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 (14598161188)

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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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dignified portrait of the Massachu-setts statesman, who was speaker of the House from(847 to (849. He served Congress for ten yearswith much distinction, maintaining the reputationhe had already acquired in the Massachusetts state slature, a- a ready debater and accomplished parliamentarian; adding to it by a series of impres-sive speeches upon public questions, many of which are -nil consulted as authorities. Toward the endof his life he became famous a- a favourite orator of great historical anniversaries. The portrait of Joseph I>. Varnum. of Massa-chusetts, is another of those charming delineations of old men from the sympathetic brush of CharlesLoring Elliott The flesh painting, the white, silky hair, the refinement of pose, bespeak the characterof the sitter, and the appreciation of the painter. Varnum was a member off the House from 1795 to(8n, during which time he was chosen speaker twoterms, from 1807 to l8ll, being the immediatepredecessor of Henry Clay. From 1811 to 1817
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POM RAIT l >r i nM \s B. REEDBy John Singer Sargent fetetortc portraits lie was senator from Massachusetts, being electedin opposition to Timothy Pickering, and he waspresident, pro tempore of the Senate, and actingvice-president of the United States from December6, (813 to April 17, (814. These two portraits, together with a third, ofNathaniel 1\ Banks, by Robert W. Vonnoh, were presented to the collection by the State and citizensof Massachusetts. The latter is an admirable can-vas, of the strongest period of Mr. Vonnohs por-traiture. It is a virile characterization, with life,dramatic action, and rugged strength. John Singer Sargents portrait of Thomas B.Reed, of Maine, was presented to the House byHenry Cabot Lodge and others. The head is boldlypainted in Sargents most serious style, dealingadmirably with the smooth contours, and richmasses of form presented, while the painting ofthe eyes commands special attention. In the corridor above the east stairway of theHouse w