Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around . nounced to be an original byHolbein. No. 52, The Usurer, by Gabriel Metsu. In a sombre room awidow hands a parchment, with seals attached, to an old little basket holding papers hangs upon her left arm. and in herright hand she holds a handkerchief with which she dries hertears. The old man, seated before a table covered with a red-striped cloth and heaped up with money and precious objects,wears a red cap. In his left hand he holds a piece of money,which he was preparing to weigh in the scales when interruptedby the entrance of the woma
Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around . nounced to be an original byHolbein. No. 52, The Usurer, by Gabriel Metsu. In a sombre room awidow hands a parchment, with seals attached, to an old little basket holding papers hangs upon her left arm. and in herright hand she holds a handkerchief with which she dries hertears. The old man, seated before a table covered with a red-striped cloth and heaped up with money and precious objects,wears a red cap. In his left hand he holds a piece of money,which he was preparing to weigh in the scales when interruptedby the entrance of the woman. He remains untouched by thedespair which she exhibits. On the left a green curtain. No. 56, The Skirt of the Forest, by Jacob Van Ruysdael. Alandscape full of grandeur, and executed in the most skilful man- THE MUSEUM OF FIXE ARTS AND OTHER COLLECTIONS. 39 ner. A marsh extends over all the foreground and in the distancetoward the right, enclosed by banks covered v^ith luxuriant vege-tation. The forest begins on the left, and the foliage of the. PHOTO BY COOLIDGE. THE ATHENEUM PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, By Gilbert Stuart. beech, tinged with yellow by the rays of the sun. detaches itselffrom the darker foliage of the oak and alders. A man is fishingwith a rod, and some ducks swim in the water filled with snagsand weeds. 40 GUIDE TO BOSTON.
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