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Exhibition of Modern Works in Painting and Sculpture : Forming the Collection of the Late George Mcculloch UNDER REVISION.] OF MODERN WORKS IN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE FORMING THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE George M g Culloch, esq. WINTER EXHIBITION FORTIETH YEAR MDCCCCIX WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED PRINTERS TO THE ROYAL ACADEMY r / O L The Exhibition opens on Monday, January 4th, and closes on Saturday, March 13th. Hours of Admission, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Price of Admission, Is. Price of Catalogue, 6^. Season Ticket, 5s. General Index to the Catalogues of the first thirty Exhibitions, in three parts Part I. ; 1870-1879,25.; Part It. 1880-1889, 2s. Part III. 1890-1899, Is. 6d. ; No sticks, umbrellas, or parasols are allowed to be taken into the Galleries. They must be given up to the attendants at the Cloak Eoom in the Entrance Hall. The other attendants are strictly forbidden to take charge of anything. The Refreshment Room is reached by the staircase leading out of the Water Colour Room. The Gibson (Sculpture) Gallery and the Diploma Galleries are open daily, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission free. All Communications should be addressed to “ The Secretary .” , ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. 1909. HONORARY MEMBERS. The Most Rev. Archbishop Maclagan, D.D., Chaplain. The Very Rev. H. D. M. Spence-Jones, Dean of Gloucester, Professor of Ancient History. The Viscount Morley, O.M. Professor of Ancient Literature. The Viscount Dillon, Antiquary. The Lord Avebury, Secretary for Foreign Correspondence. HONORARY RETIRED ACADEMICIANS. Frith, William Powell, Esq., C.V.O. Macbeth, Robert Walker, Esq. HONORARY FOREIGN ACADEMICIANS. Bonnat, Leon J. F. Israels, Joseph. Dagnan-Bouveret, P. A. J. Knaus, Ludwig. Mercie, Antonin. Fremiet, Emmanuel. , ACADEMICIANS. Abbey, Edwin Austin, Esq. Murray, David, Esq. Aitchison, George, Esq. Orchardson, Sir William Quiller. Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence, O.M. Ouless, Walter William, Esq., Auditor. Brock, Thomas, Esq. Poynter, Sir Edward John, Bart., Clausen, George, Esq. President and Trustee. Crofts, Ernest, Esq., Keeper and Trustee. Richmond, Sir William Blake, K.C.B. Davis, Henry Wm. Banks, Esq. Riviere, Briton, Esq., Trustee. Dicksee, Frank, Esq. Sant, James, Esq. Fildes, Sir Luke. Sargent, John Singer, Esq. Frampton, Sir George James. Shaw, Richard Norman, Esq. Gow, Andrew C., Esq., Auditor. Solomon, Solomon Joseph, Esq. Graham, Peter, Esq. Stone, Marcus, Esq. Gregory, Edward John, Esq. Swan, John McAllan, Esq. Herkomer, Sir Hubert von, C.V.O. Thornycroft, W. Hamo, Esq., Auditor. Jackson, Thomas Graham, Esq., Treasurer Waterhouse, John William, Esq. and Trustee. Waterlow, Sir Ernest Albert. Leader, Benj. Williams, Esq. Webb, Str Aston. Leslie, George Dunlop, Esq. Woods, Henry, Esq. Lucas, John Seymour, Esq. Wyllie, William Lionel, Esq. MacWiiirter, John, Esq. Yeames, William Frederick, Esq. Librarian. ASSOCIATES. Bacon, John Henry Fredk. Drury, Edward Alfred Parsons, Alfred. Belcher, John. Briscoe. Pegram, Henry Alfred. Blomfield, Reginald Theo- East, Alfred. Pomeroy, Fredk. William. dore. FARQUII ARSON, JOSEPH. Shannon, James Jebusa. Bramley, Frank. Forbes, Stanhope A. Short, Frank. Buangwyn, Frank. Hacker, Arthur. Sims, Charles. Brown, John Alfred Hemy, Charles Napier. Smythe, Lionel Percy. Arnesby. Henry, George. Storey, George Adolphus. Colton, William Robert. John, William Goscombe. Stott, Edward. Cope, Arthur Stockdale. La Thangue, Herbert Strang, William. Cowper, Frank Cadogan. Henry. Tuke, Henry Scott. Crowe, Eyre. North, John William. PROFESSORS. Of Painting , Sir H. von Herkomer, Of Architecture , R. T. Blomfield, A.R.A, C.V.O., R.A. Of Anatomy Arthur , Thomson, M.A. Of Sculpture W. R. Colton, A.R.A. Of Chemistry, A. H. Church, M.A. F.R.S Toachor of Perspective, G. A. Storey, A.R.A. SECRETARY—Fred. A. Eaton. — CONTENTS. PACK Oil Paintings Gallery I. • • • yy ii 10 yy hi 16 yy IV 26 V. 5 ) 30 yy VI 35 yy VII 40 yy VIII 45 Water Colour Room 50 Oil Paintings, Water Colours, etc — Black and White Room 61 Sculpture Central Hall • • • • • • (IS Index to the Names of the Painters ... 70 Index to the Names of the Sculptors 72 PLAN OF THE GALLERIES. 7 MB 8 OIL PAINTINGS OIL PAI NTINGS DB OIL PAINTINGS OIL PAINTINGS'W OIL PAINTINGS OIL PAINTINGS SCULPTURE VESTIBULE OIL PAINTINGS « OIL PAINTINGS TO REFRESHMENT Hi ROOM -n WATER COLOUR H ROOM H i 1 V ENTRANCE OIL PAINTINGS B. & W. Boom Oil Painting* Drawing* CATA LOG U ; E. The numbers follow from left to right. ” The terms “to right,” “ to left,” and “ on right “on left,” in all descriptions denote the right and left of the spectator. In the sizes of the Works the height is alwags placed before the width. All the Works in this Exhibition are lent by Mrs. McCulloch. 