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Title: The art treasures of Washington : an account of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and of the National Gallery and Museum, with descriptions and criticisms of their contents; including, also, an account of the works of art in the Capitol, and in the Library of Congress, and of the most important statuary in the city
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Henderson, Helen Weston, 1874-
Subjects: Art museums Art Art
Publisher: Boston : L. C. Page & Company
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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t-, and a large picture representing Franklinurging the claims of the American colonies beforeLouis XVI. He has been characterized as one of the best American portrait painters of the French School, but the virtue of his inherent talents ha> been much lired by the quantity ^i perfunctory work that gned with his name. In twenty years he painted nearly six hundred portraits, with results that can well be imagined. At his best Healy was a painter of vigorous parts, btit without subtlety or much refinement ^r colour. In the portrait oi President Tyler he reveals much strength of drawing and firm character throughout. It was presented to the government with that of William G Ire-ton, United States Senator from South Carolina, (833- 3, also by I lealy, in 1S42.The circumstances of this gift are described inthe records of the Institute, of which the follow-ing is an extract : u At a meeting of the Insti-tute on December 12, (842, Col. J. J. Abertmade the following announcement: During the
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PORTRAI1 OF PRESIDENT BUCHANAN 214) By Jacob Eichhoitz Che twrriet 3Untc ^obttflton collection 217 ing, Mr. Eiealy, a distinguished American . who had been many years occupied in Eu- the study of his art, was deputed by the • l;ranco to visit our city for the purpose of >py of Stuarts Washington, a painting in the house of the president.1 On his arrival it • ■ . • eral of us to take ad^ anl this mity for obtaining specimens of his art from Healy in the portrait- of some of our distin- hed citizens, known friends of the Institute, to I ented to the Institute. We accordingly subscription For two portraits, one of the n1 of the United State-, a patron of the titute, the other of the Honourable Mr. Preston, ardent, intelligent, and efficient friend. Having obtained tl; enl of these gentlemen, and hav- 1 Mr. lieal\- for the work, the portraits lade, and are now presented to the Institute 1 >n the annexed list. Th Te thirty-six subscribers, whose names pended, of whom thirty-f

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