Admittance to both Galleries, 25 Cents. Season Tickets, 50 Cents. C ATALOGUE OP TllE TVVENTY-EIGIITII EXHIBITION ' OF PAINTINGS AND AT TllE ATHENiEUM GALLERY, BEACON-STREET, BOSTON. J' MDCCCLV. \ I# Price of Catalogue, 10 cents. Canes, Umbrellas, Parasols, etc., must be left with the Doorkeeper. ffi * f BOSTON — 1855— EASTDURN’S TRESS. « f I® m tm _______________________________________ N COMMITTEE ON THE FINE A$TS, 1855. MR. MARTIN BRIMMER, MR. EDWARD A. CROWNINSHIELD, MR. G. HOWLAND SHAW. 5 th imp. e CATALOGUE. NOS. SUBJECTS. ARTISTS. OWNERS. 1 Portrait of Daniel Webster, Ilardin Athenamm. 2 Portrait of Hannah Adams, Harding. Athenamm. 3 Portrait of Washington, After Stuart. Athenaeum. 4 Landscape, G. L. Brown. Levi A. Dowley. 5 The Laughing Boy, After Murillo. James Robb. G Portrait, S. Green leaf. 7 The Young Artist, * Burnham. Athenaeum. 8 Original Portrait of Washington, Stuart. Athenaeum. 9 Original Portrait of Lady Washington, Stuart. Athenaeum. 10 Sortie of Gibraltar, Trumbull. Athenamm. The Spaniards having employed thirteen months in approaching the old lines to within 1200 yards of the walls of Gibraltar, hud there established batteries, which ex­ tended more than a mile, and contained a numerous train of cannon. As the nature of the ground prevented the usual approach by trenches, the besiegers raised their works to a great height, to cover their men from the tire of the garrison, and employed im­ mense quantities of timber, fascines, &c., to support vast mounds of sand. It was at the moment when all this was nearly completed, that Gen. Elliot determined upon his attack.—On the night of the 27th of November, a detachment of 2264 men, under the command of Major General Iloss, was ordered for the service; and the plan was so well arranged and executed, that the Spanish guards soon gave way, and left the detachment in possession of their works, which were dismantled and set on lire. Gen. Elliot’s anx­ iety on the occasion was so great, that he went merely as a volunteer; and, while the troops were spreading the flames, his humanity led him to the care of the wounded of his own troops, and those of the enemy. Among the latter he found a young man just expiring, known by his uniform to be a Captain in the Spanish artillery. The General ordered him to be removed, with all the tenderness of a brave and generous mind to an unfortunate enemy; but the Spaniard expressively refused, feebly articulating, “ No, Sir! leave me—let me’perish amid the ruins of my post.” It was afterwards found that he had commanded, that night, the battery of St. Carlos, where the principal defence had been made by the Spaniards. When his men, overpowered, threw down their arms, he reproached them with their baseness; and exclaiming—“ At least one Spaniard shall die honorably,”—rushed down the works, sword in hand and fell where lie was found by General Elliot. His name was Don Joseph Barboza. In his account of the picture, Col. Trumbull remarks, that the Head of the dying Spaniard was sketched in 1789 from Sir Thomas Lawrence, who did inc the favor to act as a model, and I have lately been told that lie has never sat for his portrait except on this occasion: it may therefore be considered an unique resemblance of this very cele­ brated Artist.” II Portrait of Annibale Caracci, By Himself. Atheiueum. 4 NOS. SUBJECTS. ARTISTS. OWNERS. 54 Madonna, Spanish School. Mrs. I. P. Davis. 55 Dido and Anna, Allston. Mrs. Allston. 56 Sketch, Allston. Mrs. Allston. 57 St. Cecilia, Mrs. F. Griffin. 58 Holy Family, Bonifazio. L. Terry. 50 Female Ilead, Allston. Mrs. Allston. 60 Una, Allston. Mrs. Allston. 61 Christ healing the Blind, Guercino. Athenaeum. 62 Isaac of York, Allston. Athenceum. 63 St. Michael chaining Satan. After» Guido. Chatelaine. Athenaeum. 64 Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well, Athenaeum. 65 Portrait of Benjamin West, Allston. Athenaeum. 67 Storm and Shipwreck, Hue. Athenaeum. 71 Portrait of Catherine de* Medici, Bronzino. Mrs. 11. Greenough. 72 Portrait of Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Huntington. N. Y. Gallery. 73 Venus, Cignani. E. A. Crowninshield. 75 Landscape, De Heusch. J. T. W. Sargent. 7 6 Descent from the Cross Vanderwerf. For sale. 78 An Interior, Millet. Martin Brimmer. 81 Macbeth and the Witches, Ary Sheffer. C. C. Perkins. 85 The Village Betrothal. After Greuze. Barrett. T. G. Appleton. 86 Landscape with Figures, Teniers. J. T. W. Sargent. 88 Landscape, Claude. L. Terry. 90 The Fortune Teller, W. Hunt. F. B. Brooks. 92 Landscape. After Claude, J. T. W. Sargent. 94 View ou the Ex, W. Williams. Dr. G. Hayward. 95 The Assault on the Teocali, P. F. Rothermel. Mrs. A. Binney. 96 The Violin Player, Teniers. Athenaeum. 97 The Distressed Mother, Babcock. 100 Madonna Baroccio. Dr. G. Hayward. 