WHITECHAPEL AkT GALLERY Please give something f o*o^.$ ' the expenses- of the Picture Show. OBITUARY. 7 g, MR. C. CAMPBELL BOSS. Mr. C. Campbell Ross, the secretary of the White- chapel Art -Gallery, was taken suddenly ill at the gallery on Wednesday week. He was removed to the London Hospital, where an operation was per-j formed last Monday, but he died from exhaustion yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ross, who was over 70 years* of a.ge, had been connected with the White- chapel Art Gallery almost from its opening in 1901, and had taken an active part in the successful or- > ganisation of more than fifty exhibitions, and acted as sole secretary for the Jewish Exhibition in 1906, which was extremely popular in East London. Since the death of the last director, Mr. H. E. Teed, who was killed at Pozieres in 1917, Mr. Ross hac taken entire charge of the exhibitions, and arranged them with great success. The last one, illustrating " British Art, 1830-1850/' was only opened or June 23, and does not close until the end of thif month. The heavy strain of work entailed by this exhibition probably hastened his death. In earliea life Mr. Campbell Ross was Member of Piarliamen for St. Ives for many years. As a result of financial losses he wa® faced with the necessity of earning his living, and he met the change in circumstances with unfailing courage and cheerfulness, and his zest for work and courtesy made him a most valuable official. He had musical tnstes. and took an active part in many of the schemes for providing the people in East London with good music, in addition to his regular work in connection with the gallery. ROSS. — On the 9th July, at the London Hospital, Chables Campbell Boss, for many years Secretary of the Wh1 techanel Art, Gallery, aged 71. /*- * ^- * v The death occurred at the JLonaon Hospital, on Friday, of Mr. C. Campbell Ross, who was member for St. Ives for some years before that borough was merged in the Western Division by the Redistribu- tion Act. He was defeated at the election of 1885, the choice of the electors falling upon Mr. T. Bedford Bolitho. Mr. Ross was born at Penzance rather more than 7C years ago, and became head of Batten Came, and Co/s Bank, a position h< occupied a quarter of a century ago. The bank failed, causing a great sensation ir; West Cornwall and much loss to the share holders, who held heated meetings in Penzance. Mr. Ross from a position 03 affluence found himself stranded, and had to earn his own living. He faced the position with determination and cheerful- ness. For some years prior to his death h-e was secretary of the Whitechapel Art Gallery, of which he had been curator and manager- from its opening in 1901, and had helped to organise more than fifty exhibitions. Since the death of the last director, Mr. H. E. Teed, who was killed at! Pozieres in 1917, Mr. Ross had taken entire « — ^£-^i*i__£xh^^ arranging them WHITECHAPEL ART GALLERY. SPRING EXHIBITION, 1901. CATALOGUE. 1 AIR-BALLS. By M. G. Batley. Lent by the Artist. 2 JACOB COSTER. By Miron Barlow. Lent by Henry Boddington, 3 THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG PRINCE. By Ernest Sichel. Lent by Walter Sichel, Esq. 4 THE BATHERS. By A. D. ROTHENSTEIN. Lent by the Artist 5 THE VILLAGE BY THE LINKS. By Alfred Parsons, A.R.A. Lent by the Artist. Sunset in late summer. Painted on the coast of Norfolk, near Hunstanton. 6 OFF VENICE HARBOUR. By E. W. Cooke, R.A. Lent by Pandeli Ralli, Esq Esq. 2 7 THE COMRADE. By J. P. Beadle. Lent by the Artist. 8 CRAB FISHERS. By R. Macgregor. Lent by the Artist The fishers are at work amidst the pearly opal- escent lights of a misty morning. The old woman whose face is tanned and wrinkled by wind and spray, is eagerly taking stock of her haul, while the girl behind her is dreaming of something very different from fish and fishing. 9 SUMMER IN NORTH WALES. By B. W. Leader, R.A. Lent by E. D. Stern, Esq. " The fields shall wear their robes of praise, The south winds softly sigh, And sweet calm days in golden haze Melt down the amber sky." — /. G. Whittier. io WAPITI DEER, CANADA. By F. A. Verner, A.R.C.A. Lent by the Artist. 11 STUDY OF A YOUNG MAN. By J. S. Sargent. Lent by the Artist. 12 THE SACRIFICE OF MANOAH. {after Rembrandt). By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. M. Rossetti, Esq. 13 "PATIENCE," NEAR LISBON. By Alfred Elias. Lent by the Artist. 14 HAYFIELDS; EVENING. By Edgar Wills. Lent by the Artist. 3 15 HIGHLAND CATTLE. By Peter Graham, R.A. Lent by A. F. Yarrow, Esq. This artist loves ' Mother Nature ' in all her moods, and especially succeeds in depicting her restlessness. The everlasting hills shall " stand fast " and shall " not be moved," but the clouds which sweep over them change their expression, now darkening with a heavy frown, then lightening with the gleams of sun- shine like a smile. One seems to hear the roar of the rushing spate as it hurries along its narrow rock- strewn path, brown with the peaty earth of the higher slopes. Where the white mists for ever Are spread and unfurl'd In the stir of the forces Whence issued the world. 16 IN A WEST COUNTRY VILLAGE. By David Carr. Lent by the Artist. 27 NEW YEAR'S EVE. By Frank Walton, R.I. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. 18 STORM ON ALBIO_N'S COAST. By P. R. Morris, A.R.A. Lent by The Corporation of London. 19 "TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S NONE." By Charles Green, R.I. Lent by Messrs. Leggatt. 20 THE WIDOWER. By R. Marsh. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 21 CARTHAGENIAN SENTINEL. By Sir E. J. Poynter, P.R.A, Lent by A. K. Hichens, Esq. 22 FAMILY GROUP. By Olga de Boznanska. Lent by the Artist. 4 23 THE KING'S LIBATION. By Briton Riviere, R.A, Lent by Messrs. Agnew. " It is probable that the ceremony had to some extent a religious character. The Assyrian monarchs commonly ascribed the success of their hunting expe- ditions to the gods Nin (or Ninip) and Nergal ; and we may well understand that a triumphant return would be accompanied by a thank-offering to the great protectors under whose auspices success had been achieved. " — Rawlinson's "Ancient Monarchies." 24 HER OWN GLEANINGS. By H. R. Robertson. Lent by the Artist. The poor old woman has been allowed to glean what she could from the harvest fields, and is thresh- ing her scanty store on her cottage floor. The dog seems to be sure of his welcome, and enjoys his warm corner. 25 MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF YORK (Son of George III,) at Buckingham House, now Buckingham Palace. By Singleton. Lent by Messrs. Dowdeswell. 26 THE EVENING MEAL. By Esther S. Sutro. dj Lent by the Artist. 27 SHARING FISH. By T. C. Gotch. Lent by the Artist. It is, or was until quite recently, the custom in a certain Cornish fishing village, for the fish-wives to club together to buy a lot of fish, with the intention of dividing it, each then selling her share to her several customers. The method of sharing the fish is as follows: — one or two of the women parcel them out into as many heaps as there are women, the others watching and criticising. When all are satisfied that the fish is fairly divided, the lots are cast ; and in a very primitive manner each woman produces some- thing — a key, a stone, a piece of string, or some other article which can be known (for the time) as hers, — these are collected, a passer-by is hailed, and asked to cast the lots ; he throws the string on one pile, the seaweed on another, the key on a third, and in less time than it takes to tell, the question is settled beyond dispute. 