. The art treasures of Washington : an account of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and of the National Gallery and Museum, with descriptions and criticisms of their contents; including, also, an account of the works of art in the Capitol, and in the Library of Congress, and of the most important statuary in the city. derable merit, so that,although his life was very brief, he has left ampleevidence of a rare gen lie established himself in Boston as a miniatur-ist, and there funned a dost Iship with Ail-Ston, with whom, in consequence of failing health,he removed in the winter of [800, to Charleston
. The art treasures of Washington : an account of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and of the National Gallery and Museum, with descriptions and criticisms of their contents; including, also, an account of the works of art in the Capitol, and in the Library of Congress, and of the most important statuary in the city. derable merit, so that,although his life was very brief, he has left ampleevidence of a rare gen lie established himself in Boston as a miniatur-ist, and there funned a dost Iship with Ail-Ston, with whom, in consequence of failing health,he removed in the winter of [800, to Charleston, South Carolina, wl. me of his best works were produced. Mai accompanied AJlston to Lon- don in May. [8oi, and while there painted his mostcelebrated miniature. The Hours, DOW in Athenaeum, a group of three beautiful girls renting Past, Present, and Future. On returning to this country, Malbone chose Charles- his permanent residence, visiting the north periodically in the interest of his profession. In [8()6, his health -till failing, he SOUght relief in Jamaica, but Ceding no benefit from the change, Started home and died on reaching Savannah onMay 7, 1807. in the thirtieth year of his age. Gilbert Stuart < [755-1826) is represented in the collection by three canvases, of which the mo^t im-. PORTRAIT OF THE VRTISTdward ne Barls portratl Qainti 101 the r ? which his povi andpurchased in i bed throughout for publi 1 ind rd Shippen, wi h birth, in [668, where he bedthy merchant. I [e married E . and bai the ! on die ed or drh e in Philadelphia, where his wraith and character n and influence [n 1701, heime May.)T of Philadelphia, b I in of until 102 Ube Hrt Treasures of TKHasbinQton tice Shippen, was among the men of science of hisday, and joined with Benjamin Franklin in found-ing the Junto, for mutual information and thepublic good/ Josephs son Edward, was no lesseminent in his way than his forebears. In earlylife he laid out and founded Shippensburg, Penn-sylvania,
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