. Ireland in London. itions of theRoyal Academy. In fact, the whole collectionhere, in the Diploma Gallery and the adjoiningrooms, is more interesting and more creditableto Irish genius than many other and better knownexhibitions. The Garrich famous club, which is situated in Garrick-street (as mentioned in Chap. V.), contains thefinest collection of theatrical portraits to be foundanywhere. The club was founded about theclose of last century, and was then called TheSchool of Garrick Club, numbering among its earliest memberssuch clever Irishactors as AndrewCherry, John Moody, James
. Ireland in London. itions of theRoyal Academy. In fact, the whole collectionhere, in the Diploma Gallery and the adjoiningrooms, is more interesting and more creditableto Irish genius than many other and better knownexhibitions. The Garrich famous club, which is situated in Garrick-street (as mentioned in Chap. V.), contains thefinest collection of theatrical portraits to be foundanywhere. The club was founded about theclose of last century, and was then called TheSchool of Garrick Club, numbering among its earliest memberssuch clever Irishactors as AndrewCherry, John Moody, James and FrancisAicken andMichael Kelly,thewell-known com-poser and portraits number at presentabout 500, andwere pai tly be-queathed to theclub and partlybought. The gene-ral belief is thatCharles Mathews, the celebrated comedian, leftthe majority to the club, but that is a mis-take. He offered his collection to it for acertain sum, but the club could not afford to buythem ; they were ultimately purchase! by a. MRS. ROBDsSON. ( PerdiU.) 112 Ireland in London. wealthy tradesman, who finally bequeathed themto the club. Additional purchases and gifts havemade the collection what it ia—a remaikable one,historically as well as artistically. Irish art is not largely represented here, butthe amount and the quality are nevertheless cre-ditable. Among the portraits, Shees JackJohnstone as Sir Callaghan OBrallaghan,in Love-a-la-mode, his Alexander Pope,Mrs. Pope, Munden, and other simi-lar portraits, are perhaps the best portraitsby Irishmen in the collection. But there are like-wise Thoina3 Hickeys excellent likeness of , and Henry ONeils RobertKeeley, which are very good works, and reflectcredit on the eminent artists that produced best works of Irish art here are, however,Stanfields exquisite Lugger coming out ofMonniken dam, andhis view of An-cona; Leechs inimit-able drawings, of whichthere are a goodlynumber, and Maclisesfine sketch of W. T
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