Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . Vestibule of Sculpture Hall.—The Last Days 0/ Napoleon, marble,Vincenzo Vela, 1871; a replica of that bought by Napoleon III., now atVersailles. II. Trustees Room. III. Hall of Bronzes.—61^x19 ft. Bronzes by Antoine Louis Baige, ofParis, the largest collection of his works extant: the Hildesheim Treasures,Ceramic Ware, Armor, Japanese and Chinese Ware, etc. This large ooUection is exceedingly interesting. Over 300 articles. CORCORAN (JALLERY OF ART, 1
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . Vestibule of Sculpture Hall.—The Last Days 0/ Napoleon, marble,Vincenzo Vela, 1871; a replica of that bought by Napoleon III., now atVersailles. II. Trustees Room. III. Hall of Bronzes.—61^x19 ft. Bronzes by Antoine Louis Baige, ofParis, the largest collection of his works extant: the Hildesheim Treasures,Ceramic Ware, Armor, Japanese and Chinese Ware, etc. This large ooUection is exceedingly interesting. Over 300 articles. CORCORAN (JALLERY OF ART, 191 IV. Hall of Antique Sculpture.—95^^x24^^ ft. This large collection of;asts of the statuary of the classic masters of the chisel, represents the mostcelebrated specimens of the sculpture of ancient times. 78 subjects. V. Side Gallery.—19 ixi8 7. Contains fine specimens of modemsculpture. VI. Gallery of the Renaissance.—43^^x19 ft. Contains a fine cast of theWest Bronze Gate of the Baptistery at Florence, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, 13811455, and other fine specimens of this age. 24 Subjects. VII. Ladies Retiring PIRST FLOOR. SECOND SECOND FLOOK. FLOOR. IX. Hall and Stairway.—Statuary X. Main Picture ^ ft- The collection of painting^ranks among the first in the Uniteci States. In the centre of the north wall isai fine portrait of W. W. Corcoran, the founder of this gallery of art, by Charles1,. Klliott, 1865. The paintings most valued anH admired are the Departureand the Return, by Thomas Cole, 1837; the Vestal Tuccia, by HectorLeroux, 1874; Scenery of the Magdalena River, Granada, by Frederick , 1854 ; Ceesar Dead, by Jean Leon Gerome ; Adoration of the ShePherds, by Raphael Mengs ; Procession of the Sacred Bull, Apis Osiris, byFrederick A. Bridgman, 1879 : Autumn Afternoon on Lake George, by JohnF. Kensett, 1864 ; Count Eberhard of Wirtemberg, by Ary Scheffer ; Deathof Moses, by Alexander Cabanel, 1851 ; the Farm House, by Ge
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