'GALLERY No. I. OIL PAINTINGS—Nos. 1-24. PAINTER. 1 THE POTATO GATHERERS. Jules Bastien-Lepage. Two women in a potato field; one in the foreground is emptying a basket of potatoes into a sack, while the other is sitting on the ground filling “ a basket ; grey sky. Signed and dated, J. Bastien-Lepage, Damvillers, 1878.” Canvas, 70 by 7G in. 2 THE SETTING SUN. Adrian Stokes. On the hank of a river in the foreground are two cows, one being milked by girl across river is seen a ; the the setting sun, partially obscured “ by clouds. Signed, Adrian Stokes.” Canvas, 16 by 71} in. 6 MODERN WORKS. [1000 PAINTER. 3 A HIGHLAND BAY. J. MacWhirter, R.A. View from a rocky and wooded height across the bay, with mountains beyond in is ; the middle distance a tower at the end of a spit of land, other buildings on the 1. fishing “ ; numerous vessels. Signed, MacW.” Canvas, 49 by 51 1 in. 4 SPRINGTIME. Mark Fisher. View of a meadow, with numerous sheep and lambs a wide spreading ; tree on the r. blue sky, and clouds. “ ; Signed and dated, Mark Fisher, 1885.” Canvas, 31 £ by 53 in. 5 THE SJULPTU1E GALLERY. Sir L. Alma-Tadema, R.A. A slave is turning round a great vase that stands on a pedestal, so as to show it to the visitors, 'a gentleman a lady, seated near two and ; beyond them stand another lady and two children. Signed, “ L. Alma-Tadema, op. cxxv.” Canvas, 86! by 66 in. 6 HOME FROM THE HILLS. J. Coutts Michie. An old man, followed by a dog, driving some sheep along a road near a cottage; blue sky, with clouds. Signed, “ J. Coutts Michie.” Canvas, 291 by 49l in. 7 A SUMMER AFTERNOON: OLAIRWIN VALLEY. Alfred East, A.R.A. a man driving sheep through a Meadow with water in the foreground ; gap in a hedge; hilly background; blue sky, decked with clouds. Signed, “Alfred East.” Canvas, 38! by 59 in. ” 8 AFTER WATERLOO. “ SAUVE QUI PEUT ! Andrew C. Gow, R.A. Napoleon on his white charger in full flight, surrounded by bis stall and a panic-stricken crowd of horse nnd toot soldiers. Signed and dated, “ A. C. Gow, 1890.” Canvas, 461 by 611 in. ; 1909] GALLERY No. I. i painter. 9 LOVE AMONG THE RUINS, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart. On a terrace, strewn with fragments of ruined buildings and overgrown between with wild loses, are seen the forms of two lovers embracing ; the knees of the youth is a stringed instrument. Signed and dated, “ E. B. J., 1894.” Canvas, 40 by 61 in. 10 SIR ISUMBRAS AT THE FORD. Sir J. E. Millais, Bart., P.R.A The knight is represented as an aged man in golden armour, bare-headed, w ith his helmet slung at his side, mounted on a black horse, on which he is crossing the river, holding a girl in front of him, while a little boy, wT ith a bundle of sticks on his back, clings to him from behind; on the farther bank are two nuns; trees and buildings beyond; evening sky. Signed with monogram, and dated 1857. Canvas, 49 by 67 in. 11 VICTOR AND VANQUISHED. Elizabeth Forbes (Mrs. Stanhope Forbes). Interior; twr o children, one of them seated, playing with a mouse caught in a trap. Signed with monogram. Canvas, 29! by 24.1 in. 12 A GLEAMY DAY IN PICABDY. II. W. B. Davis, R.A. T Horses and cattle in a meadowy which slopes dow n to a valley on the 1. high ground, with trees, on the r., wide spreading landscape in the 1. distance blue sky, with clouds. Signed and dated, “ II. ; W. B. Davis, ’91.” Canvas, 351 by 73! in. LANDSCAPE. Emmie Stewart Wood. A meadow; in the foreground a boy and girl nenr a stream, in which are some ducks; blue sky, and clouds. Signed, “ E. Stewart Wood.” Canvas, 40 by 59! in. 14 THE GOAT-HERD. Marianne Stokes. A barefooted girl, with red cap, followed by some goats; mountainous landscape background. Signed, “ Marianne Stokes.” Canvas 18 bv 30 in. — 8 MODERN WORKS. [1909 PAINTER. 15 IN PERFECT BLISS. Sir J. E. Millais, Bart., P.R.A. Full length figure, less than life size, of a little girl, in yellow dress with blue sash and bonnet, sitting in a strawberry bed, with strawberries in her hands, and looking up at two butterflies. Signed with mono- gram, and dated 1881. Canvas, 48 by 34 in. 16 LINGERING AUTUMN. ; Sir J. E. Millais, Bart., P.U.A. “No spring, nor summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnall face.” Bonne. View of a stretch of marshy ground, dotted with bushes and low trees, through which a stream runs to a hatch, seen in the 1. foreground!; hills in the distance; in the r. foreground is a little girl carrying a pail; blue sky, with light clouds. Signed and dated, “John E. Millais, 1890.” Canvas, 47 by 72 in. 17 • THE CALF-SHED. T. Austen Brown. Interior of a calf-shed, a woman spreading litter.
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