101 The Adoration of the Magi, J. T. W. Sargent. 102 Landscape, Pynaker. Geo. W. Lyman. 103 The Descent of the Holy Ghost, Lucas Van Leyden.Mrs. I. P. Davis. 104 Landscape, Allston. S. Hooper. 105 A Sea Port, Cuyp. Geo. W. Lyman. 106 Tuning the Guitar. After Metzu, J. G. Chapman. Athenceum. 109 Marine View, W. Allston. C. II. Parker. 110 Conway Valley, Boutelle. For sale. 5 NOS. SUBJECTS. ARTISTS. OWNERS. 112 Count of Wertemberg, lamenting over the dead body of his son, Scheffer. Athenaeum. “ The youthful Count wields his heroic blade with lion heart. Wild terror flies before him; behind him loud laments and shrieks are heard. Death falls on every side. But woe ! ah. woe! upon his neck descends the heavy sabre’s blow. On the instant they spring from the ranks around to save him—but all in vain. Ilis eye glares, and sense is fled in death. Overwhelmed, they pause in the career of victory; grief checks both friend and foe. When loud is heard the father’s shout—My son is but a man like you—. On, Children, to the foe ! “ Now return we to the camp with joyful sound of horns,—our wives and children sing the song of victory,—and with the clank of beakers and the dance’s merry whirl they celebrate our feats. But the old Count! what does he now ? The prostrate body of his son before him, he sits alone in his tent, and, while his eyes are filed with tears, he thinks upon hi son.”—See Schiller’s Ballad of Count Eberhard, the Weeper of Wertemberg. 113 Portrait of Rembrandt, After Rembrandt* Athenaeum. 114 The Cottage Grandfather, Russell. Athenaeum. 115 Ecce Homo, Guido. Athenaeum. 11G The Circumcision Athenaeum. 117 St. John. After Leonardo dla Vinci, Miss Lippett. Athenaeum. 118 Portrait of Harrison Gray Otis, Stuart. Geo. W. Lyman. 119 Cattle Piece. After Cuyp. Athenaeum. 120 Landscape with Cattle, Karl du Jardin. Athenaeum. 121 Interior of a Chapel, F raser. Athenaeum. 122 Judith with the head of Iloloferncs, After Guido, Athenaeum. 123 Sea Port, with Figures, Athenaeum. 124 Landscape. The Travellers. Figures by Berghem, After Ruysdacl. Athenieum. 125 Portrait of Franklin, Greuze. Athenaeum. 126 Patrick Lyon, Neagle. Athenaeum. 127 The Marriage at Cana in Galilee. After Paul Veronese, Allston. Mrs. Allston. 128 Ecce Homo, Marinari. Athenaeum. 129 Cupid. After Rubens, Allston. Mrs. Allston. 130 Landscape, Iluysdael. Athenaeum. 131 Magdalen, After Guido. Athenaeum. 132 Landscape, Poussin. Athenaeum. 133 Holy Family, Page. Athenaeum. 134 Capture of a French Ship by Lieut. Hull, Salmon. Athenaeum. 135 Holy Family, After Murillo. Athenaeum. 136 St. Sebastian, After Guido. Athenaeunn 137 Fete Champetre, Watteau. Athenaeum. 6 NOS. ^ SUBJECTS. ARTISTS. OWNERS. 138 Moonlight, G. L. Brown. Levi A. Dowley. 139 Portrait of Guido, by himself. Athenaeum. 140 Landscape, Boquet. Athenaeum. 141 The Angel warning St. Joseph to flee into Egypt, Caracci. Athenaeum. 142 Madonna, Carlo Dolce. Athenaeum. 143 Garden of Love, Rubens. Athenaeum. 144 Judith with the head of Ilolofernes, After C. Allori. Athenaeum. 145 The Independent Beggar, Waldo. Athenaeum. 146 Charity, Correggio. Athenaeum. 147 The Indian Captives, Weir. Athenaeum. 148 The Magdalene, Andrea del Sarto.L. Terry. 149 Portrait of Vandyck, After Vandyck. Athenaeum. 150 Napoleon the First, in his Imperial robes. [At the head of the stair-case.] Lefevre. Jarvis. 151 St. Jerome, copy from Correggio, by Toschi. C. C. Perkins. 152 Landscape. Lake Albano, G. L. Brown. Levi A. Dowley. 153 The Village Festival, A. Van Ostade. J. C. Rogers. 154 Colossal Head, F. Borroccio. J. C. Rogers. 155 Portrait of Mrs. Peres Morton, Stuart. For Sale. 156 Landscape, Swaunevelt. J. C. Gray. 157 Landscape, Paul Weber. Mr. Darrah. 159 Figure called St. Jerome, supposed by Corregio. J. E. Locke. 160 Interior of Stable, Herring. W. E. Coftin. 161 Portrait of C. Bulfinch, Brown. T. Bulfinch. 162 Portrait of a Gentleman, W. Allston. 163 The Student, W. Allston. Athenaeum. 164 The Campagna, Benonville. C. C. Perkins. 165 Danae, Titian. J. Neal. 166 The Campagna in early morning, a study, Claude. J. Neal. 167 Dutch Interior, J. Neal. 168 Portrait of Counsellor Dunn, Stuart. M. Brimmer. i NOS. SUBJECTS. ARTISTS. OWNERS. The Paintings contained in the nortii-east room are hi Artists of Boston and New York. 169 The Second Shot, A. F. Tait. 170 Sketch of Rev. John Pierpont, W. M. Brackett. 171 Children at the Spring, William Ilart. 172 Miniature of a Gentleman, Miss S. A. Peters. 173 Sketch in Oil, Alex’r Ransom. 174 Italian Peasant Girl, Moses Wight. For Sale. 175 Sound Asleep or Wide Awake. D. C. Johnston. 176 View in Campton, N. II. F. D. Williams. 177 Mt. Washington from the Saco, S. R. Gifford. 178 Head of a Scotch Terrier, W. J. Ilayes. 179 Mrs. Julia D. Hayne, J. Pope. 180 Landscape, F. Rondel. 181 Dr. Charles T.