5 28 SHRIMPERS; NORMANDY. By Terrick Williams. Lent by 'the Artist. 29 " VIATICUM." By Julius M. Price. Lent by the Artist. That is, " provision for a journey " ; so in the Roman Catholic Church they call the last Sacrament. The surpliced priest is taking it to some dying man who is about to go his last, lone journey out of this world. The priest's attendant carries lantern and bell ; and at the sound of the latter the peasants cease work, and pray for the soul that is passing. Looking out on that. wild sea, no doubt they pray for others, too, who may be perishing far from human consolation. 30 THE DESCENT OF ISHTAR. By Archd. D. Macgregor. Lent by the Artist. The story of the Descent of Ishtar, which dates from some 2,000 years before Christ, forms part of the twelve Tablets of the famous "Deluge Series" found in the Library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh. The 7th Tablet relates the journey of Ishtar, God- dess of Love and Life to the Under-world, in search of her husband, Tammuz, whose death she greatly mourned. To reach that Land of Death, Ishtar had to pass through seven gates, and at each gate she was compelled to part with something she possessed. At one of the gates her jewelled crown was taken from her by the Guardians of the Doors, and at the last the very robe that she wore. So that the Goddess of Love and Life entered the House of the Dead to seek her husband just as the dead entered it. And though in that Under-world she went through much suffering, yet her spirit was never broken, and in the end she was given to drink of the Waters of Life, and was restored to the children of earth. 31 LOST SHEEP. By H. W. B. Davis, R.A. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. They are startled and afraid, because they have strayed from their companions and their shepherd, but the soft sky and the dimpled earth give a sense of calm and protection to the poor wanderers. 6 32 ROARING WATERS. By Peter Graham, R.A. Lent by Pandeli Ralli, Esq. " From strength to strength " is a text suggested by the picture. The painter must have intended to show us the strength and glory of the sea in the wild upward rush of the waves, the strength, too, of the solid buttresses of rock that resist the shock of the ocean blows. But all strength has its limits. The waves are driven by the wind, the rocks in their turn are broken and worn by the waves. The birds may boast of freedom rather than strength. *> The motion Of waves, the breezes fragrant from the sea, And cry of birds, combine one glorious symphony. 33 COMMERCE AND SEA POWER. By W. L. Wyllie, A.R.A. Lent by The Corporation of London. The strength of England is here shown not only in the huge iron war-ship, and the busy trade of her great Merchant fleets, but also in the freedom and the energy which are apparent in all of these. 34 THROUGH THE MORNING MIST. By Adrian: Stokes. Lent by the Artist. 35 SWEET IS EVENING'S TRANQUIL HOUR. By David Murray, A.R.A. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. 36 BEAUTY'S BATH. By Sir E. Landseer, R.A. Lent by H. L. Bischoffsheim, Esq. 37 TUGBOAT STANDING BY SCHOONER IN A STRONG BREEZE. By R. C. Robertson. Lent by the Artist. 38 ON THE EDGE OF THE SCROBY SANDS. By Nelson Dawson. Lent by the Artist. 39 THE CHARGE OF THE 21st LANCERS AT OMDURMAN. By R. Caton Woodville. Lent by Thomas McLean, Esq. ■ . ■ : ' 7 40 THE AGE OF HAPPINESS. By J. Hanson Walker. Lent by the Artist. 41 IN A SHEPHERD'S HUT. By H. H. La Thangue, A.R.A. Lent by the Artist. 42 GOLDEN HOMESTEAD. By J. Coutts MlCHIE. Lent by the Artist. 43 LANDSCAPE. By J. W. North, A.R.A. Lent by Lord Battersea. 44 CANON BARNETT. By G. F. Watts, R.A. Lent by Mrs. S. A. Barnett. 45 MRS. STUART SAMUEL AS A SHEPHERDESS. By Luke Fildes, R.A. Lent by Stuart M. Samuel, Esq., M.P. 46 PORTRAIT OF MR. GLADSTONE. By Frank Goodall, R.A. Lent by the Artist. 47 PORTRAIT OF RUDYARD KIPLING. By Sir P. Burne-Jones, Bart. Lent by Lady Burne-Iones. Mr. Kipling has been called The Poet of the Empire. Certainly his genius has had great influence in stimulating, and in giving expression to, the grow- ing sense of interest in and responsibility for our part in the expansion of Little England which has marked recent years. " Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment-Seat ; But there is neither East nor West, Border nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho' they come from the ends of the earth ! " 8 48 PORTRAIT OF HER LATE MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. By Herr von Angeli. Lent by HIS MAJESTY THE KING. 49 ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON. By Prof. H. von Herkomer, R.A. Lent by the Artist o EARL ROBERTS, Commander-in-Chief. By G. F. Watts, R.A. Lent by Mrs. G. F. Watts. 51 SIR H. M. STANLEY. By Prof. H. von Herkomer, R.A. Lent by the Artist. Everyone knows of Stanley's deeds in Africa, how for many days in dark forests he endured hunger and thirst and hardships ; how he won the confidence of strangers ; how he persevered to the end. From this picture we may get a glimpse of his mind, of the bravery which can trust, of the humour which can joke even in danger and discomfort, of the steadfast- ness of purpose which swerves not from the path. It is the strength of his will and his unyielding persever- ance which is most strongly brought out in this portrait, which was taken many y~ars ago before his hair was white. " Strong souls Live like fire-hearted suns to spend their strength In farthest striving action ; breathe more free In mighty anguish than in trivial ease.' 3 52 PORTRAIT OF SIR ALGERNON WEST. By Prof. H. von Herkomer, R.A. Lent by the Right Hon. Sir Algernon West, K.C.B. 53 PORTRAIT OF ERNEST HART, ESQ., D.C.L., Etc. By Frank Holl, R.A. Lent by Mrs. Ernest Hart. 54 THE PHANTOM SHIP. By F. L. Emanuel. Lent by the Artist. ft 9 55 CRUSOE. By J. C. Dollman. Lent by the Artist. Our old friend Robinson Crusoe always appeals to our hearts and holds his own against numberless heroes of fiction that have arisen since Defoe's day. The familiar look of the sand dunes is perhaps not quite in harmony with our exotic ideas of the wonder- ful island ; but the water is blue enough for any southern seas, and poor Crusoe's skin tells plainly enough of the power of the tropical sunshine in which he sits looking so earnestly for the sail of the ship that is to resuce him from his long solitude. 56 PORTRAIT OF SIR ALEXANDER BINNIE, Chief Engineer of the London County Council, of the Blackwall Tunnel, etc. By Frank Holl, R.A. Lent by Sir Alexander Binnie. 57 DOVER CLIFFS. By Keeley Halswelle. Lent by Messrs. Leggatt. 