Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-18


Q lively knowledge Of art today
In her tour Of the National I
Gallery Of Art. spotting at one
point Q painting which might
have been In the collection Of
Charles !.
The Queen. who can claim
what probably Is the greatest
private collection in the world. /
also indicated she Is not one to
throw her money around arbi-
trarily even for . painting she
would like TO have.
Escorted around the gallery
BY John Walker. the director. 1
the petite monarch wore 8
costume Of brown velvet With .
fur collar Of Z lighter brown.
The gallery had been closed 70
the public. and members 81 the
stan were stationed about the
exhibition room IN order to see
the Queen and ofIer any help |
ful information.
interested in Raphael
Mr.. walker said the Queen
was very much Interested IN
Raphael's saint George and
the Dragon" from the gaIlery's
Mellon collection because Il be-
lcnged to Henry WI Of England
and shows Saint George wear
ing the Order Of the Garter.
The Queen asked whether
she might see the back Of the
picture because she thought II
might bear the initials Of
Charles !.
Mr.. Walker said unfortu-
nately, however, the painting
had been Graded" on the
back. or reinforced with strips
Of wood.
'tShe knows q lot about
painting" said Mr.. Walker. y
had not thought Of that in
connection with this particular
painting"
Discusses Auction y
The Queen and Mr.. Walker
discussed q big sale Of paintings
this summer in London 1t
sotheby's Auction Gallery. The
director said the Queen men,
toned she would like 70 have
had q Monet that was sold, but
that It cost . ..staggering
amount"
Her Majesty became the first
to try out a new educational
device which the gallery plans
to have ready for the public IN
about q month. 1t Is q small
ear attachment on which the
viewer may listen to q lecture
describing the paintings he Is
seeing while visiting the ex-
hibition room. 1t viii be avail
able for a small fee.
A description Of a painting
by Manet which she had just
seen was being broadcast when 4
Queen Elizabeth listened /,
briefly. She pronounced It
wonderful idea" according to
Mr.. Walker. The gallerys
frames drew the royal admira-
ton, and the Queen also in
CURED about the cleaning Of
PICTURES. Mr.. Walker showed
her some Photographic COM
parsons of before and after
cleaning.
On visiting the collection Of
william Blake's art. an exhibi-
ton opening tomorrow in honor
Of the Queen. the Queen
stopped to look at one Of her
own water colors from Windsor
Castle lent for the showing.
"The Assumption Of Our
Lady"
Done Very well"
"she said I had done very
well to persuade the librarian
at Windsor Castle TO lend the
water color" said Mr.. Walker.
They usually don't leave the
country"
one Of Mr.. Walkers COM
ments. while looking at q paint
ing BY Winslow Homer. drew
. laugh from the royal visitors.
Mr.. Walker told her that
Homer's nephew reported his
uncle was a great realist and
made several trips out with his
brother hunting to see how a
gun looked when II went of.
He was frustrated, however. be-
cause every time the gun went
on, the artist Involuntary I
closed his eyes.
Chief Justice Warren. chair
man Of the gallery's board Of i