Brooklyn Museum Quarterly . iseven more interesting and creditable. In 1765 the StampAct, after strenuous opposition from Pitt, Barre and others,was passed—Barres eloquent championship of the Ameri-can cause in this struggle winning him the affection of theAmerican people. The characterization of the Americans as Sons ofLiberty, a title later adopted among the Colonies by patri-otic societies, owed its origin to Isaac Barres application ofthe term to the Americans when speaking in the House ofCommons against the passage of the Stamp Act. The Bos-ton Sons of Liberty on the repeal of this Act in
Brooklyn Museum Quarterly . iseven more interesting and creditable. In 1765 the StampAct, after strenuous opposition from Pitt, Barre and others,was passed—Barres eloquent championship of the Ameri-can cause in this struggle winning him the affection of theAmerican people. The characterization of the Americans as Sons ofLiberty, a title later adopted among the Colonies by patri-otic societies, owed its origin to Isaac Barres application ofthe term to the Americans when speaking in the House ofCommons against the passage of the Stamp Act. The Bos-ton Sons of Liberty on the repeal of this Act in 1776, decor-ated the so-called Tree of Liberty with lanterns and thehouses near it with portraits of Barre among those of othersconspicuous in the cause of liberty in England. Long after the Repeal he continued to maintain therights of the Colonies, saying, in 1774, in a notable speech inParliament, against the Boston Port Bill: Keep yourhands out of the pockets of the Americans and they will beyour obedient subjects. 19. COLONEL ISAAC BARREFrom the painting by GILBERT STUART recently acquired by the BrooklynMuseum for its permanent collection. In the patriotic ballad of the Boston Bill the anonymouspoet ( i*) sings: Not Isaac Barrc coud make it tarrv It rapid ran like wheel of mill,Old Abrahams self had seemed an elf, Had he opposd the Boston Bill. ~ He became Treasurer of Ireland in 1766 and, amongmany others, was reputed to be the author of the Letters ofJunius. Colonel Barre is described by a frank contemporary asa black robust man of a military figure, rather hard-favoredthan not, with a peculiar distortion of one side of his face,which it happens was owing to a bullet lodged loosely in hischeek which gave a savage glare to his eye. This does not seem, however, to be wholly Stuarts con-ception of his sitter. The face scar is not ignored, neither isit emphasized in the portrait. JNIental and physical energy,dignity, shrewd kindliness and uprightness of character arethe q
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