58 GODS OF THE ANCIENTS. By Arthur Drummond. Lent by Messrs. Leggatt. " Deus est quern sibi quisque ad suae mentis exemplar effingit." " Each man shapes God after the fashion of his own thought." A sunny city in the later days of old Graeco-Roman civilisation. Images of the gods with other works of Greek Art are offered for sale in the Market-place. Just as the artist in each case has fashioned his duty according to his own idea, so the purchasers naturally turn to the god thai is in their own heart. Cupid, the boy-god of love, appeals most to the girls on the left. On the right the tall girl hesitates between a crucifix and an elaborate gemmed ornament, disregarding the Cupid and the Venus, goddess of beauty that the seller seems to think more appropriate. The laurel-crowned soldier looks at Mars, the war-god, and a silver Victory. There is a Jove and Juno, too — other gods for other hearts. 59 CUPID AND SEA NYMPHS. By Henry S. Tuke Lent by the Artist IO 60 SUNDAY MORNING IN THE CITY. By W. LOGSDAIL. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. The name of the artist of this picture is generally associated with the bright colour of Venetian scenes that you may see elsewhere in the Gallery. But grimy London, too, can serve an artist's turn ; and the observant Londoner need not wait till he goes to Venice for a charming effect of air and sky. The nocking pigeons, too, are a great relief to the oppres- sion of bricks and mortar. 61 A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS. By Walter Langley, R.I. Lent by the Artist. 62 GOLD FISH. By Coleman. Lent by Messrs. Pears. 63 ANXIOUS WIVES. By Bethia Clarke. Lent by the Artist. 64 NOW EVENTIDE APPROACHES. By H. W. B. Davis, R.A. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. " Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels its droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant fold." 65 THE LAST LOAD. By Arnesby Brown. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. 66 A DAUGHTER OF EVE. By Patry. Lent by Messrs. Pears. 67 SUSSEX UPLANDS. By Annette Eli as. Lent by the Artist. 68 FORGIVEN. By J. H. F. Bacon. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. 69 MOONRISE IN ITALY. By Mrs. Ridley Corbet. Lent by the Artist. II 70 "HORiE SERENA." By Sir E. J. Poynter, P.R.A. Lent by the Artist. Happy hours of youth in the days when the world was young : and there was plenty of time for music and dancing in the gardens of Greece or Southern Italy. Even the slaves who make the music under the vine trellised arbour enter into the spirit of the scene. The old-world gods are all around ; Juno's peacock, and Venus' doves, disport themselves on the left. From the arbour roof on the right hangs an ' oscillum ' or ' little face,' that sways in the wind, (' oscillates,' as we still say), and sends the blessing of the god it represents on land and people on all sides. 71 FUJIYAMA. By Alfred East, A.R.A. Lent by Mrs. Ernest Hart. 72 UNDER REPAIRS. By Fredk. Roe, R.B.A. Lent by Messrs. Leggatt. 73 MAY-TIME IN THE MEADOWS. By R. H. Brock. Lent by Messrs. Leggatt. 74 LITTLE GIRL ON A TRICYCLE. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by C. P. Scott, Esq. 75 GIRL READING. By Val Prinsep, R.A. Lent by A. K. Hichens, Esq. 76 FRESH FROM THE COUNTRY. By Haynes Williams. Lent by Messrs. Leggatt. 77 DIEPPE LIGHTHOUSE. By W. E. Norton. Lent by the Artist. 78 CATTLE. By T. Sidney Cooper, R.A. Lent by Sir Edward Sassoon, Bart. 79 THE MOWER. By T. Sheard. Lent by the Artist. 12 80 JEWS RECITING THE PSALMS OF DAVID AT JERUSALEM. By S. Sherwood Hunter, R.B.A. Lent by the Artist. " O God, the heathen are come into Thine inherit- ance ; Thy holy Temple have they defiled. . . How long, O Lord? Wilt Thou be angry for ever?" The Jews of Jerusalem make a pilgrimage on Friday afternoon to the ' Western Wall,' the only part of the Temple which escaped destruction. Thoughts of the past cause, in a more emotional race than ours, a wild abandonment to grief. Some of the men in the picture wear the Tallith, or fringed shawl in which Jews wrap themselves for the purposes of prayer. 8 1 DIANA. By Arthur Wardle. Lent by T. Doughty, Esq. Diana, the Huntress Goddess of the Greeks, worn out by some long chase, has thrown herself down to sleep on a bed of daffodils, with her faithful hounds around her. The old-time legends also connected her with the Moon ; hence the crescent badge on her forehead. 82 THAMES BARGE. By Clara Montalba. Lent by the Artist. Miss Montalba's name is most often connected in our minds with those wide-spread effects of atmosphere and light that make the glory of the Venetian lagoons. But our English Thames has often inspired artists as well as poets ; and the weary Londoner, fleeing from the confinement of the city, need not always go far afield to find rest for his eyes in the contemplation of air, colour and space. 83 WAR NEWS. By Madame Canziani. Lent by Seth Taylor, Esq. 84 FIELD-PEA PICKERS. By Edgar Wills. Lent by the Artist. 85 A HERD OF BISON. By F. A. Verner, A.R.C.A. Lent by the Artist. 13 86 A WORLD OF SNOW (ST. BERNARD'S). By Maud Earl. " A world of snow, A sky of wind, a whirling, howling mist, Beyond the silence of the untrodden snow." Buchanan. 87 THE THAMES FROM WINDSOR CASTLE. By F. Goodall, R.A. Lent by Messrs. Agnew. The view from Windsor Castle over the fair counties North of the Thames, is as famed an English scene as the view from Richmond Hill. No towering mountains here, and none of the gorgeous colour of Southern' lands. But the gray castle walls, the old red roofs of the towns, and the silver streak of the Thames give all the variety that we want in the peace- ful scenes of rural England. The pert jackdaws add their quota of cheerful life to the scene. Across the river is Eton. The racing ' eight ' on the river tells of the Eton boys, now practising for Henley Regatta. 88 IN PLACE OF THE LIFEBOAT. By Bertram Priestman. Lent by the Artist. 89 THE LONGEST WAY HOME. J. Thomson Dunning, R.B.A. Lent by the Artist. 90 DUTCH PINKS. By Mesdag. Lent by The Goupil Gallery. 91 SEA PIECE. By David Cox, R.A. Lent by Mrs. Ernest Hart. 92 SUNSET AT HYDERABAD. By Mrs. Ernest Hart. Lent by the Artist. 93 A STREET SCENE IN JAPAN. By C. E. Fripp. Lent by Mrs. Ernest Hart. 94 KANEA, CRETE. By Mrs. Ernest Hart. Lent by the Artist. 95 STONEHENGE. By Rosalind H. Dobbs. Lent by the Artist. 9 6 SAND GATHERERS. By David Cox, R.A. Lent by Mrs. Ernest Hart. 97 FONDAMENTA NUOVA, VENICE. By R. H. Wright. Lent by the Artist 98 THE SITE OF THE WHITECHAPEL ART GALLERY (PENCIL). By F. L. Emanuel. Lent by the Artist. 99 ORVIETO. By R. H. Wright. Lent by the Artist. 100 ON LAKE LUCERNE. By Rosalind H. Dobbs. Lent by the Artist. 101 BECALMED ON THE MED WAY. By W. L. Wyllie, R.A. Lent by Mrs. Ernest Hart. 102 MAGDALEN TOWER, OXFORD. By Rosalind H. Dobbs. Lent by the Artist. 103 LAUNCESTON, CORNWALL. By Rowlandson. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. 15 104 THE CONSULTATION. By Rowlandson. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. 105 BILLIARDS. By Rowlandson. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. 106 DIGNITY AND IMPUDENCE. By Tom Browne, R.BA. Lent by the Artist. 107 THE HORSE REGATTA, SLIGO, IRELAND. By J. B. Yeats. Lent by Mrs. H. Melville Smith. 