. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . oreground in adelightful white frock of striped gauze. This isworn over a pink slip, and the pink tints show inthe thinner folds of whiteness ; a fine piece of texture-painting. The gauze sash is tied in a vast knot, andlies out in a train ; thisis a more vivid pink,inclining to the tint ofthe old-rose damask fur-niture - covering. Shewears a pretty little netand muslin cap with acap-pin like a tiny single figure is notexcelled, I think, by anychilds portrait in for-eign galleries, nor is itoften equalled. Norcan the exquisite ex
. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . oreground in adelightful white frock of striped gauze. This isworn over a pink slip, and the pink tints show inthe thinner folds of whiteness ; a fine piece of texture-painting. The gauze sash is tied in a vast knot, andlies out in a train ; thisis a more vivid pink,inclining to the tint ofthe old-rose damask fur-niture - covering. Shewears a pretty little netand muslin cap with acap-pin like a tiny single figure is notexcelled, I think, by anychilds portrait in for-eign galleries, nor is itoften equalled. Norcan the exquisite ex-pression of childish loveand confidence seen onthe face of the boy,John Singleton Copley, Junior, who later becameLord Lyndhurst, find a rival in painting. It is anunspeakably touching portrait to all who have seenupturned close to their own eyes the trusting andloving face of a beautiful son as he clung with strongboyish arms and affection to his mothers neck. This little American boy, who became LordChancellor of England, wears a nankeen suit with. Infant Child ot Francis Hopkinson,the Signer. Painted by Fran-cis Hopkinson. 2ijo Two Centuries of Costume a lilac-tinted sash. It is his beaver hat with goldhatband and blue feather that lies on the ground atthe feet of the grandfather, Richard Clarke. Thebaby, held by the grandfather, wears a coral andbells on a lilac sash-ribbon; such a coral as we seein many portraits of infants. Another child in white-embroidered robe and dark yellow sash completesthis beautiful family picture. Its great fault to meis the blue of Mrs. Copleys gown, which is as vividas a peacocks breast. This painting is deemed Cop-leys masterpiece ; but an equal interest is that it issuch an absolute and open expression of Copleyslovable character and upright life. In it we canread his affectionate nature, his love of his sweetwife, his happy home-relations, and his pride in hisbeautiful children. There is ample proof, not only in the inventorieswhich chance
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