Genealogy of the Anthony family from 1495 to 1904 traced from William Anthony, Cologne, Germany, to London, England, John Anthony, a descendant, from England to America . as a superb contralto,and, when speaking, it was remarkably attractive, whichwas a great source of pride to her as long as she lived. Children— Of the children we have a very brief history from the pen ofMiss Anne Stuart, one of the daughters. There were born12 children, 4 are still living in 1876. My second brother,Charles, was a very fine landscape painter; he died at the ageof 26. My sister Jane, I think, inherits a great
Genealogy of the Anthony family from 1495 to 1904 traced from William Anthony, Cologne, Germany, to London, England, John Anthony, a descendant, from England to America . as a superb contralto,and, when speaking, it was remarkably attractive, whichwas a great source of pride to her as long as she lived. Children— Of the children we have a very brief history from the pen ofMiss Anne Stuart, one of the daughters. There were born12 children, 4 are still living in 1876. My second brother,Charles, was a very fine landscape painter; he died at the ageof 26. My sister Jane, I think, inherits a great deal of herfathers genius. GILBERT STUART, SR. removed early to Newportw^here his son had the advantages of a good education. Hebegan to draw early, but none of his sketches have been pre-served. His first known picture is two Spanish dogs and twoportraits, the latter painted when he was thirteen years old andare now in the Redwood Library, Newport. He receivedsome instruction from a Scotch artist named Cosmo Alexander,who took him to Scotland with him, but this patron died soonafttr his arrival. Stuart, after struggling a while at the Uni- 28 THE ANTHONY FAMILY. (39) Gilbert Stewart, Jr. AT THE AGE OF 22 THE ANTHONY FAAULY 29 versity of Glasgow, had to work his wa)- home in a colher. Hesoon sailed again for England, 1778, and became a pupil andassistant of Benjamin West, with whom he painted for tenyears, when he set up a studio of his own in London. One ofhis best pictures of the period is a full length portrait of of Colgalton, skating in St. James Park, now at MoorCourt, Strand, in possession of Lord Charles Pelham fine half lengths by Stuart are in the National Gallery—his preceptor, Benjamin West, and the engraver, married in London and remained there with the excep-tion of a short visit to Dublin, when he returned to early painted his first head of Washington. This portraitexhibits the right side of the face and, although
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