108 WHEN SUMMER IS GREEN. By Tom Browne, R.B.A. Lent by the Artis. 109 ORPHEUS CHARMING THE BRUTES. By H. Stacy Marks, R. \. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. no THE QUARREL. By Tom Browne, R.B.A. Lent by the Artist. in SKIPPING. By Tom Browne, R.B.A. Lent by the Artist. 112 A VILLAGE STREET. By C. E. Playne. Lent by the Artist. 113 THE FRINGE OF THE CYCLONE. By Mrs. Ernest Hart. Lent by the Artist. 114 THE SIMPLON PASS. By Albert Goodwin. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. i6 115 LOTUS GARDENS AT KAMAKURA. By Alfred East, A.R.A. Lent by Mrs. Ernest Hart. 116 MILFORD: A SURREY VILLAGE. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 117 THE DEAD SEA AND MOUNTAINS OF MOAB. By Mrs. Gray Hill. Lent by the Artist. 118 THE DEAD SEA FROM THE WEST SHORE. By Mrs. Gray Hill. Lent by the Artist. 119 A BREEZY EVENING ON THE BLUE ATLANTIC. By Mrs. Ernest Hart. Lent by the Artist. 120 DAWN ON THE DEAD SEA. By Mrs. Gray Hill. Lent by 'the Artist. 121 SLIDING PANEL. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq, 122 ELOPEMENT. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 123 A CHECK. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 124 THE POISONED CUP. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 125 SAVED. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. i7 126 THE DOCTOR: AN URGENT CALL. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 127 A TRUE BRITISH SOLDIER. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 128 THE GARDEN WALL. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 129 KITTY MORRIS. By G. J. Pinwell, R.W.S. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. 130 HEBE AND GANYMEDE. By J. W. North, A.R.A. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. This is a beautiful little early work by North, whea he was under Walker's influence. It is interesting to compare it with the large and important later land- scape lent by Lord Battersea, No. 43. 131 COOMBE SYDENHAM, WEST SOMERSET. By E. G. Dalziel. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. This is a painting of a beautiful manor farm on the Somersetshire border of Exmoor, now so fallen into decay as to be a source of pain to the visitor. 132 LANDSCAPE. By Arthur Hughes. Lent by the Earl of Carlisle. 133 THE NEW SLIPPER. By G. J. Pinwell, R.W.S. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. The pictures on this screen are small works painted by artists of the school which Walker Mason and Pinwell led, a school which, it was hoped, might do for English Art what the school of Millet did for French Art. The early death of the chief members of the school, and a certain sentimental weakness in their pictures, prevented such hopes being realised. These slight early works are full of charm and truth- ful observation. 18 134 CHILDREN ON MILFORD BRIDGE. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddmgton, Esq. 135 THE WINDMILL. By G. J. Pinwell, R.W.S. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. 136 THE COCK FIGHT. By G. J. Pinwell, R.W.S. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. 137 USELESS MOUTHS. By A. Boyd Houghton. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. 138 ACROSS THE COMMON. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 139 IN THE CUMBERLAND HILLS. By Mrs. Ernest Hart. Lent by the Artist. 140 ON THE RIVIERA. By H. B. Brabazon. Lent by the Artist. 141 AUTUMN. By Edith Dawson. Lent by the Artist. 142 THE LARPOOL, WHITBY. By Mary Binnie. Lent by the Artist. 143 ST. MARY'S CHURCH, WHITBY. By Mary Binnie. Lent by the Artist. 144 A CAMPO IN VENICE. By H. B. Brabazon. Lent by the Artist. 145 WAITING FOR THE TIDE. By W. L. Brockman. Lent by the Artist. 1 46 BOATS ON THE NILE. By Rosalind H. Dobbs. Lent by the Artist. 147 A VILLAGE STREET. By W. L. Brockman. Lent by the Artist. 148 ROSES, FRESH AND SWEET. By Sophia Miller. Lent by the Artist. 1 49 PANSIES. By Sophia Miller. Lent by the Artist. "Three faces under a hood." 150 CYCLAMEN AND PRIMULAS. By Maud Rowland. Lent by the Artist. 151 THE TABLE D'HOTE. By Rowlandson. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. 152 AN OBSTINATE CALF. By Esther S. Sutro. Lent by the Artist. 153 SHEEP FAIR, AND CATTLE FAIR. By Rowlandson. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. 154 SUNSET ON THE RED SEA. By Mrs. Ernest Hart. Lent by the Artist. 155 BAPvNET, MIDDLESEX. By Rowlandson. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. 1 56 EXERCISE. By Oliver Madox Brown. Lent by Miss Mary Rossetti. 157 BOYS FISHING. By Vernon Wethered. Lent by the Artist 20 158 SPRING. By Vernon Wethered. Lent by the Artist. 159 THE GOOD MONK (VENICE). By W. Logsdail. Lent by C. T. Harris, Esq. 160 AT A DEVONSHIRE COTTAGE DOOR- WAY. By John White. Lent by Wm. Blyth, Esq. 161 MOSQUE IN ALGIERS. By Lord Leighton, P.R.A. Lent by J. Hanson Walker, Esq. 162 THE CHAPEL OF ST. CLEMENT, ST. MARK'S, VENICE. By R. H. Wright. Lent by die Artist. 163 APPLEDORE. By Gaetano Meo. Lent by the Artist. 164 BELLINI'S PICTURES CARRIED IN STATE TO THE REDENTORE. By J. M. W. Turner. Lent by J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. 165 A NORFOLK ROAD. By H. G. Moon. Lent by the Artist. 166 THRESHING. By Reginald Jones. Lent by the Artist. 167 DORDRECHT. By A. B. Donaldson. Lent by the Artist. 168 LAPLANDER TAKING REINDEER TO MARKET. By A. Strutt. Lent by Sir Edward Sassoon, Bart. 21 i6g FOAM HORSES. By Lucy Kemp-Welch. Lent by J. Gresham, Esq. The white waves which curl over the blue sea are called 'white horses.' The artist has enlarged the idea and shows here the tearing, leaping, onward rush common to horses and waves. 170 QUEEN MARGARET AND THE ROBBERS. By Oliver Madox Brown. Lent by Harold Rathbone, Esq. 171 SIR J. E. MILLAIS, P.R.A. (aged 13). By J. Phillip, R.A. Lent by J. Hanson Walker, Esq. 172 COWS. By Reginald Jones. Lent by 'the Artist. 173 GIRL IN CONSERVATORY. By W. Q. Orchardson, R.A. Lent by Mrs. Samuel Joseph. 174 POOLE HARBOUR. By Terrick Williams. Lent by ithe Artist. 175 THE STORM SIREN. By J. M. Swan, A.R.A. Lent by Mrs. Samuel Joseph. 176 IN THE WOOD. By Arthur Hughes. Lent by the Earl of Carlisle. 177 PORTRAIT OF MRS. J. HANSON WALKER. By Lord Leighton, P. R.A. Lent by J. Hanson Walker, Esq. 178 NORFOLK COAST, NEAR YARMOUTH. By H. G. Moon. Lent by the Artist. 22 179 KING CLEOBOULUS INSTRUCTING HIS DAUGHTER CLEOBOULINE. By Lord Leighton, P.R.A. Lent by E. N. Buxton, Esq. King Cleoboulus was one of the seven sages or wise men of the ancient world. He and his daughter Cleobouline were famous for their riddles. The daughter invented the following riddle : " A father has 12 children and each of these 30 daughters, on one side white, on the other side black ; and though immortal, they all die." This, of course, meant the year with its 12 months, each having 30 days, half light, half night. Such quaint and elaborate ways of putting ordinary facts delighted the infant intelli- gence of early races of men. 180 THE BRAGGART. By Sir E. Landseer, R.A. Lent by Mr. & Mrs. H. Jephson. 