toll
nan. director of the gallery, he de-
scribes it as war impression which
was modelled during the last months
o. the World War, when he would go
to Paris on leave---he was IN the
service. It was finished in 1920 and
was exhibited in the Galerie George
Petit in Paris. Later it was shown
in London under the name Of Field
Artillery" which is the title Mr.. Bliss
has kept Mr.. Bliss probably is proud
OF its possession. as 1t appears the
French government for a time could
tot make up its mind whether IL
would buy this bronze or Les Reve-
nsnta." another Of Mr.. Haseltlnes
war pieces.
I The Meadowbrook Polo Team,
with Mr.. Milburn on a roam mare,
Mr.. Harry Payne Whitney on his
famous polo pony. Collmene. Mr.
Lawrence Waterbury on his Little
Mary-a vinner-and Mr.. NJ. Water
bury on Cohnut vas modelled by
NJ. Haseltine in 1909, shortly after
the winning of the International Cup
hy the American team. 1t is not
known BY whom this bronze is owned
but it may be in the club on Long
Island
r Duce may have a heart Of iron
when it comes TO preparing for war
but when it is q case of showing to
an admiring public the grandeur anc
glories Of Italian art-that's quite an
other thing. as was evidenced in his
generous waving Of all insurance on the
/ loans OF the Italian masterpieces
which were sent to France for one
Of the most wonderful art exhibitions
in the history Of the world.
/ This exhibition which might be
! termed international was held at the
Petit Palais in Paris-it may be closed
now Pictures were sent from Amer
/ ica. Russia, Germany, Spain, Austria
| and Ireland Most of them were as
/ sembled under one roof in Paris
I Pictures never before out of Italy
were taken down from their resting
place of centuries and placed in sealed
baggage cars, heavily guarded and
/ taken to France. 1t is said that M
Mussolini personally superintendeo
much of the work of removal.
| "The Holy Family" from the Musee
des Offices, Florence; the "Annun-
ciation," from the Ufizzi; Raphael's
Madonna of the Chair" Giottos
and many others that thousands yearly
travel to Italy to see. America sent
from the Metropolitan Museum in
New York Ciambues' "Piero di Co.'S
| imo"
A critic writing from the exhibition
in Paris said that months in Europe
would not ordinarily enable one to
see separately what was gathered to-
| gether for the show in Paris. Be
sides the paintings and sculptures
there were priceless ecclesiastical art,
| jewels, fabrics, brocades and tapestries.
1t seems almost impossible for even
an artist to vision such collection.
1t was estimated that 100000 people