. International studio. ed Frenchman at the timeof his visit in 1824-25. Sullys price for the workwas Si,600. All that he received was S250, theproceeds from the ball given in Philadelphia inhonor of the Marquis. Another portrait of Lafayette which appearsin the memorial exhibition is the preliminarystuck of his head, loaned by Miss Imbrey ofNew York. It is one of the finest works Sullyever produced, done in a moment of his greatestpower, so deft, forceful and concise is its execu-tion. There is no picture in the exhibition thatthe connoisseur would prefer to this. Of his self-portraits, the o
. International studio. ed Frenchman at the timeof his visit in 1824-25. Sullys price for the workwas Si,600. All that he received was S250, theproceeds from the ball given in Philadelphia inhonor of the Marquis. Another portrait of Lafayette which appearsin the memorial exhibition is the preliminarystuck of his head, loaned by Miss Imbrey ofNew York. It is one of the finest works Sullyever produced, done in a moment of his greatestpower, so deft, forceful and concise is its execu-tion. There is no picture in the exhibition thatthe connoisseur would prefer to this. Of his self-portraits, the one oi [834 is one olhis most vigorous and interesting works. In thisthe ruggedness of the brush work is as mod<is his unmitigated realism, lie seem- quit<and unkempt and nervoush alert. Althouis a slight resemblance to his < irtrait, already mentioned, in which lie is pathere is no similarity between this andself-portraits, in which heman of taste. One of the places of honor in this 1922 irty-nine mceRnAcioriAL. QUEEN VICTORIA BY THOMAS SULLY exhibition is held by the lull length of QueenVictoria ascending her throne. It is not one ofthe two portraits of the Queen made from of these is in the Metropolitan Museum, notloaned lor the exhibition, and the other was madefor Hodgson and Graves, engravers, of full length portrait was made from sketchesand from the first named work, and was notfinished until more than a year and a half after hisreturn. As a portrait, it is excellent; in color, ithas a rose-brown tonality which shows how greatwas his restraint and control. As is well known,the Queen was short of stature. This Sully hascleverly concealed; he has lent her an appearanceof stately height by having her coronation robestrail down the steps. This painting was made forthe Society of the Sons of St. George of Phila-delphia, with whom he later had his famous law-suit because he made a copy of their picture forthe citizens of South Carolina. The societ
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