181 ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S HEAD. By Lord Leighton, P.R.A. Lent by F. Verney, Esq. The artist, rejoicing to use his power over colour, gives here a face which has in it the pathos of ignorance and the strength of manhood. 182 UNLOADING TIMBER; HONFLEUR. By Terrick Williams. Lent by ithe Artist. 183 LORD HATEGOOD. By Fredk. Barnard. Lent by Miss J. Dalziel. 184 REST. By Sir James Linton. Lent by ithe Artist. 185 THE TOAST. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Bodd.ngton, Esq. 186 THE QUAY-SIDE, HONFLEUR. By Terrick Williams. Lent by r ■ 259 LANDSCAPE. By Richard Wilson. Lent by J. E. Taylor, Esq. 260 VALENTINE'S DAY. By G. MORLAND. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 261 MRS. PAYNE GALWAY. By Sir J. Reynolds. Lent by J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. " Pick-a-back," Mrs. Payne Gallway and her son. Painted in 1778 by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), President of the Royal Academy, the greatest of our English colourists, the friend of Johnson and Gold- smith. When the picture was painted a contemporary critic considered the lady too like a Welsh or Irish peasant, but subsequent judgment has pronounced the compo- sition one of the best of Sir Joshua's portrait pictures. 33 262 LANDSCAPE. By Rubens. Lent- by Pandeli Ralli, Esq. Rubens was one of the world's greatest artists. In many of his pictures his ideal was not ours, but he revelled in colour and could convey a sense of motion as no other artist has done. Here we have a land- scape, mellowed with age, and glorified by the artist's power of rendering the atmosphere and the majestic march of the clouds. 263 THE HAPPY MARRIAGE. By W. Hogarth. Lent by Alfred A. de Pass, Esq. This picture was painted by Hogarth for the great actor Garrick. Ganick said the face of the lady was not pretty enough and the picture was never finished. Hogarth was a true painter. He brushed in his design with refined skill and then worked it up. This unfinished picture shows us a great artist's picture in the making. The happy bride is finished, the hus- band seems a ghost. 264 MISS CROKER. By Sir T. Lawrence, P.R.A. Lent by J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), sometimes called the last of the " Aristocratic portrait painters." He was the second President of the Royal Academy (Sir Joshua being the first). Miss Croker is very charming, and Sir Thomas has done his best for her. The smiling face and dark curls on the forehead go to make a delightful compo- sition. Lawrence has not the dignity of Reynolds, nor the grace and insight into character of Gainsborough, but he has charm, and, above all, he makes his people live. 265 A GIRL WITH A CAGE OF BIRDS. By Mdlle. Ledoux. Lent by L. Lesser, Esq. 266 LONDON: CITY AND EAST END; From Islington, with New River in the foreground, 1753. Lent by Sir Samuel Montagu, Bart. Presented to Whitechapel Free Library, where it is to be hung when the Exhibition closes. 34 267 ST. JAMES 5 PARK. By Canaletto. Lent by H. L. Bischoffsheim, Esq. We recognise the old Admiralty and the Horse- guards, and the spire of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. 268 ADAM AND EVE. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Mrs. Francis HuefTer. 269 CHRISTINA ROSSETTL By D. G. Rossetti. Lent by W. M. Rossetti, Esq. 270 SIX DESIGNS FOR STAINED GLASS in the West Window in the Church of St. Oswald, Durham, representing scenes in the life of the Saint. By Ford Madox Brown. St. Oswald was the successor, in Northumbria, of Edwin, whose baptism w r e see in No. 302. Edwin was killed by an incursion of heathen Saxons and of Britons from Wales, and Oswald spent his youth in Scotland, where he learnt Christianity from the monks of Iona. On his restoration he took great pains to educate his people in the purer faith, and led such a holy life that on his death he was canonised, and his body is said to have wrought many miracles, some of which are represented here. 271 THE EXPULSION OF THE DANES FROM MANCHESTER. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Harold Rathbone, Esq. An original cartoon for one of the frescoes in con- nection with the past historv of Manchester, in the Town Hall of that city. Flushing down the narrow and winding street of a small wood-built city, such as Manchester must then have been, the Danes are seen making for an open gateway that discloses the country outside, with a Saxon church on a hill. The Norsemen, or Vikings, who organised plunder- ing expeditions, such as this, were generally very young men. The wealth they acquired they were wont to convert into gold bracelets worn on the right arm. Grown rich on booty, they would return to their own land and settle down as respectable married men and heads of houses. 35 In this case they have had the worst of it, and are in full flight. The scene belongs to the period 910, but the Roman pavement shows that the old Roman road which ran through Manchester, and which lasted right on to the middle ages, and even in some frag- ments, to our own time. DESIGN FOR A STAINED GLASS WINDOW. Executed for the Hall at Peterhouse, Cambridge, representing John Workworth, the Master in the early part of the XV. Century. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by The Victoria and Albert Museum. MANCHESTER EXHIBITION, 1887, FRESCO DESIGN. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. ST. JAMES' PALACE. By Canaletto. Lent by H. L. BischofTsheim, Esq. What a different Pall Mall from our street of palaces. St. James' Palace on the right. Antonio Canaletto, who is chiefly known as the painter of his native place, (the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection possess some of his finest work), came to England late in life, and we have in these pictures a record of the impression made by oar own river city on the painter of the city of the lagoons. These are pictures of London of bygone days, as different from the London of to-day as the hooped petticoats of the ladies and the laced coats and facings of the gentlemen are unlike the fashions we see in the streets now-a-days. CHELSEA BRIDGE. By T. Boydell. Lent by H. L. BischofTsheim, Esq. NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE. By Canaletto. Lent by H. L. BischofTsheim, Esq. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. By Canaletto. Lent by H. L. BischofTsheim, Esq. 36 278 LAMBETH PALACE. By T. Boydell. Lent by H. L. Bischoffsheim, Esq. 279 PUTNEY BRIDGE. By E. Dayes. Lent by H. L. BischofTslieim, Esq. London has spread its pavement and traffic up to and beyond Putney, but the old church tower still stands amidst. 280 LEICESTER SQUARE. By E. Dayes. Lent by H. L. BischofTslieim, Esq. 281 BUCKINGHAM GATE TO BLACK- FRIARS BRIDGE. By S. Scott. Lent by H. L. BischofTslieim, Esq. This old water gate still stands in the Embankment Gardens near Charing Cross, but it is a long way back from the river now that the embankment has been reclaimed. 282 THE TOWER. By T. Boydell. Lent by H. L. BischofTslieim, Esq. What a crowd of buildings and busy wharves has surged up round the old grey tower since this picture was painted. 283 BLOOMSBURY SQUARE. By E. Dayes. Lent by H. L. BischofTslieim, Esq. Bloomsbury Square has none of the fine plane trees which we admire in it now, and a pair of cows march- ing down the road would be a surprising sight in Bloomsbury in 1901. ' 'Me # ■ m 284 LADY WITH FAN. By D. G. Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Miss Rossetti. 37 285 CROMWELL, MILTON AND MARVEL. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. We have here Cromwell in May, 1658, at the height of his power, dictating to Milton the famous dispatch in which he assumed the protectorate of all protest- ants. The band of crape on his arm is a symbol of mourning for the slaughtered saints of the Swiss valleys. The Proclamation at his feet is of a solemn fast on the occasion of the Massacres. His face expresses his passionate indignation. Milton, with an expression of calmer sorrow, and something of the vague look-out of a blind man, receives the message in Cromwell's vigorous English, and translates it into Latin, the political language of the day, for Marvel to write it down. The room in Petty France, where Milton dwelt, is shown lit up by the evening sun. Behind the blind poet is his organ. 286 CROMWELL ON HIS FARM. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. H. Lever, Esq. This picture shows Cromwell early in Charles I.'s reign, riding home across his farm in Huntingdonshire. His dress is that of the Puritan gentleman of the time, and his face shows him to be lost in some pain- ful meditation on the troubled religious or political state of his country. Perhaps the burning stubble at his feet has suggested to his mind the old cry of a troubled nation : "Lord, how long? Wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? And shall Thy wrath burn like fire?" 287 THE COMPLEAT ANGLER. By Arthur Hughes. Lent by the Earl of Carlisle. 288 MONNA POMONA. By D. G. Kossetti. Lent by Alfred A. de Pass, Esq. There is no story connected with this picture, but what can be enjoyed is the beautiful painting of the blue gown, the green wall, the flesh colour and the flowers. Also the moulding of the face and hands are evidences of the great painter's skill. 289 AN OLD WINDMILL. By Bertram Priestman. Lent by the Artist. 38 290 THE BROWNING READERS. By W. ROTHENSTEIN. Lent by the Artist. 291 NIDDERDALE. By Wilson Steer. Lent by F. H. Trench, Esq. 292 PAINTER'S PLEASURE. By Simeon Solomon. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. The painter's pleasure is in his work, and his work is to make others enjoy beauty. 293 « HER EYES ARE WITH HER THOUGHTS AND THEY ARE FAR AWAY." By Sir L. Alma Tadema, R.A. Lent by Sir Ernest Cassel. With such peace, and the beauty of sky and sea, and sunshine and flowers, around her, how can her thoughts stray away? Yet we can see that her whole being is absorbed in some scene, some memory, some hope that is visible to none but herself. We turn from her rapt figure to notice the exquisite beauty of the picture of which she is the centre. Her soft white dress against the hard white marble, the lovely red of the azalea flower, the blue of the sea, and the marvellous touch of the painter, all fill us with wonder at his skill and his power of reproducing beauty. 294 APRIL LOVE. By Arthur Hughes. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. " Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret : Eyes with idle tears are wet, Idle habit links us yet. What is love? for we forget; Ah, no ! no ! — Tennyson. The picture represents a lady in purple dress and light scarf, standing in the entry of an ivy-covered summer-house, turning a tearful but happy face to the spectator, her left hand clasped and kissed through the opening in the wall behind her, by the returned and penitent lover. It was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856, and there purchased by William Morris, afterwards exhibited at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, in 1857 ; also at Birmingham, and lately, in 1897, at the loan collection at the Guildhall, London. 39 295 TOWNSHEND HOUSE, 1882. By Miss A. Alma Tadema. Lent by F. Pollak, Esq. 296 A QUESTION. By Sir L. Alma Tadema, R.A. Lent by W. M. Schlesinger, Esq. A good example of the delicate but powerful art of Alma Tadema. A youth, stretched at full length on a white marble bench, plucks at the dress of a fair- haired girl and evidently makes her a proposal. The girl, biting her finger, evidently is uncertain in her mind, and gazes out of the picture with an expression of doubt. Notice the glow of diffused light over all the picture, and the suggestion of a warm, baking climate under a cloudless sky. 297 THE MAGDALENE AT THE DOOR OF SIMON THE PHARISEE. By F. J. Shields after D. G. Rossetti. Lent by W. M. Rossetti, Esq. 298 LADY DOROTHY NEVILL. By G. F. Watts, R.A. The first portrait ever painted by the artist. Painted at Florence in 1854. 299 MRS. FORD MADOX BROWN. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. A charming study of fire-light effects. 300 THE TRAVELLER. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. This poetic little scene is suggested by one of Victor Hugo's poems. The traveller, in a last century dress, rides past a little French road-side inn, where the light are just beginning to show shadows on the blinds, while the hostess stands at the door nursing her baby. Notice the beautiful evening sky with its purple clouds. The artist has here managed to give us just the moment of day changing into night, which makes us realise the joy of home, and the beautiful quietness of night outside. 301 THE CARPENTER'S SHOP, (the home of the Holy Family at Nazareth.) By Sir J. E. Millais, R.A. Lent by Mrs. Beer. Forty or fifty years ago, when English Art had become superficial and insincere, a few ardent young 40 enthusiasts bound themselves together in a resolve to return to the spirit and method of the old Italian painters immediately before Raphael. They called themselves Pre-Raphaelites, and strove to paint things as they were, and not as painters had grown to repre- sent them. In this picture, for instance, the arm of Joseph, instead of being smooth and round, only suggesting flesh and blood, shows every muscle and sinew ; and the face of Mary not only suggests, but strives to express the passion of love and grief and reverence that was to fill the life of the Saviour's mother. Every detail is as carefully painted as the principal parts ; look at the shavings and the tools lying about. The mother is consoling the Holy Child for the wound in his hands, which we see to be symbolical ; Joseph and the young man look wonder- ingly at the two so apart from themselves and their lives. While the Virgin's mother is telling how the wound was given, John the Baptist brings the water with anxious care ; the whole picture centres in love for the Christ-child. Let each find out for himself its tender reverence and meaning. 302 BAPTISM OF EDWIN. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. Sketch for the Fresco in the Town Hall, Manches- ter. Edwin was King of Northumbria in 627, and still a heathen, though married to Ethelburga, daughter of the Christian Ethelbert of Kent. The picture represents Edwin's baptism in a little wooden church, the first York Minster, in the crypt of which the font is still shown. The Queen looks on, giving thanks for her husband's conversion — their child gazes open-eyed — the acolytes are none too reverent behind the bishop. The pavement is Roman, and through the windows we see Roman remains. Next day 11,000 of the King's subjects are said to have been baptized together in the river Swale. 303 BUBBLES. By J. D. Watson. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. It is a lovely game and not a costly one. Each bubble a beauty in itself, and none the less good because it cannot be grasped and kept, as the baby wishes. Notice the very careful painting of all the details. The ivy leaves and the log of wood on which the children are seated being of as much importance to the artist as the faces of the children themselves. 304 HARLECH CASTLE By James S. Hill. Lent by the Artist. 4i 305 THE CHALLENGE. By W. Q. Orchardson, R.A. Lent by Sir Cuthbert Quilter, Bart. Must he fight and offend his conscience or bear the insult of the smart enemy who offers a challenge at the sword's point? His hand and his foot seem ready to fight. His head restrains them, and is helped by the earnest friend, — the sober colour of the room, — and the familiar Bible. 306 MRS. C. HUEFFER. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Harold Hartley, Esq. 07 PORTRAIT OF CLAUDE G. MONTEFIORE. By G. F. Watts, R.A. Lent by Mrs. N. Montefiore. 308 PROFESSOR FAWCETT, M.P. AND MRS. FAWCETT. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. M. Rossetti, Esq. Prof. Fawcett, though blind from early manhood, was not only an authority on his own subject, of Economics!, but actually entered Parliament, and became Postmaster-General. Perhaps the picture makes it less wonderful that he should have been able to do this, when we see how far his wife became 1 eyes to the blind.' Their daughter, Miss Philippa, is the only woman ' Senior Wrangler ' in the Mathematical tripos at Cambridge. 309 LA PIA. By D. G. Rossetti. Lent by Russell Rea, Esq., M.P. " The story of Pia de'Tolomei, wife of Nello della Pietra, of Siena, is bold in the fifth canto of the Purgatory. ... In Rossetti's picture she is seen sitting bent forward in a window, gazing out over the poisonous Maremma marshes, from the fortress where her husband had placed her to die. With one hand she fingers the wedding ring which has brought her so much sorrow. . . . The colouring is no longer up to Rossetti's best standard. Apart from this the landscape, painted mostly from sketches of the Maremma scenery, is finely done, and so are many of the accessories of clustering ivy and green leaves, the tolling bell, and ravens hovering round, symbolic of the death that lurks within that fever-stricken air." Mariller's " Life of Rossetti." if* 42 310 PORTRAIT OF MISS MATHILDE BLIND. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Dr. Ludwig Mond, F.R.S. 311 BUILDING OF TFIE ARK. By G. F. Watts, R.A. Lent by Mrs. G. F. Watts. The storm is rising with rain and wind. The old man, in deadly earnestness, is with his sons building the ark. They do not even hear the call of the gay or turn to their invitation to pleasure. 312 WYCLIFFE ON TRIAL. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. It is to John Wycliffe that we owe the first transla- tion of the Bible into England. He was born in 1344, and became Master of Balliol College, Oxford, and one of the most learned men of his day. At first he was much honoured, both by the Pope and at Court, but as soon as he began to preach and to strive against the corruptions of his day, he was cited to appear before the Bishop of London, in Old St. Paul's. His powerful patron, John of Gaunt, the King's son, insisted on appearing also, and it is he whom we see in the centre of the picture, pleading so passionately before the bishop, while his wife, Constance, is seen trying to moderate his generous excitement. Wycliffe is on the left, facing his judges with the utmost calmness and dignity. It is pleasant to know that he fared better than some other reformers. The prosecution was dropped, and he died peacefully at his country vicar- age of Lutterworth, having renounced all other preferments. 313 ROMANS FOUNDING MANCHESTER. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. Panel sketch for the Fresco in the Town Hall, Manchester. Manchester is said, in its origin, to have been a Roman Camp, and this picture represents the Roman soldiers, who were notably good masons and road makers, though we see they made the native Britons carry the cement and mortar, are building the ramparts. The centurion consults the plan of the Camp, while his chief gives orders. The General's wife, with her little boy, has stepped out of her litter. The little boy, dressed like a soldier, is aiming a mischievous kick at the Nubian slave who bears the litter. The Peak hills are seen in the distance, and a chilly wind flutters all the garments. 43 COUNTESS OF DARNLEY, By G. F. Watts, R.A. Lent by Mrs. G. F. Watts. This picture is beautiful not only because it is a portrait of a handsome lady, but because the artist's skill has harmonised fur and silk and muslin, echoing his colours in the background, until all is brought into relation. CORDELIA'S PORTION. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by E. G. Francis, Esq. The drawing represents the moment when Lear, his failing mind no longer able to distinguish truth from falsehood and flattery, has cursed Cordelia, given her portion to the deceitful Regan and Goneril, and fallen back in his chair exhausted with his excitement. The map of his dominion divided into three portions, lies at his feet. The figure of Cordelia is very noble and beautiful, as the King of France leads her away, bewildered by the pain and injustice of her father's curse. We feel sure from her face that, curse as he will, she will return to succour him in his need. THE ENTOMBMENT. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. This picture shows much of the spirit of the great painters of Italy who loved best to depict scenes from the life of our Lord, and thus gave to the world death- less versions of eternal truths. Here every figure serves to centre our attention on that of the dead Christ, and to fill us with awe and reverence as we see him laid in his tomb. The elder men and women are bowed with woe, the mother hushes the play of the child, who is stilled by the sight of death. Round the rock-hewn tomb is twined the vine. The sheep, to whom He had likened His people, feed peacefully beneath the cross of shame. JOAN OF ARC. By Sir J. E. Millais, R.A. Lent by Sir Cuthbert Quilter, Bart. MONTE D'ORO, SICILY. By Gaetano Meo. Lent by the Artist. This little picture shows us how the Sicilian hill- towns were built to protect their inhabitants from the brigands and marauders who overran the island. The 44 houses, built of stone quarried out of the rock on which they are built, are more like caves than homes of men. These towns are wonderfully picturesque, and delight artists, but the men and women who have I to toil up to them wearily after their long day's labour think differently. 319 CHRIST WASHING PETER'S FEET. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. We are all familiar with the Bible story of how our Lord washed the feet of His disciples after they had supped together. This artist contrives to show us the varied feelings with which they submitted to His service of humility. Peter reluctantly acquiesces after saying : " Thou shalt never wash my feet ! " John is greatly distressed ; one disciple is curious, another annoyed. Judas, the bag of money by his elbow, is hurrying on his sandals to go to his dark deed, ugly scorn on his face. 320 "TAKE YOUR SON, SIR." By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Harold Rathbone, Esq. The mother holds out her beautiful baby. The mirror reflects what is in front of her, and shows the father stretching out his arms to take his son, as she bids him. 321 SALUTATION OF BEATRICE. By D. G. Rossetti. Lent by Sir John Holder, Bart. Though Rossetti had made earlier designs for this subject, it was not until 1880 he began to work at this larger and different design. Beatrice is shown descending a street in Florence. Dante is seen on a terrace in the background, seated by a well, overshadowed by the scarlet wing of Love. Beatrice holds in her hand a book of devotion, and wears the look of beautiful humility, which led men to whisper as she passed, " This is not a woman, but one of the beautiful angels of heaven." Her virtue was so potent that " when she drew near unto any, such truth and simpleness entered into his heart that he dared neither to life his eyes nor to return her salutation. " The artist took great pains to paint the mediaeval architectural background, getting photographs of streets in Florence and Siena, but he left it not quite finished, and the background was completed by another hand. 45 322 THE DEAN OF LINCOLN. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. Martin, Esq. 323 A STUDY FOR "CHAUCER." By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 324 EGLON. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. " So the children of Israel served Eglon the King of Moab eighteen years" (Judges iii., 14). " But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, and did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh " (16). "And Ehud sadd I have a message to thee from God " (20). " And Ehud put forth his left hand and took the dagger from the right thigh" (21). Nos. 325 to 338 (inclusive) consist of Studies by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bt., kindly lent and arranged for the Gallery by Sir Philip Burne-Jones, Bt. Some of these have never been exhibited before. 325 THREE STUDIES for the Story of " Perseus." 326 STUDY IN GOLD ON BLACK GROUND. 327 HEAD ON PINK GROUND. 328 STUDY IN GOLD ON BLACK GROUND. 329 STUDY OF A HEAD. 330 DRAWING IN GOLD ON PURPLE. 331 STUDY OF A HEAD. '• w \* * I 332 STUDIES OF FEET, HEADS AND HANDS " Perseus " and " Annuncia- tion ")• 333 DESIDERIUM. 334 STUDY OF A HEAD. 335 PENCIL HEAD (Study for " The Sirens "). w^'M"'M Mm'' 46 336 STUDY OF A HEAD. 337 STUDY OF A HEAD. 338 DESIGN FOR FRONTISPIECE ("Dream of John Ball," by William Morris). 339 CHILDREN'S HEADS. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Mrs. Francis Hueffer. 340 OLIVER MADOX BROWN (AGED THREE). By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Mrs. Francis Hueffer. 341 PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. M. Rossetti, Esq. Ford Madox Brown was a great admirer, and in some respects a follower of Rembrandt. Like the greater Master, he was very fond of painting his own portrait, as also the portraits of his family. Many of these sketches and more finished portraits are to be seen in the present Exhibition, and are interesting especially when compared with one another. 342 MRS. MADOX BROWN. By D. G. Rossetti. Lent by Mrs. Francis Hueffer. 343 HEAD OF MRS. MADOX BROWN. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. M. Rossetti, Esq. 344 TELL'S SON. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Mrs. Francis Hueffer. According to the story, during the Austrian oppres- sion cf Switzerland, one Gessler stuck his hat on a pole and commanded all men to salute it. Tell refused, and as a punishment was obliged to shoot at an apple placed on the head of his son. The father's feelings can be imagined, but TelPs skill and nerve were equal to the occasion. He split the apple in two without harming the child ; but made use of his recovered liberty to raise a revolt, which finally drove the Austrians out of Switzerland. The boy is a portrait of the artiat's grandson. 47 345 HAIDEE AND DON JUAN. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. Juan having been shipwrecked is washed up at the shore, where he is found to be still alive by Haidee and her old nurse. 346 PORTRAIT of FORD MADOX BROWN By W. M. Rossetti. Lent by Oliver Madox Hueffer, Esq. 347 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. The proclamation regarding the rectification of weights and measures in the reign of Mary Tudor, caused considerable perturbation amongst the citizens of Manchester. The wife of the butter-merchant, here shown, is scraping from beneath her scale butter which has helped to pull the balance down. 348 AT THE OPERA. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Harold Rathbone, Esq. • 349 PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent bv Mrs. Francis Hueffer. 350 PASTEL— CHILD'S HEAD. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Mrs. Francis Hueffer. 351 PORTRAIT OF A CHILD. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Mrs. Francis Hueffer. * # . 352 JOHN DALTON. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 353 HEAD OF HIS INFANT DAUGHTER. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. M. Rossetti, Esq. 48 Nos. 354 to 365 (inclusive) consist of Studies by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bt., kindly lent and arranged for the Gallery by Sir Philip Burne-Jones, Bt. Some of these have never been exhibited before. 354 STUDY OF A HEAD. 355 STUDIES OF HANDS AND FEET for the Pictures of " Perseus," " The Golden Stairs," and " The Annunciation." 356 STUDIES FOR FIGURES in Picture of " The Mirror of Venus." 357 STUDY OF A HEAD. 358 STUDY OF HEAD for the Picture of " Perseus." 3 59 THREE STUDIES OF HEADS. 360 STUDY OF HEAD for the picture " Laus Veneris." 361 STUDY OF A HEAD. 362 STUDY OF A HEAD. 363 STUDY OF A HEAD. 364 STUDY OF LILIES. 365 STUDY OF A HEAD. 366 DAVID DESCRIBING TO SOLOMON THE PLAN OF THE TEMPLE. (For stained glass in church in Boston, U.S.A.). By Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bt. Lent by Sir Philip Burne-Jones, Bt. 367 FISHER GIRL MENDING NETS. By Miron Barlow. Lent by Henry Boddington, Esq. 368 THE COAT OF MANY COLOURS. By Ford Madox Brown. Lent by W. Coltart, Esq. Some of the pictures exhibited are for sale. The Director will answer enquiries as to prices. P & H. Lond. /f^tiri^n^jz, T. fob, . /t^^f^ ^.r ^2 /2c^ /t //. o<{ . *t}> r l$? «J**6 K 7* (rL^c^ f fZ , top fiott^rOu^ ( U/> If cr-fe*' t The thanks of the Committee are due to Mr. R. ANNINQ BELL for designing; the cover of the Catalogue.